This guide introduces the reader to the
conceptual work of the World Bank Group. Its goal is to
serve as a starting point for more in-depth inquiries into
subjects of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63843Date: June 29, 2011
This volume presents a preliminary
framework designed to help international development
partners consider the relevance of political economy issues
for their programmatic...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63438Date: June 24, 2011Author:
Eaton, Kent ;
Kaiser, Kai ;
Smoke, Paul J.
Economic growth in the Latin America and
the Caribbean region has picked up considerably during the
past decade or so. This growth has been aided by widespread
(earlier...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63436Date: June 24, 2011Author:
Yepez-Garcia, Rigoberto Ariel ;
Johnson, Todd M. ;
Andres, Luis Alberto
The five countries of Central Asia
expanded their trade significantly since beginning their
transition with exports quadrupling to almost USD70 billion
between 2003...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63435Date: June 24, 2011
Over the past decade Sub-Saharan Africa
has seen a remarkable turnaround in economic performance.
After years of stagnation, economic growth has spurted gross
domestic...
This country assessment of the private
health sector in Mali is part of a series of studies
designed to deepen understanding of ways to enhance the
health policy framework,...
Information and communication
technologies (ICTs) have been a remarkable success in
Africa. Across the continent, the availability and quality
of service have gone up...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63251Date: June 23, 2011Author:
Briceno-Garmendia,Cecilia M. ;
Foster,Vivien ;
Mayer,Rebecca ;
Minges,Michael ;
Williams,Mark D. J.
Regional integration is increasingly
recognized as a key avenue for promoting economic growth and
reducing poverty. Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have
become...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63404Date: June 22, 2011Author:
Chauffour,Jean-Pierre Christophe ;
Maur,Jean-Christophe
The bursting of the subprime mortgage
market in the United States in 2008 and the ensuing global
financial crisis were associated with a rapid decline in
global trade....
Between 1972 and 2003, Bangladesh raised
its dollar per capita income fourfold, reduced poverty by
more than a third, increased life expectancy by more than 40
per cent,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63050Date: June 22, 2011Author:
Ahmed, Sadiq
Communication for development is a
comparatively new field that offers new tools and techniques
to support inclusive and informed decisions in the planning
and management...
Type: PublicationReport#: 62625Date: June 21, 2011Author:
Mazzei, Leonardo ;
M. Haas, Lawrence J. ;
O'Leary, Donal T.
Peace came accompanied not only by the
end to the human drama associated with the conflicts, but
also by a significant economic dividend, a much needed
development in...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63261Date: June 21, 2011Author:
Lopez, J. Humberto ;
Shankar, Rashmi
Despite international commitments,
significant barriers remain in the process of recovering the
proceeds of corruption from foreign jurisdictions. This
volume identifies...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63258Date: June 20, 2011Author:
Brun,Jean Pierre ;
Dunker,Gabriele ;
Gray,Larissa Alanna ;
Panjer,Melissa ;
Power,Richard John ;
Stephenson,Kevin Mark
This is an exciting time in East Asia
and the Pacific region. No region will appear to be moving
so rapidly. In this dynamic environment, many countries in
the region...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63260Date: June 16, 2011Author:
Langenbrunner, John C. ;
Somanathan, Aparnaa
The world economy is in the midst of a
transformative change. One of the most visible outcomes of
this transformation is the rise of a number of dynamic
emerging-market...
Type: PublicationReport#: 62698Date: June 13, 2011Author:
Timmer, Hans ;
Dailami, Mansoor ;
Irving, Jacqueline ;
Hauswald, Robert ;
Masson, Paul
This report takes stock of enterprise
sector performance in 29 countries in the Europe and Central
Asia (ECA) region and its key drivers: access to finance,
infrastructure,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 62703Date: June 10, 2011Author:
Clarke, George ;
Cull,Robert J. ;
Islam,Roumeen ;
Johns,Kimberly D. ;
Kisunko,Gregory ;
Schiffbauer,Marc Tobias ;
Tiongson,Erwin H. R. ;
Tsikata,Yvonne M. ;
Ubee,Ricky
Revenue administration is a major
interface between the state and its citizens. A good revenue
administration is, therefore, an important attribute of good
government....
Type: PublicationReport#: 62701Date: June 8, 2011Author:
Khwaja,Munawer Sultan ;
Awasthi,Rajul ;
Loeprick,Jan
This book looks primarily at Cardio
Vascular Disease (CVD) and tobacco use because they account
for a disproportionate amount of the Non Communicable
Disease (NCD) burden...
Type: PublicationReport#: 62260Date: June 2, 2011Author:
Engelgau,Michael Maurice ;
Kudesia,Preeti ;
Okamoto,Kyoko ;
Rajan,Vikram Sundara ;
Rosenhouse,Sandra ;
El-Saharty,Sameh
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: June 2, 2011Author:
Hoornweg, Daniel ;
Freire, Mila ;
Lee, Marcus J. ;
Bhada-Tata, Perinaz ;
Yuen, Belinda
This study reviews: (1) how levels of
donor financing of the health sector in Somalia varied over
the decade 2000-09, (2) which health interventions were
prioritized...
Type: PublicationReport#: 61898Date: June 2, 2011Author:
Capobianco, Emanuele ;
Naidu, Veni
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