• Brazil - Economic position and prospects (Vol. 2) : Statistical appendix
    Despite an impressive growth rate over the past three years, Brazil remains a poor country with a very unequal income distribution and extensive absolute poverty. The...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 355 Date: June 20, 1974
  • Iran - Economic Development : The main report
    Iran is a rapidly developing economy, rich in oil and other natural resources. Growth has been very rapid over the past decade, largely due to the boom in oil revenues....
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 378 Date: June 4, 1974
  • Bahamas - Current economic position and prospects
    The Bahamas have a limited resource base, but long beaches, warm clear waters, and a mild climate give the Bahamas comparative advantage in tourism. However, the tourism...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 390 Date: June 3, 1974
  • Bank policy on land reform
    At present the livelihood of more than half of mankind, nine-tenths of which is in the developing countries, is directly dependent on agriculture. Conditions governing...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 440 Date: May 31, 1974
  • Mauritania - Current economic situation and prospects
    Mauritania consists of essentially three economic centers: the modern mining and fish processing industries in the northwest, and the livestock and agricultural activities...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 243 Date: May 31, 1974
  • World beef prospects
    Beef has been one of the most buoyant export commodities of developing countries, and its growth rate is expected to continue. However, production in developing countries...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 452 Date: May 31, 1974
  • El Salvador - Economic memorandum
    The limited land and other resources available to support its rapidly growing population make El Salvador's development process particularly difficult. The economy has...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 451 Date: May 31, 1974
  • Bank policy on agricultural credit
    Credit is often a key issue in the modernization of agriculture as it removes a financial constraint and also facilitates the adoption of new technologies. The existing...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 436 Date: May 31, 1974
  • Oman - Current economic position and prospects
    Oman is entering a new but more difficult phase in its economic development. The strain on financial resource has been relieved by the oil situation, but manpower shortages,...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 393 Date: May 31, 1974
  • Fertilizer requirements of developing countries
    The developing world is critically dependent upon a growing availability of fertilizers at a reasonable cost for exploiting its agricultural potential and achieving...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 446 Date: May 31, 1974
  • Paraguay - Economic memorandum
    The economy of Paraguay experienced an acceleration in economic growth during 1969-72, due in part to a strengthening of external demand for Paraguayan products. However,...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 299 Date: May 31, 1974
  • India - Economic situation and prospects (Vol. 3) : Statistical appendix
    India has had to prepare its Fifth Five Year Plan in a time of increasing food shortages and mounting inflation coupled with the recent impact of oil prices and other...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 402 Date: May 7, 1974
  • India - Economic situation and prospects : Main report
    India has had to prepare its Fifth Five Year Plan in a time of increasing food shortages and mounting inflation coupled with the recent impact of oil prices and other...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 402 Date: May 7, 1974
  • India - Economic situation and prospects (Vol. 2) : The energy sector in India
    India has had to prepare its Fifth Five Year Plan in a time of increasing food shortages and mounting inflation coupled with the recent impact of oil prices and other...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 402 Date: May 7, 1974
  • Railway traffic costing
    The objective of costing is to provide data essential for a wide field of management decision, and for the formulation of national policy in the transport field, particularly...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 472 Date: April 30, 1974
  • Haiti - Current economic position and prospects
    A poor resource endowment, rudimentary administrative and physical infrastructure, and long periods of political instability have made Haiti one of the poorest countries...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 410 Date: April 30, 1974
  • Ethiopia - Water supply and sewerage sector study
    Examines the past activities and the present situation of the water supply and sewerage sector in Ethiopia. Identifies a shortage of staffs at all levels, maintenance...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 309 Date: April 30, 1974
  • Ivory Coast - Current economic situation and prospects
    Reviews briefly Ivory Coast's economic growth performance in the decade after independence and in the early 1970's; assesses the government's efforts to accumulate more...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 296 Date: April 30, 1974
  • India - Survey of the foundry industry
    Although the origin of the Indian foundry industry dates back to ancient times, it was not until after independence that significant growth took place to meet the expanding...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 433 Date: April 30, 1974
  • India - Survey of the steel forging industry
    The modern forgin industry in India, which emerged as a supplier of railroad forgins, has shown its major growth during the last 20 years. This increase was accompanied...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 432 Date: April 30, 1974
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