There is no room for complacency,
however. Corruption is not falling in all countries or all
sectors, and even the most successful reformers still tend
to have higher...
Type: PublicationReport#: 37089Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Anderson,James ;
Gray,Cheryl W.
This overview of health financing tools,
policies and trends--with a particular focus on challenges
facing developing countries--provides the basis for
effective policy-making....
Type: PublicationReport#: 37091Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Gottret,Pablo ;
Schieber,George
This study reviews the recent
developments in capital markets and institutional investors
in Russia, and examines the policy challenges ahead for the
development of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 37266Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Kantur Ozenci,Zeynep ;
Krasnov,Evgeny ;
Noel,Michel Desire R ;
Rutledge, Sue
Capital markets in Latin America look
particularly underdeveloped when considering the many
efforts undertaken to improve the macroeconomic environment
and to reform...
Type: PublicationReport#: 37892Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Schmukler,Sergio L. ;
De La Torre,Augusto
Network diasporas are but the latest
bridge connecting developing economy insiders, with their
risk-mitigating knowledge and connections, to outsiders in
command of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36585Date: May 30, 2006Author:
Kuznetsov, Yevgeny [editor]
This volume reports on a conference held
by the World Bank's independent Operations Evaluation
Department (OED) to discuss the Bank's rote in global
program partnerships....
Type: PublicationReport#: 36614Date: May 30, 2006Author:
Lele,Uma ;
Weaving, Rachel Vernon
The Annual Bank Conference on
Development Economics (ABCDE) is one of the world's
best-known series of conferences for the presentation and
discussion of new knowledge...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36336Date: May 22, 2006Author:
Bourguignon, Francois [editor] ;
Pleskovic, Boris [editor] ;
van der Gaag, Jacques [editor]
Since the publication of the first
edition of "Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan
Africa" (report no. 9784 (1991)), many new sources of
health and demographic information...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36305Date: May 22, 2006Author:
Bos, Eduard R. [editor] ;
Jamison, Dean T. [editor] ;
Baingana, Florence [editor] ;
Feacham, Richard G. A [editor] ;
Makgoba, Malegapuru [editor] ;
Hofman, Karen J. [editor] ;
Rogo, Khama O. [editor]
Over the past two decades China's
growth has been rapid, social indicators have improved, and
poverty levels have inched downward. However, widening
inequality, increasing...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36215Date: May 9, 2006Author:
Nabeshima,Kaoru ;
Yusuf,Shahid
Improving Access to Finance for
India's Rural Poor examines the current level and
pattern of access to finance for India's rural
households, evaluates various approaches...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36448Date: May 1, 2006Author:
Basu,Priya
The report provides an overview of
trends in poverty and human development indicators during
the last two decades. It shows that the substantial progress
in reducing...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36201Date: April 20, 2006Author:
Iqbal,Farrukh
One decade remains to meet the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that the international
community set out in 2000. Yet the world is still far from
achieving the MDGs....
Type: PublicationReport#: 35899Date: April 20, 2006
This volume is a single up-to-date
source on the entire global epidemiology of diseases,
injuries and risk factors with a comprehensive statement of
methods and a complete...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36401Date: April 2, 2006Author:
Ezzati, Majid [editor] ;
Jamison, Dean T. [editor] ;
Lopez, Alan D. [editor] ;
Mathers, Colin D. [editor] ;
Murray, Christopher J. L. [editor]
Relying on contributions from the
International Movement ATD Fourth World, this book deals
with questions such as: What does it mean to live in
poverty, and especially...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36337Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Wodon,Quentin T.
Firms have employed strategic alliances
with other firms to effectively manage costs, overcome
resource and technology constraints, and enhance competitive
position....
Type: PublicationReport#: 35923Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Gallardo,Joselito ;
Goldberg,Michael J. ;
Randhawa,Bikki
The study examines the child labour
phenomenon in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region
from a gender perspective. It represents part of a broader
effort to improve...
Type: PublicationReport#: 64539Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Guarcello, L. ;
Henschel, B. ;
Lyon, S. ;
Rosati, F. ;
Valdivia, C.
This paper lays out the big issues that
affect regional cooperation and development in the wider
Central Asia region, and analyzes in greater detail areas
where there...
Type: PublicationReport#: 35922Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Byrd, William ;
Raiser, Martin ;
Dobronogov, Anton ;
Kitain, Alexander
The Annual World Bank Conference on
Development Economics (ABCDE) brings together the worlds
leading scholars and development practitioners for a lively
debate on state-of-the-art...
Type: PublicationReport#: 35518Date: March 14, 2006Author:
Bourguignon, Francois [editor] ;
Pleskovic, Boris [editor]
This volume studies the role of natural
resources in development and economic diversification. It
brings together a variety of analytical perspectives,
ranging from...
Type: PublicationReport#: 37893Date: March 1, 2006Author:
Lederman, Daniel [editor] ;
Maloney, William F. [editor]
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: March 1, 2006Author:
Nanta, Hyoe ;
Roman,Annette
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