How to catch up with the industrial world - achieving rapid growth in Europe's transition economies (Jeffrey D. Sachs and Andrew M. Warner). How democracy fosters growth: a new empirical approach (Jose...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17838Date: September 30, 1996Author:
SACHS, JEFFREY D. ;
Warner,Andrew M. ;
Mousaco,Jose Maria Tavares ;
Wacziarg,Romain ;
Bruno,Michael P. ;
Squire,Lyn ;
Open Media Research Institute ;
Oxford Analytica ;
Wolfensohn,James D. ;
Goran, Vladimir ;
Gray,Cheryl W. ;
Holle,Arnold L. ;
Vernikov, Andrei ;
Hirschler,Richard
Problems in comparing year to year poverty surveys demonstrate that researchers need to take into account changes in survey design. The method described here points to a shortcut to monitor poverty in...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17470Date: September 1, 1996Author:
Lanjouw,Peter F. ;
Ravallion,Martin ;
Culhane, Brian [editor]
Regulatory lessons from Argentina's power concessions, by Antonio Estache and Martin Rodriguez-Pardina; railway concessions-heading down the right track in Argentina, by Jose Carbajo and Antonio Estache;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 47577Date: September 1, 1996Author:
Estache,Antonio ;
Rodriguez Pardina,Martin Augusto ;
Carbajo Martinez,Jose Candido ;
Crampes,Claude ;
Petrazzini, Ben A. ;
Klein,Michael Ulrich ;
So, Jae ;
Shin,Benjamin J. ;
Alexander, lan ;
Irwin,Timothy ;
Dale, Tony ;
Ball, lan ;
Nicholl,Peter William E. ;
Barger,Teresa C. ;
Carter,Laurence W. ;
Kuczynski,Irving
Understanding the perspective of farmers is key to the success of any activity aimed at improving their lives. Agricultural extension, which provides information to increase farmers' production, is particularly...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18210Date: August 31, 1996Author:
Salmen,Lawrence F.
Most poor and disadvantaged people have not previously been integrated into the formal financial sector. However, from the standpoint both of financial sector development and poverty alleviation, the...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18202Date: August 31, 1996Author:
Bennett,Lynn ;
Goldberg, Mike ;
Hunte, Pam
The legacy of Habitat II. Habitat II: a critical assessment. The right to housing debate. The private sector: an afterthought. Implementing Habitat II's objectives: the role of USAID. Ahmedabad's credit...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17512Date: August 31, 1996Author:
Carlson, Eric ;
Cohen, Michael ;
Stegman, Michael A.
A Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA) was undertaken by the World Bank in collaboration with the Government of Kenya to complement previous statistical studies of poverty in Kenya. While the PPA confirmed...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18209Date: August 31, 1996Author:
Narayan,Deepa ;
Nyamwaya, David
Citizen participation in the decisionmaking and development activities of local government can produce more efficient and effective delivery of services by the public sector. In order to foster participation,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18203Date: August 31, 1996Author:
Silverman, Jerry M. ;
Gow, David ;
Frankenhoff, John
This is a newsletter of the World Bank country office Manila. This issue features: FVR (President Fidel V. Ramos): for stronger partnership with World Bank. Philippine projects doing well; action plan...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 23271Date: July 31, 1996Author:
Gonzales, Leonora A. [editor]
World Bank Group coordinates private sector activities - new facility: Business Partnership Center. Poverty and inequality in China (Yvonne Ying). Common pitfalls in measuring welfare during transition...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17837Date: July 31, 1996Author:
Ying, Yvonne ;
Van De Walle,Dominique ;
Benziger, Vincent ;
Pavlov, Vladimir ;
Pratschke, John L. ;
Kisunko,Gregory ;
Kekic, Laza
The International Advisory Group (IAG) of the G-7 Pilot Program to Conserve the Brazilian Rain Forest met on July 1-12, 1996. Overall, the IAG gave high marks to the Pilot Program and noted that the past...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18617Date: July 31, 1996Author:
Lisansky,Judith M. ;
Sprissler,Loretta
The question of whether decentralization fosters rural development and whether it does so in ways that are environmentally and socially sustainable, was the topic of a World Bank research project, "Decentralization,...
A global market of $60 billion a year, by Jae So and Ben Shin. Company approaches, by Jae So and Ben Shin. Back to the future - the potential in infrastructure privatization, by Michael Klein and Neil...
This issue includes the following headings: thirteenth joint international centre for settlement of investment disputes (ICSID) and American Arbitration Association (AAA) and International Chamber of Commerce...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 99083Date: June 1, 1996Author:
Ziade,Nassib G.
Designers of the India Ecodevelopment Project found the social assessment (SA) to be a good starting place for stakeholders and nongovernmental organization (NGO) participation in project participation....
In 1995 a committee of representatives from governmental and nongovernmental agencies and the World Bank undertook an analysis of local-level institutions, including community-based organizations (CBOs),...
Cites today: a new frontier. Innovative programs for the urban poor in Cali, Columbia. Planning for the future - the special furture of Suchitoto. The spirit of Miami. Cultural tourism in Eastern Europe...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17511Date: May 31, 1996Author:
Sassen Van Elsloo,Saskia ;
Patel, Sujata ;
Guerrero,Rodrigo ;
Darsie, Jann ;
Bergen,Margaret ;
Landry,Charles ;
Vergara, Camilo Jose ;
Abdullah, Nizar ;
Smart, IanIsidore ;
Kreimer,Alcira I. ;
Sheehey, Richard ;
Sudjic, Deyan ;
Carrion,Diego ;
Haa, Peter
Increased interest in forest tree planting has resulted in three major improvements: a more systematic and scientific approach to species selection, better quality planting stock, and improved plantation...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 21124Date: May 31, 1996Author:
Giltner,Sandra
From plan to market: a twenty-eight country adventure - Director Alan Gelb on the World Bank's new Development Report (Richard Hirschler). Postsocialist media: watchdog over fair market practices? (Richard...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17836Date: May 31, 1996Author:
Hirschler,Richard ;
Borish,Michael S. ;
Noel,Michel Desire R ;
Laszlo,Csaba ;
Lovei,Magda ;
Rose,Richard ;
Hearpfer, Christian ;
Prybyla, Jan S. ;
Schrenk,Martin
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