This study is a product of the Africa
Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a project designed
to expand the world's knowledge of physical
infrastructure in Africa....
The financial crisis swiftly expanded
into an economic crisis throughout America and Western
Europe, from where it spread to developing countries that
had depended on...
Type: PublicationReport#: 60809Date: March 29, 2011
Evaluation Capacity Building (ECB) is an
often-discussed topic in developing countries and their
partner international institutions. This book takes on an
elusive yet...
Type: PublicationReport#: 60808Date: March 28, 2011Author:
Rist, Ray C. ;
Boily, Marie-Helene ;
Martin, Frederic
The importance of transport corridors
for trade and development, including for some of the poorest
countries in the world, is widely recognized in this book. A
new consensus...
Type: PublicationReport#: 60806Date: March 24, 2011Author:
Arvis,Jean Francois ;
Carruthers,Robin C. ;
Smith,Graham Martin ;
Willoughby,Christopher
The objective of study of the impacts of
climate change on mountain hydrology is to develop a
methodology to assess the net impacts of climate change on
the hydrological...
Type: PublicationReport#: 60805Date: March 24, 2011Author:
Deeb,Alejandro M. ;
Escobar, Marisa ;
Kitoh, Akio ;
Leino,Irene ;
Vergara,Walter
The global financial crisis is
stimulating a broad reassessment of economic integration
policies in developed and developing countries alike. The
crisis was associated...
Type: PublicationReport#: 60810Date: March 22, 2011Author:
Haddad,Mona E. ;
Shepherd,Benjamin A.
Before the onset of the global financial
crisis in late 2008, countries in Eastern Europe and Central
Asia (ECA) experienced strong economic growth. Demand for
electricity...
Type: PublicationReport#: 60811Date: March 22, 2011Author:
Balabanyan, Ani ;
Vrenezi, Edon ;
Pierce, Lauren ;
Hankinson, Denzel
The study includes a conceptual overview
of the link between climate impacts and human rights,
focused on the relevant legal obligations underpinning the
international...
Type: PublicationReport#: 61308Date: March 17, 2011Author:
McInerney-Lankford, Siobhan ;
Darrow, Mac ;
Rajamani, Lavanya
Creating jobs and increasing
productivity are key concerns for policy makers across the
globe. For East Asian countries seeking to reduce poverty,
expanding employment...
Type: PublicationReport#: 60812Date: March 16, 2011Author:
Gropello, Emanuela di ;
Kruse, Aurelien ;
Tandon, Prateek
The global economic crisis that began in
2008 threatened to erase years of progress in developing
countries. In response, the World Bank Group increased
lending to unprecedented...
Type: PublicationReport#: 58112Date: March 15, 2011Author:
Arslan,Ismail ;
Crabtree,Daniel James
The Africa Infrastructure Country
Diagnostic (AICD) has produced continent-wide analysis of
many aspects of Africa's infrastructure challenge. The
main findings were...
Type: PublicationReport#: 60803Date: March 11, 2011Author:
Gwilliam, Ken
The World Bank Group has a unique
opportunity to match the increases in financing for
agriculture with a sharper focus on improving agricultural
growth and productivity...
Type: PublicationReport#: 58108Date: March 11, 2011Author:
Anderson,Jock R. ;
Angel, Miguel ;
Bosson,Rex ;
Connelly,April B. ;
Rebolledo Dellepiane,Miguel Angel ;
Eerikainen,Jouni Martti ;
Kumar,Nalini B. ;
Nankhuni,Flora Janet ;
Viray-Mendoza,Victoria ;
Wally,Hassan
The Africa Infrastructure Country
Diagnostic (AICD) has produced continent-wide analysis of
many aspects of Africa's infrastructure challenge. The
main findings were...
This volume is an introduction to the
theories and policies that affect economic growth and
poverty. It is a compilation of lecture notes used in
face-to-face and e-learning...
An acceptable coherent framework of
fundamental accounting principles is essential for preparing
financial statements. The major reasons for providing the
framework...
Type: PublicationReport#: 60807Date: March 2, 2011Author:
Greuning, Hennie van ;
Scott, Darrel ;
Terblanche, Simonet
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth
in East Asia has been moderating after a sharp rebound from
the global crisis. The slowdown in growth since mid-2010,
even though...
Type: PublicationReport#: 60619Date: March 1, 2011
Approximately two billion dollars a day
of petroleum are traded worldwide, which makes petroleum the
largest single item in the balance of payments and exchanges
between...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63437Date: March 1, 2011Author:
Arfaa,Noora ;
Tordo,Silvana ;
Tracy,Brandon S.
Approximately two billion dollars a day
of petroleum are traded worldwide, which makes petroleum the
largest single item in the balance of payments and exchanges
between...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63437Date: March 1, 2011Author:
Arfaa,Noora ;
Tordo,Silvana ;
Tracy,Brandon S.
This manual presents a scientifically
rigorous method to help companies understand their
dependency and impact on global water resources, and offers
guidance on response...
Type: PublicationReport#: 62628Date: March 1, 2011Author:
Aldaya, Maite M. ;
Chapagain, Ashok K. ;
Hoekstra, Arjen Y. ;
Mekonnen, Mesfin M.
The principal purpose of this Global
Program Review (GPR) is to learn lessons from the experience
of the Global Fund and its interaction with the Bank in
three areas:...
Type: PublicationReport#: 67281Date: March 1, 2011Author:
Gerrard, Chris
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