The 2008 financial crisis has
highlighted the challenges associated with global financial
integration and emphasized the importance of macro financial
linkages. In the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81844Date: January 1, 2013Author:
Acharya,Viral ;
Canuto,Otaviano ;
Cavallari,Matheus ;
Claessens, Stijn ;
Ghosh,Swati R. ;
Harris, Ricardo Eyer ;
Lee, Jong Kyu ;
Mihet, Roxana ;
Shin,Hyun Song ;
da Silva, Luiz Awazu Pereira
Azerbaijan experienced a 'golden
age' in the last decade, during which the average
growth rate reached record high levels and poverty decreased
significantly. On average,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 74466Date: December 17, 2012Author:
Onder,Harun
The overview summarizes the evaluation
of community responses (15 studies, including 11 evaluations
carried out in 8 countries). It presents the evaluation
questions,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 74275Date: December 6, 2012Author:
Bonnel,Rene ;
Rodriguez-Garcia,Rosalia ;
N'Jie, N'Della ;
Wilson, David
In a world where many forms of
protection – including tariffs – are constrained by World
Trade Organization (WTO) disciplines, non-tariff measures
(NTMs) are the new...
Type: PublicationReport#: 136830Date: December 1, 2012Author:
Cadot,Olivier ;
Malouche,Mariem
A portfolio review analyses the
composition of the microfinance portfolio and the
performance of individual projects across the portfolio to
assess whether a funder...
Type: PublicationReport#: 75161Date: December 1, 2012Author:
Scola-Gahwiler, Barbara ;
Negre, Alice
This is the fourth edition of The World
Bank Legal Review, which gathers this input from around the
world and compiles it into a useful resource for all
development...
Economies in the East Asia and Pacific
(EAP) region have generally remained resilient in 2012
amidst a lackluster and, at times, volatile external
environment. In 2012,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 74578Date: December 1, 2012
Since the beginning of the epidemic sex
workers have experienced a heightened burden of HIV across
settings, despite their higher levels of HIV protective
behaviors...
Type: PublicationReport#: 74053Date: November 28, 2012Author:
Baral,Stefan David ;
Beyrer,Chris ;
Butler, Jenny ;
Decker, Michele ;
Kerrigan, Deanna ;
Murray,Laura Kay ;
N'Jie, N'Della ;
Oelrichs,Robert ;
Osornprasop,Sutayut ;
Poteat, Tonia ;
Pretorius, Carel ;
Semini,Iris ;
Sherman, Susan ;
Stanciole,Anderson Eduardo ;
Sweat, Mike ;
Wirtz, Andrea
For the last decade economic growth in
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has sharply
accelerated, pushing poverty and inequality to historic lows
in the most unequal...
Type: PublicationReport#: 74103Date: November 28, 2012
Limited integration has stifled the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's ability to
tap into its significant potential for economic growth and
job creation....
Type: PublicationReport#: 74102Date: November 28, 2012Author:
Rouis,Mustapha ;
Tabor,Steven R.
This publication addresses research
questions related to an increase in the levels of access and
utilization for four key interventions that have the
potential to significantly...
Pensions and social insurance programs
are an integral part of any social protection system. Their
dual objectives are to prevent a sharp decline in income and
protect...
Type: PublicationReport#: 70594Date: November 21, 2012Author:
Holzmann,Robert ;
Palmer, Edward ;
Robalino,David A.
After decades of stagnation, the size of
the middle class in Latin America and the Caribbean recently
expanded by 50 percent from 103 million people in 2003 to
152 million...
Type: PublicationReport#: 73823Date: November 21, 2012Author:
Ferreira,Francisco H. G. ;
Lopez-Calva,Luis-Felipe ;
Lugo,Maria Ana ;
Messina Granovsky,Julian S. ;
Rigolini,Iamele P. ;
Vakis,Renos
From the Victorian poor laws in
nineteenth century Britain to the post-war recovery of the
1940s, public works programs have historically played an
important role as...
Type: PublicationReport#: 73824Date: November 20, 2012Author:
Andrews,Colin ;
Del Ninno,Carlo ;
Rodriguez Alas,Claudia P ;
Subbarao,Kalanidhi
Adapting to climate change is not a new
phenomenon for the Arab world. For thousands of years, the
people in Arab countries have coped with the challenges of
climate...
Type: PublicationReport#: 73482Date: November 16, 2012Author:
Verner,Dorte
This new research report analyzes
community development and decentralization projects, shows
that such projects often fail to be sensitive to complex
contexts, including...
This issue of the World Bank economic
review includes the following topics of interest: is there a
metropolitan bias? the relationship between poverty and city
size...
Type: PublicationReport#: 80522Date: November 1, 2012Author:
Banerjee,Anindya Kumar ;
Bas,Maria ;
Berthou, Antoine ;
Bosker,Maarten ;
Fafchamps,Marcel ;
Ferre,Celine ;
Ferreira,Francisco H. G. ;
Garretsen, Harry ;
Lanjouw,Peter F. ;
Minten,Bart J. ;
Mohan, Sushil ;
Russell, Bill ;
Skoufias,Emmanuel ;
Tiwari,Sailesh ;
Yeats,Alexander James ;
Zaman,Hassan
Promoting the transfer of
environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) and best practices
to developing and transition countries is a key priority for
all countries that...
Type: PublicationReport#: 83992Date: November 1, 2012
This report is a comprehensive review of
country experience with Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks
(MTEFs) worldwide. It looks at countries both with and
without MTEFs...
Type: PublicationReport#: 73514Date: October 31, 2012Author:
Biletska,Nataliya ;
Brumby,James A. ;
Grigoli,Francesco ;
Hemming,Richard ;
Kang, Young Kyu ;
Lee,Jong Wook ;
Mills,Zachary ;
Min,Saw Young ;
Moreno-Dodson,Blanca ;
Verhoeven,Marinus ;
Vlaicu,Razvan ;
Vu,Ha Thanh Thi ;
Zoratto,Laura De Castro
Poorly implemented energy subsidies are
economically costly to taxpayers and damage the environment
through increased emissions of greenhouse gases and other
air pollutants....
Type: PublicationReport#: 73518Date: October 31, 2012Author:
Vagliasindi, Maria
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