This volume provides lessons on the
design and functioning of such monitoring systems, based on
the experience of twelve Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS)
countries (Albania,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36808Date: June 24, 2006Author:
Bedi,Tara Sylvia ;
Coudouel,Aline ;
Cox,Marcus ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Thornton,Nigel
While women in developing countries
continue to die in large numbers in child birth, population
and reproductive health specialists and advocates around the
world are...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36804Date: June 23, 2006Author:
Campbell White,Marianne Arlette ;
Merrick,Thomas W. ;
Yazbeck,Abdo S.
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
(PSIA) is an approach used increasingly by governments,
civil society organizations, the World Bank, and other
development partners...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36653Date: June 23, 2006Author:
Coudouel, Aline [editor] ;
Paternostro, Stefano [editor] ;
Dani, Anis A [editor]
In recent years, the power sector in
several developing countries has suffered from a frustrating
gap between strong, pro-reform rhetoric at the political
level, and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36586Date: June 23, 2006Author:
Lal,Sumir
The literature on technological change
and growth has mainly used econometric models to establish
that factors, such as the degree of openness, skills,
research and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36800Date: June 23, 2006Author:
Chandra, Vandana [editor]
This report is a synthesis of three
evaluations carried out by the Independent Evaluation Group
and completed between July 2005 and February 2006, on
different aspects...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36620Date: June 23, 2006Author:
Effron,Laurie
This study evaluates progress under the
HIPC initiative since the 2003 evaluation of the Independent
Evaluation Group. It finds that the Enhanced HIPC initiative
(the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36617Date: June 23, 2006Author:
Lala,Shonar
This book breaks new ground in the
ongoing debate about health finance and financial protection
from the costs of health care. The evidence and discussion
support the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36801Date: June 20, 2006Author:
Baeza,Cristian C. ;
Packard,Truman G.
This book integrates research into
applications that extend from preschool brain development to
the memory of adult educators. In layman's terms, it
provides explanations...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36619Date: June 20, 2006Author:
Abadzi,Helen
This book analyzes the objectives and
content of the World Bank's assistance program during
the period 1994-2003, the economic and social development
outcomes in Pakistan,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36618Date: June 15, 2006Author:
Chu, Lily L.
The World Bank's Independent
Evaluation Group examined the World Bank's experience
in disaster prevention and response over the past 20 years
and found that the scale...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36615Date: June 15, 2006Author:
Parker, Ronald Steven
This Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE)
assesses the outcomes of the World Bank's assistance to
Turkey during the period July 1, 1993, to June 30, 2004. It
focuses...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36584Date: June 9, 2006Author:
Kavalsky,Basil G.
This paper explores the extent to which
formal, regulated financial institutions such as banks have
been able to partner with "correspondents"-
commercial entities whose...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36398Date: June 5, 2006Author:
Kumar,Anjali ;
Nair,Ajai ;
Parsons,Adam G. ;
Urdapilleta,Eduardo Martin
Post-Industrial East Asian Cities
analyzes urban developments and policies responsible for the
growth of producer services and creative industries. This
study is based...
Land is the integrating component of all
livelihoods depending on farm, forest, rangeland, or water
(rivers, lakes, coastal marine) habitats. Due to varying
political,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36654Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Anderson, Jonathan ;
Blackie,Malcolm J. ;
Burcroff,Richard ;
Ceesay,Mustapha M. ;
Esikuri,Enos E. ;
Fernandes,Erick C.M. ;
Gillison,Andrew Napier ;
Sanginga,Emmanuel Nteranya ;
Smaling,Eric ;
Styger,Erika Dorothea
These case studies complement the
earlier groundbreaking work of Natural Disaster Hotspots: A
Global Risk Analysis published in April 2005. Three case
studies address...
Type: PublicationReport#: 37090Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Arnold, Margaret [editor] ;
Chen, Robert S. [editor] ;
Deichmann, Uwe [editor] ;
Dilley, Maxx [editor] ;
Lerner-Lam, Arthur L. [editor] ;
Pullen, Randolph E. [editor] ;
Trohanis, Zoe [editor]
Eight leading authorities from around
the world have collaborated to produce this volume which
provides a thorough treatment of mineral royalties. Mineral
sector regulatory...
Type: PublicationReport#: 37258Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Andrews,Craig B. ;
Cawood,Frederick Thomas ;
Doggett, Michael ;
Guj, Pietro ;
Otto, James ;
Stermole, Frank ;
Stermole, John ;
Tilton,John E.
Eight leading authorities from around
the world have collaborated to produce this volume which
provides a thorough treatment of mineral royalties. Mineral
sector regulatory...
Type: PublicationReport#: 37258Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Andrews,Craig B. ;
Cawood,Frederick Thomas ;
Doggett, Michael ;
Guj, Pietro ;
Otto, James ;
Stermole, Frank ;
Stermole, John ;
Tilton,John E.
Drawing from more than 25 case studies,
this book shows that reform often requires paying as much
attention to dealing with the politics and institutional
dimensions...
Empirical insights on household behavior
and electricity consumption patterns in this book reveal
that, in Europe and Central Asia, the erosion of tariff
based subsidies...
Type: PublicationReport#: 37960Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Lampietti, Julian A. ;
Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh ;
Branczik, Amelia
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