There are constant and growing pressures
on governments and organizations around the world to be more
responsive to demands from internal and external
stakeholders for...
Many of the poorest Argentines are
invisible in official statistics. Four million rural
residents and another 12 million in small urban areas lie
outside the reach of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 54035Date: March 1, 2010Author:
Demombynes, Gabriel ;
Verner, Dorte
Governments in developing countries and
members of the development aid community are acutely aware
of the need to find more effective ways to improve basic
living conditions...
Type: PublicationReport#: 53644Date: February 25, 2010Author:
Mumssen, Yogita ;
Johannes, Lars ;
Kumar, Geeta
The context of the education system in
Malawi is strongly marked by demographic pressure, a high
prevalence of HIV/AIDS, striking poverty, and very low human
and social...
Type: PublicationReport#: 53302Date: February 25, 2010
This book is a compilation of two
recently completed works on the convergence of information
and communication technology (ICT) (Singh and Raja 2008,
2009). Since then,...
Women are a powerful force for
sustainable economic growth. A growing body of microeconomic
empirical evidence and emerging macroeconomic analysis shows
that gender...
Type: PublicationReport#: 53096Date: February 17, 2010Author:
Nasr,Sahar Ahmed
Services are failing poor urban and
rural people in the developing world, and poverty remains
concentrated in rural areas and urban slums. This state of
affairs prevails...
Type: PublicationReport#: 53300Date: February 12, 2010Author:
Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P. ;
De Regt, Jacomina P. ;
Spector, Stephen
The work described in this review shows
the commitment of education teams throughout Africa to
contribute to the multisectoral response to HIV/AIDS. It is
also a testament...
Type: PublicationReport#: 53094Date: February 2, 2010Author:
Bundy, Donald ;
Patrikios, Anthi ;
Mannathoko, Changu ;
Tembon, Andy ;
Manda, Stella ;
Sarr, Bachir ;
Drake, Lesley
This issue includes the following: On
analyzing the world distribution of Income, by Anthony B.
Atkinson and Andrea Brandolini. Do autocratic states trade
less? by...
Type: PublicationReport#: 73274Date: February 1, 2010Author:
Aidt, Tokes ;
Alix-Garcia,Jennifer ;
Atkinson,Anthony B. ;
Beck, Thorston ;
Brandolini,Andrea ;
Correa,Paulo Guilherme ;
Demirguc-Kunt,Asli ;
Fernandes,Ana Margarida ;
Gassebner, Martin ;
Glick,Peter J. ;
Levine,Ross Eric ;
Saah, David ;
Sahn,David E. ;
Uregian,Christopher J.
This paper presents new evidence on the
capacity of agricultural growth to serve as an effective
instrument for poverty reduction. The poverty reduction
value of land...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63378Date: February 1, 2010Author:
Anderson,Kym ;
Bezemer, Dirk ;
Caprio. Jr , Gerard ;
Demirgüç-Kunt, Ash ;
Hazell,Peter B. ;
Headey, Derek ;
Jimenez,Emmanuel Y. ;
Kane,Edward J. ;
Sadoulet,Elisabeth Marie L. ;
Serven,Luis ;
Wodon,Quentin T. ;
Zaman,Hassan ;
De Janvry,Alain F.
The climate is changing, and the Eastern
Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is vulnerable to the
consequences. Many of the region's countries are facing
warmer temperatures,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 52862Date: January 28, 2010Author:
Fay, Marianne ;
Block, Rachel I. ;
Ebinger, Jane
This book aims to help governments and
public authorities to establish effective light rail-light
metro transit (LRMT) systems, and focuses on use of
Public-Private...
Type: PublicationReport#: 53095Date: January 21, 2010Author:
Mandri-Perrott, Cledan; Menzies, Iain;
This is the moment of reckoning in South
Asia. The economic dynamism and innovativeness of its people
is catapulting the region into a leadership position as the
seismic...
Safer homes, stronger communities: a
handbook for reconstructing after disasters was developed to
assist policy makers and project managers engaged in
large-scale post-disaster...
Type: PublicationReport#: 52839Date: January 15, 2010Author:
Jha, Abhas K.; Barenstein, Jennifer Duyne;
Phelps, Priscilla M.; Pittet, Daniel; Sena, Stephen;
The purpose of this paper is to compare
the European Union (EU) and United States (U.S.) securities
regulations. In November 2007, the market in financial
instruments...
Political risk is a top concern for
corporate foreign investors from industrialized but also
developing countries when venturing into emerging markets.
At the same time,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 52019Date: January 12, 2010Author:
Dreyhaupt, Stephan
Petroleum has become an integral part of
today's global economy and a key component of many
national economies. Hence, the presence of petroleum in
meaningful quantities...
Type: PublicationReport#: 51840Date: January 12, 2010Author:
Tordo, Silvana ;
Johnston, David ;
Johnston, Daniel
The objective of this volume is to
document the patterns of business regulation across the
world and review their impact on aggregate economic
performance. The volume...
Type: PublicationReport#: 52859Date: January 11, 2010Author:
Loayza, Norman V. ;
Serven, Luis
Promoting women's economic
empowerment is increasingly seen as an important driving
force behind economic growth and the fight against poverty.
Women's economic participation...
Type: PublicationReport#: 52861Date: January 6, 2010Author:
Blackden,C. Mark ;
Manuel,Clare ;
Simavi,Sevi
The purpose of this book is to provide a
coherent overview of the insolvency systems found around the
world. Its intended audience includes academics, judges,
lawyers,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 68423Date: January 5, 2010Author:
Booth,Charles D. ;
Paulus, Christoph G. ;
Rajak,Harry H. ;
Westbrook, Jay Lawrence
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