"A investing with confidence:
understanding political risk management in the 21st
century", is based on papers at the 2008 symposium on
international political risk...
Type: PublicationReport#: 51280Date: October 1, 2009Author:
Lu, Kevin W. ;
Verheyen, Gero ;
Perera, Srilal M.
The Annual World Bank Conference on
Development Economics (ABCDE) is a leading forum for
advanced, forward-looking research on important development
issues. Each year,...
This study provides objective
information and analysis on the performance of
public-private partnerships (PPP) projects in urban water
supply and sanitation in developing...
Type: PublicationReport#: 53017Date: September 22, 2009Author:
Marin,Philippe
Doing Business 2010 reported a record
number of reforms between June 2008 and May 2009, despite
the challenges presented by the financial crisis. This
year's reformers...
Type: PublicationReport#: 62472Date: September 9, 2009
Multigrade teaching is an increasingly
important policy option for African countries as they seek
to provide schooling for out-of-school children in areas of
low population...
Type: PublicationReport#: 51830Date: August 28, 2009Author:
Mulkeen, Aidan G. ;
Higgins, Cathal
A main goal of this study is to
determine the variables responsible for the lower formality
of women-owned businesses. The companion study (the World
Bank 2007a) shows...
Argentina approaches its bicentennial as
an independent republic; it has a window of opportunity in
social protection policy. Following the most serious
economic crisis...
Type: PublicationReport#: 50357Date: August 21, 2009Author:
Rofman, Rafael ;
Ringold, Dena
Indonesia is at a critical stage in the
development and modernization of its health system. The
government of Indonesia has made major improvements over the
past four...
Type: PublicationReport#: 50174Date: August 3, 2009Author:
Rokx, Claudia ;
Schieber, George ;
Harimurti, Pandu ;
Tandon, Ajay ;
Somanathan, Aparnaa
This issue includes the following:
Aggregate economic shocks, child schooling, and child health
by Francisco H. G. Ferreira and Norbert Schady; the
regulation of entry:...
Type: PublicationReport#: 62986Date: August 1, 2009Author:
Abadzi,Helen ;
Deininger,Klaus W. ;
Djankov,Simeon ;
Feder,Gershon ;
Ferreira,Francisco H. G. ;
Jimenez,Emmanuel Y. ;
Ravallion,Martin ;
Schady,Norbert Rudiger
Intergovernmental reforms in the Russian
Federation: one step forward, two steps back? Is a critical
analysis of Russia's intergovernmental reform program
which began...
Type: PublicationReport#: 50173Date: July 29, 2009Author:
Andreeva,Elena ;
Golovanova,Natalia ;
Kurlyandskaya,Galina ;
De Silva,K. Migara O.
In 1994, the Government of Cameroon
introduced an array of forest policy reforms, both
regulatory and market-based, to support a more organized,
transparent, and sustainable...
Type: PublicationReport#: 49622Date: July 29, 2009Author:
Topa, Giuseppe ;
Karsenty, Alain ;
Megevand, Carole ;
Debroux, Laurent
Bolivia's trade liberalization,
launched in the mid-1980s, has resulted in a relatively open
trade regime; but the results have been mixed.
Bolivia's export to Gross...
Type: PublicationReport#: 49928Date: July 20, 2009Author:
Sakho, Seynabou ;
Calvo-Gonzalez, Oscar
This volume builds on the foundation
laid by the 2005 report by focusing on the factors affecting
the region's competitiveness and the critical role that
the Caribbean...
The purpose of this Independence
Evaluation Group (IEG) special study is to illuminate the
scale and scope of Bank support for municipal development
and to draw specific...
Bolivia's informal sector is the
largest in Latin America, by many definitions and measures.
Bolivia's high informality rate has been blamed on many
factors including...
Type: PublicationReport#: 50358Date: July 6, 2009Author:
Loayza,Julio Ricardo ;
Mckenzie,David J. ;
Sakho,Yaye Seynabou ;
Velasco,Julio
Many communication practitioners and
development workers face obstacles and challenges in their
practical work. A participatory communication strategy
offers a very...
Type: PublicationReport#: 49927Date: July 2, 2009Author:
Tufte, Thomas; Mefalopulos, Paolo;
In 2004, the government of Sierra Leone
opted for a rethink of its national governance arrangement
by embarking on the resuscitation of democratically elected
local...
Type: PublicationReport#: 50361Date: July 2, 2009Author:
Zhou, Yongmei
China's recent economic growth has
expanded industrialization and urbanization, upgraded
consumption, increased social mobility, and initiated a
shift from an economy...
Type: PublicationReport#: 49320Date: July 1, 2009Author:
Zhen-Wei Qiang, Christine ;
Bhavnani, Asheeta ;
Hanna, Nagy K. ;
Kimura, Kaoru ;
Sudan, Randeep
"Combating Money Laundering and the
Financing of Terrorism: a Comprehensive Training Guide"
is one of the products of the capacity enhancement program
on Anti-Money...
Type: PublicationReport#: 49960Date: June 25, 2009
"Combating Money Laundering and the
Financing of Terrorism: a Comprehensive Training Guide"
is one of the products of the capacity enhancement program
on Anti-Money...
Type: PublicationReport#: 49960Date: June 25, 2009
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