Over the past decade, faster growth and
smarter social policy have reversed the trend in Latin
America's poverty. Too slowly and insufficiently, but
undeniably, the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 46827Date: November 12, 2008Author:
Paes de Barros, Ricardo ;
H. G. Ferreira, Francisco ;
Molinas Vega, Jose R. ;
Saavedra Chanduvi, Jaime ;
De Carvalho, Mirela ;
Franco, Samuel ;
Freije-Rodriguez, Samuel ;
Gignoux, Jeremie
This overall picture of decentralization
and local democracy in African countries shows significant
progress at the strictly institutional level. No country now
publicly...
Type: PublicationReport#: 47811Date: November 4, 2008
China's and India's fast
economic growth since 1990 is paralleled only by their
growing presence in policy discussions throughout the Latin
America and the Caribbean...
Type: PublicationReport#: 47239Date: October 31, 2008Author:
Lederman,Daniel ;
Olarreaga,Marcelo ;
Perry, Guillermo E.
China and Africa have a long history of
political and economic ties, which have greatly intensified
in recent years. Both bilateral trade and Chinese foreign
direct...
Type: PublicationReport#: 48091Date: October 20, 2008Author:
Foster, Vivien ; Butterfield, William ;
Chen, Chuan ; Pushak, Nataliya
The reform of public pension systems
and, more generally, the review of old-age income support
are on the reform agenda worldwide. The reform discussion is
more intense...
Type: PublicationReport#: 47243Date: October 20, 2008Author:
Holzmann, Robert ;
MacKellar, Landis ;
Repansek, Jana
Urban growth throughout the developing
world has created a challenge for financing infrastructure.
Investment in infrastructure is needed to provide basic
services for...
Type: PublicationReport#: 46129Date: October 15, 2008Author:
Peterson,George E.
In 1996, the World Bank committed itself
to becoming a 'global knowledge bank,' using
knowledge to improve the development effectiveness of its
work. In fiscal 2008,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 48597Date: October 15, 2008Author:
Tang,Helena
Public intervention in catastrophe
insurance markets, supported by the donor community and the
World Bank, should be country specific. Low-income
countries, where the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 46525Date: October 15, 2008Author:
Cummins,J. David ;
Mahul,Olivier
Reshaping economic geography in East
Asia illustrates how extensively spatial factors have
influenced and informed by growth and development in the
region. This study...
This book provides an overview of the
evolution of distortions to agricultural incentives caused
by price and trade policies in the World Bank-defined region
of Latin...
Type: PublicationReport#: 46161Date: October 15, 2008Author:
Anderson, Kym ;
Valdes, Alberto
In autumn 2000, the World Bank's
board approved the first ever strategy for the new social
protection and labor sector, and in January 2001, the sector
published the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 46163Date: October 10, 2008Author:
Holzmann,Robert
The objective of the study is to
examine, identify, and quantify the factors behind
Africa's high prices for road transport. Such prices
are a major obstacle to economic...
Type: PublicationReport#: 46181Date: October 10, 2008Author:
Raballand,Gael J. R. F. ;
Teravaninthorn,Supee
This sourcebook aims to support efforts
by countries to strengthen the role of the education sector
in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. It was developed in response
to numerous...
Type: PublicationReport#: 28259Date: October 9, 2008Author:
Bundy,Donald A. P. ;
Beasley,N. Michael ;
Valerio,Alexandria
This sourcebook is a joint project of
the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
of the United Nations, and the International Fund for
Agricultural...
Type: PublicationReport#: 46162Date: October 8, 2008
What transforms a Public-Private
Partnership (PPP) project from a desirable project on a
government 'wish list' to an attractive investment
opportunity in the eyes of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 46131Date: October 7, 2008
This report argues that if a growth
surge is to evolve into a virtuous spiral that stimulates
even higher and sustained growth rates in a substantial
number of African...
Type: PublicationReport#: 46275Date: October 7, 2008
This book is the result of a joint forum
on 'innovation for development' held by the World
Bank and the China-based Asia-Pacific Finance and
Development Center (AFDC)...
Type: PublicationReport#: 46128Date: October 2, 2008Author:
Fan, Qimiao ;
Li, Kouqing ;
Zeng, Douglas Zhihua ;
Dong, Yang ;
Peng, Runzhong
In the run-up to the 'follow-up
international conference on financing for development'
to be held in Doha from November 28 to December 2, 2008, it
seems particularly...
Type: PublicationReport#: 45645Date: September 29, 2008Author:
Ketkar,Suhas L. ;
Ratha,Dilip Kumar
This study reviews how the integration
of environmental concerns into agriculture and forestry is
progressing in the countries of Southeastern Europe (SEE)
and of Eastern...
There is compelling evidence of the
importance of gender equality for poverty reduction and
sustainable growth. So it should come as no surprise that
most development...
Type: PublicationReport#: 45773Date: September 18, 2008Author:
Buvinic, Mayra; Morrison, Andrew R.;
Ofosu-Amaah, A. Waafas; Sjoblom, Mirja;
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