Conflict and political instability have
weakened Guinea-Bissau's productive infrastructure
considerably during the past three decades. This situation
contributes to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 39044Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Boubacar-Sid, Barry [editor] ;
Creppy, Edward G.E. ;
Gacitua-Mario, Estanislao ;
Wodon, Quentin
This volume presents findings of a World
Bank review of the existing and potential role of private
voluntary health insurance in low- and middle-income
countries and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 38281Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Preker, Alexander S.[editor] ;
Sheffler, Richard M.[editor] ;
Bassett, Mark C.[editor]
This thematic study is about developing
science, mathematics and ICT (SMICT) in secondary education.
The study is based on country studies from 10 Sub-Saharan
African...
Type: PublicationReport#: 39169Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Ottevanger, Wout ;
De Feiter, Leo ;
Van den Akker, Jan
One of the principal challenges in
reducing poverty and accelerating development in Peru is
improving the quality of education. This book is a
contribution from the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 40557Date: January 1, 2007
The purpose of this volume is to help
governments in their efforts to build, strengthen, and fully
institutionalize their monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
systems, not...
Type: PublicationReport#: 40546Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Mackay,Keith
This volume reflects the expansion of
the World Bank Research Program on International Migration
and Development into new substantive and geographic areas.
It presents...
This book aims to advance the shared
understanding that is emerging from a dialogue on global
development issues. It takes stock of a decade of exchanges
and partnerships...
Type: PublicationReport#: 40545Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Marshall,Katherine ;
Van Saanen,Marisa Bronwyn
This report proposes the development of
a coordinated and comprehensive national policy within the
Energy Law that is presently under preparation based on four
foundational...
The World Bank recently hosted a
symposium on the priority of early child development (ECD)
for economic growth and equity. The participants urged
application of population-based...
Type: PublicationReport#: 40925Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Young, Mary Eming ;
Richardson, Linda M.
This IEG evaluation brings a fresh
perspective to the debate by assessing the development
effectiveness of the Bank's recent work. It presents
evidence -- including...
Type: PublicationReport#: 40932Date: January 1, 2007Author:
O'Brien, Thomas ;
Libresco, Brett ;
Marchesi, Giancarlo
The region has been transformed by these
developments, changing from a set of countries that rapidly
integrated with the world to one that is also aggressively
exploiting...
Type: PublicationReport#: 39986Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Gill,Indermit S. ;
Kharas,Homi
There are four main messages that emerge
from this book. First, no matter how authors look at the
issue, remittances are extremely important in the Latin
American context....
Type: PublicationReport#: 42699Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Fajnzylber, Pablo ;
Lopez, J. Humberto
Evaluating recipes for development
success; by Avinash Dixit. Comment on "evaluating
recipes for development success": the policy usefulness
of institutional and political...
Type: PublicationReport#: 47686Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Dixit, Avinash; Keefer, Philip; Batten, Jonathan
This report presents a comprehensive
overview of the information, communication, and
technological sector in China, and the role it has played
during economic and social...
Type: PublicationReport#: 39975Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Qiang,Zhenwei
In India land continues to be of
enormous economic, social, and symbolic relevance. The way
in which land can be accessed and its ownership documented
is at the core...
Type: PublicationReport#: 79624Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Brizzi,Adolfo ;
Deininger,Klaus W. ;
Pathmanathan,Gajanand
This report takes a dispassionate and
critical look at the rise of China and India, and asks
questions about this growth: Where is it occurring? Who is
benefiting most?...
Type: PublicationReport#: 38339Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Winters,L. Alan ;
Yusuf,Shahid
Reforming agricultural trade for
developing countries is a two-volume set. The first volume
is subtitled Key issues for a pro- development outcome of
the Doha Round,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 38078Date: January 1, 2007Author:
McCalla, Alex F. [editor] ;
Nash, John [editor]
This evaluation examines the track
record of the regional development programs that the World
Bank has supported over the past 10 years. While these are
relatively few...
Type: PublicationReport#: 39991Date: January 1, 2007
This book points out that the main
issues confronting the Angolan authorities in their efforts
to consolidate macroeconomic stability on a sustainable
basis and in promoting...
Type: PublicationReport#: 40531Date: January 1, 2007
This volume provides an overview of
local government financial accounting and reporting and
where better practices in cash management are documented.
The use of transparent...
Type: PublicationReport#: 39995Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Shah,Anwar M.
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