This paper explores the use of prototype
road maps to identify corruption vulnerabilities, suggests
corresponding warning signals, and proposes operationally
useful...
Type: PublicationReport#: 39985Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Campos. J. Edgardo [editor] ;
Pradhan, Sanjay [editor]
This report examines the legal,
administrative, and regulatory barriers that are preventing
women in Kenya from contributing fully to the Kenyan
economy. Building on...
Type: PublicationReport#: 40522Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Cutura,Jozefina ;
Dione,Nouma T. ;
Ellis,Amanda Natalie ;
Gillson,Ian John Douglas ;
Manuel,Clare ;
Thongori,Judy Wanjeri
This publication offers crucial lessons
for policy makers and development experts who may be
considering using small area poverty maps as tools of
economic development...
The Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS)
approach aims to enhance accountability by promoting the
participation of domestic stakeholders in the formulation of
clear and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 41452Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Krause, Philipp (editor) ;
Wilhelm, Vera A. (editor)
This book focuses on identifying the
potential benefits of a holistic, cross-sectoral development
driven approach to Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 38332Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Hanna,Nagy K.
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]
Middle-income countries are facing
rapidly evolving development challenges as their economies
mature and integrate into the global economy. As a group,
the 86 middle-income...
Type: PublicationReport#: 43996Date: January 1, 2007
The objective of this volume is to
assess the relationships between growth and poverty
reduction on the basis of a number of case studies, all but
one of which are based...
Type: PublicationReport#: 39496Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Wodon, Quentin (editor)
This book contributes to the debate
about the role of agriculture in poverty reduction by
addressing three sets of questions: Does investing in
agriculture enhance/harm...
Type: PublicationReport#: 38781Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Demery,Lionel
Governance reform: bridging, monitoring,
and action lays out a broad framework for analyzing and
monitoring governance in developing countries. It identifies
fourteen...
Type: PublicationReport#: 38918Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Levy,Brian David
Since the early 1990s, the importance of
chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to global health
has gained increased recognition. This report contains an
agenda for...
The 1 World Manga series offers a
premise where the hero must grapple with social problems of
a global magnitude that are set in the real world. This
joint World Bank/VIZ...
Type: PublicationReport#: 64563Date: December 1, 2006Author:
Nanta, Hyoe ;
Roman,Annette
Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2007
explores the next wave of globalization. While the
medium-term outlook for the world economy remains fairly
bright, demographic...
Type: PublicationReport#: 38140Date: December 1, 2006
This overview of the Global Economic
Prospects 2007 (GEP 2007) contains also the first chapter
covering the general economic situation, and the regional
appendices....
Type: PublicationReport#: 38138Date: December 1, 2006
This study investigates the relationship
between financial sector development and progress in
reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It
assesses the contribution...
This is the second edition of The World
Bank Legal Review, which is a publication for policy makers
and their advisers, attorneys, and other professionals
engaged in...
Type: PublicationReport#: 56826Date: November 1, 2006Author:
Sage, Caroline [editor] ;
Woolcock, Michael [editor]
Demographic aging strains pension
systems around the world, leading frequently to large
pension expenditures and deficits. The increasing awareness
of a looming pension...
Type: PublicationReport#: 38060Date: November 1, 2006Author:
Rocha, Roberto ;
Thorburn,Craig W.
The design of intergovernmental fiscal
transfers has a strong bearing on efficiency and equity of
public service provision and accountable local governance.
This book...
Type: PublicationReport#: 38077Date: November 1, 2006Author:
Boadway, Robin [editor] ;
Shah, Anwar [editor]
There are many causes, consequences, and
connections of deforestation and forest poverty in the
tropical world. This report specifically addresses the
potential dilemma...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36789Date: October 23, 2006Author:
Buys,Piet ;
Chomitz,Kenneth M. ;
De Luca,Giacomo Davide ;
Thomas,Timothy S. ;
Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
As an emerging donor, Thailand has a
great opportunity to learn from the successes and failures
of traditional donors and adopt international best practices
in its delivery...
Type: PublicationReport#: 44270Date: October 5, 2006
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