This report evaluates International
Development Association (IDA) support to Nepal during
2003-2008. IDA’s overarching goal during this period was to
support the Government’s...
Type: PublicationReport#: 100007Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Leroy-Themeze,Claude M.L. ;
Abadzi,Helen ;
Gopal,Gita ;
Johda, Narpat ;
Johnson,Richard John Roberts
Sri Lanka stands upon the threshold of
two great transformations. The first transformation is the
advancement and progress of the nation from a low-income
country to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 66036Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Aturupane,Harsha
Programs with regional or global reach
are increasingly being used to channel funds to specific
development needs, reflecting the emergence of new funding
sources and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 67285Date: January 1, 2011
In the changing global environment of
development cooperation, trust funds have emerged as a
significant pillar of the global aid architecture, used to
address limitations...
Type: PublicationReport#: 67287Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Gwin,Catherine
The Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD) has a long tradition of
work on social indicators and quality of life. More
recently, the OECD has...
Type: PublicationReport#: 84634Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Balestra, Carlotta ;
Boarini, Romina ;
de Looper, Michael ;
Lafortune, Gaetan ;
Riccardini, Fabiola ;
Ruiz, Nicolas ;
Scrivens, Katherine ;
Smith, Conal ;
Sultan, Joyce ;
Tosetto, Elena
The literature on trade and poverty is
large and has grown extensively during the last decade or so
(Winters et al. 2004; Goldberg and Pavcnik 2004, 2007; Porto
2007,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 66806Date: January 1, 2011
This report presents the self-evaluation
of the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) and covers the
period from 2005 to the present. The objectives of the
evaluation are...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81260Date: January 1, 2011
The Multilateral Development Banks
(MDBs) moved beyond introducing and rolling out corporate
results monitoring systems; now, most institutions anchor
these systems...
Type: PublicationReport#: 79623Date: January 1, 2011
The objective of this study is to
provide recommendations about formation of the fi nancial
and legal mechanism offi nancing capital repairs and energy
efficiency in...
Type: PublicationReport#: 114445Date: January 1, 2011
Since the cessation of conflict,
Mozambique has achieved impressive economic growth and has
become an example of successful post conflict reconstruction
and development,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 100009Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Hassan,Fareed M. A. ;
De Vaan,Tim L. ;
Garcia-Garcia,Jorge ;
Kanaan,Adil J. ;
Levy,Hernan ;
Van Holst Pellekaan,J. W. ;
Yenice,Izlem
This report's objective is to
develop the evidence base for policy making in relation to
poverty reduction. It produces a diagnosis of the broad
nature of the poverty...
Type: PublicationReport#: 57428Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Crost,Benjamin ;
Das,Jishnu ;
Das,Maitreyi B ;
Datt,Gaurav ;
Deaton,Angus S. ;
Dercon,Stefan ;
Dubey,Amaresh ;
Dutta,Puja Vasudeva ;
Hall,Gillette H. ;
Himanshu,Rai ;
Jaison,Shiny ;
Joddar,Pinaki ;
Kapoor,Soumya ;
Kapur, Davesh ;
Krutikova, Sonya ;
Lanjouw,Peter F. ;
May,Ernesto ;
Murgai,Rinku ;
Nikitin,Denis ;
Pigato,Miria A. ;
Rascon Ramirez,Ericka G. ;
Ravallion,Martin ;
Sadoulet,Elisabeth Marie L. ;
Soni,Rita ;
Sriram,Jyoti ;
Vishwanath,Tara ;
Witsoe,Jeffrey Lawrence ;
Yoshida,Nobuo ;
Zagha,N. Roberto ;
De Janvry,Alain F.
Investing in young children is the
responsible thing to do. All children deserve a chance to
grow into healthy, educated, and competent people, no matter
where and when...
Type: PublicationReport#: 57876Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Elder, Leslie Kennedy ;
Kataoka,Naoko ;
Naudeau,Sophie ;
Neuman,Michelle J. ;
Valerio,Alexandria
The Multilateral Development Banks
(MDBs) moved beyond introducing and rolling out corporate
results monitoring systems; now, most institutions anchor
these systems...
Type: PublicationReport#: 79623Date: January 1, 2011
The report is organized around three
chapters, in addition to this overview, each one dealing
with an excluded group: Scheduled Tribe (ST), Scheduled
Caste (SC), and...
The recent economic growth and
competitiveness of Serbia and other Western Balkan countries
is closely linked to the transition process and reform
implementation. All...
Type: PublicationReport#: 62401Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Marusic,Andreja ;
Penev,Slavica
Economic activity in most developing
countries has or is close to having recovered. Supported by
a resurgence of international and domestic financial flows
and higher...
Type: PublicationReport#: 58637Date: January 1, 2011
Well-governed countries is better able
to formulate growth-enhancing policies, deliver essential
services to the poor, and regulate financial and product
markets. The...
Type: PublicationReport#: 79489Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Girishankar,Navin
A series of global initiatives have been
launched over the last decade by the international community
to accelerate progress toward meeting the Millennium
Development...
Type: PublicationReport#: 67284Date: January 1, 2011
Events of the past decade have
underscored the vital need for social safety net (SSN)
programs in all countries, especially in times of crisis.
Many countries have some...
Type: PublicationReport#: 67286Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Litvack,Jennie I.
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