Access to insurance, as part of a broad
range of essential financial services, is especially
important for poor households in order to smooth
consumption, build assets,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 73287Date: January 1, 2012Author:
Gonulal, Serap O. ;
Brugnoni, Alberto G. ;
Mohd Kassim, Zainal Abidin ;
Mahbob, Ismail ;
Odierno, Hassan Scott ;
Patel, Sabbir
This report is on the secondary
education in Ethiopia. The report analyzes the challenges of
secondary education in the context of the government's
growth and transformation...
The fifth urban research symposium on
cities and climate change responding to an urgent agenda,
held in Marseille in June 2009, sought to highlight how
climate change...
Type: PublicationReport#: 62696Date: January 1, 2012Author:
Hoornweg, Daniel ;
Freire, Mila ;
Lee, Marcus J. ;
Bhada-Tata, Perinaz ;
Yuen, Belinda
The World Bank's strategy for
Africa's future recognizes the central importance of
industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the consequent
creation of productive...
The forces unleashed by the Arab
political awakening have the power to be transformational.
One critical parameter of success will be whether the Arab
political awakening...
Type: PublicationReport#: 74274Date: January 1, 2012Author:
Chauffour, Jean-Pierre
A primer on policies for jobs is based
on materials and input provided during the labor market
courses conducted during the past 10 years. Its objective is
to provide...
This book is divided into seven
chapters. Chapter one is an overview. Chapter two reviews
South Asia's recent track record with regard to the
quantity and quality of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 66229Date: December 20, 2011Author:
Betcherman,Gordon ;
Dahal,Mahesh ;
Gottret,Pablo ;
Lee,Yue Man ;
Mitra,Pradeep K. ;
Nayar,Reema ;
Santos,Indhira Vanessa ;
Shrestha,Maheshwor
This report presents the findings of a
first-ever, comprehensive study of how Latin America and the
Caribbean (LAC) region airports have evolved during a
notable period...
Type: PublicationReport#: 66236Date: December 20, 2011Author:
Serebrisky,Tomas S.
The data and analysis presented in this
edition of global development finance are based on actual
flows and debt related transactions for 2010 reported to the
World...
Type: PublicationReport#: 66230Date: December 14, 2011
This book challenges policy makers who
oversee the rice sector in Southeast Asia to reexamine
deep-rooted precepts about their responsibilities. As an
essential first...
Type: PublicationReport#: 65956Date: December 9, 2011Author:
Alavi,Hamid R. ;
Clarete,Ramon L. ;
Htenas,Aira Maria ;
Kopicki,Ronald J. ;
Shepherd,Andrew W.
This volume emphasizes instead the
notion of 'good fit,' taking the position that
welfare-promoting policies, institutions, and governance
must be tailored, at least...
Type: PublicationReport#: 65957Date: December 8, 2011Author:
Barma, Naazneen H. ;
Kaiser, Kai ;
Minh Le, Tuan ;
Vinuela, Lorena
Efforts by governments, donors, and
civil society alike to improve governance, accountability,
and development results on the ground have heightened
attention to the...
This report identifies good practices
for managing the key environmental and social issues
associated with wind power development and provides advice
on how best to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 66233Date: December 1, 2011Author:
Aiello,Roberto Gabriel ;
Ledec,George Campos ;
Rapp,Kennan W.
The financial systems of the Latin
America and the Caribbean region (LAC) are at a crucial
juncture. After a history of recurrent instability and
crisis (a trademark...
Type: PublicationReport#: 65744Date: November 30, 2011Author:
Ize,Alain ;
Schmukler,Sergio L. ;
De La Torre,Augusto
This book reports on the status and
evolution of human opportunity in Latin America and the
Caribbean (LAC). It builds on the 2008 publication in
several directions....
Type: PublicationReport#: 65656Date: November 16, 2011Author:
Molinas Vega, Jose R. ;
Barros, Ricardo Paes de ;
Saavedra Chanduvi, Jaime ;
Giugale, Marcelo ;
Cord, Louise J. ;
Pessino, Carola ;
Hasan, Amer
The book builds on previous research,
including that by the World Bank, on trade in services. Such
research includes analyses of the effect of liberalizing
services...
Type: PublicationReport#: 65837Date: November 15, 2011Author:
Grover,Arti Goswami ;
Mattoo,Aaditya ;
Saez,Juan Sebastian
The World Bank is one of the
world's premier international financial institutions.
It provides low-interest loans, interest-free credits, and
grants to developing countries...
Type: PublicationReport#: 65177Date: November 14, 2011Author:
Fariello,Frank Anthony ;
Leroy,Anne-Marie
A fundamental question facing East Asia,
especially its low- and middle income economies, is how to
sustain or even accelerate the growth of recent decades.
From 1950...
Type: PublicationReport#: 64952Date: November 3, 2011Author:
Di Gropello,Emanuela
This report, the puppet masters, deals
with the corporate and financial structures that form the
building blocks of hidden money trails. In particular, it
focuses on...
Type: PublicationReport#: 65125Date: November 3, 2011Author:
Van Der Does De Willebois,Emile Johannes Marie ;
Halter,Emily Marie ;
Harrison,Robert Anthony ;
Park,Ji Won ;
Sharman,Jason Campbell
Education is improving in Brazil. The
average years of education has almost doubled over the last
20 years, as has the proportion of adults who have completed
secondary...
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