The pace of change in the overall
performance of the developing world has not altered markedly
over the past 20 years. The number of people living in
extreme poverty...
Type: PublicationReport#: 56367Date: January 1, 2005
Centre for International Forestry
Research's (CIFOR's) was the first international
research effort that sought to test and compare the
effectiveness of Criteria and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63045Date: January 1, 2005Author:
Spilsbury, Michael J.
The Center for International Forestry
Research (CIFOR) receives its major funding from
governments, international development organizations,
private foundations and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63047Date: January 1, 2005Author:
Spilsbury, Michael J. ;
Haase, Nina
This report addresses the issue of what
publicly-supported programs and external assistance from the
Bank and other agencies can do to accelerate attainment of
targets...
Type: PublicationReport#: 34462Date: January 1, 2005Author:
White,Howard Nial
Infrastructure development has made a
major contribution to East Asia's enviable record on
growth and poverty reduction. However, substantial new
investments in infrastructure...
Type: PublicationReport#: 33526Date: January 1, 2005
The authors examine the impact of growth
of key policy and institutional reforms: macroeconomic
stabilization, trade liberalization, deregulation of
finance, privatization,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 32692Date: January 1, 2005
There has been renewed focus on
financial systems, especially in the light of recent
literature that documents a positive and robust relationship
between development...
Type: PublicationReport#: 31439Date: January 1, 2005Author:
Klapper,Leora ;
Zaidi, Rida
New forces are at work in the
agricultural sector: the growth of markets and private
entrepreneurship, the changing global demand for food and
other agricultural products,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 33425Date: January 1, 2005
This study shows how difficult it is for
Niger to significantly change its expenditure composition in
a short time span. A narrow and volatile domestic resource
base,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 34148Date: January 1, 2005
This book relates the latest chapter in
the story of a remarkable partnership between the worlds of
faith and development, launched in 1998 by Jim Wolfensohn
and then...
This report presents the results of
research undertaken by The World Bank and The Asia
Foundation to identify barriers to trade and investment in
East Java. This activity...
Type: PublicationReport#: 31559Date: January 1, 2005Author:
Budiman, Bido A. ;
Fauzi,Indra Nur ;
Kumoloraras, Haryunani ;
Latief, Ferry D. ;
Rustiani,Frida ;
Gunardi,Harry Seldadyo ;
Sulistyo,Megawati ;
Surya Putra, R. Alam
The principal obstacles to environmental
compliance and enforce meant in developing countries resolve
around constraints that are political, economic, and
institutional....
In recent years, the countries of Europe
and Central Asia (ECA) have experienced a marked decline in
investments by international private operators/investors in
local...
Type: PublicationReport#: 32338Date: January 1, 2005Author:
Brzeski,W. Jan ;
Noel,Michel Desire R
Afghanistan has come a long way since
emerging from major conflict in late 2001. Important
political milestones mandated by the Bonn Agreement (two
Loya Jirgas, a new...
Type: PublicationReport#: 31673Date: January 1, 2005
The purpose of this sourcebook is to
enrich and inform the dialog on intergovernmental finance
issues in Central and Eastern Europe. The sourcebook
facilitates direct...
Type: PublicationReport#: 34438Date: January 1, 2005Author:
Conway, Francis J. ;
Desilets,Brien E. ;
Epstein, Peter ;
Frelick, Graeme ;
Pigey,Juliana H. ;
Rosensweig, Fred
In Western democracies, systems of
checks and balances built into government structures have
formed the core of good governance, and have helped empower
citizens for...
Type: PublicationReport#: 34377Date: January 1, 2005Author:
Andrews,Matthew ;
Bird,Richard M. ;
Brixi,Hana ;
Kharas,Homi ;
Mishra,Deepak K. ;
Purohit,Mahesh C. ;
Schacter,Mark J. ;
Shah, Anwar [editor] ;
Von Hagen,Jurgen
This paper provides a strategic overview
of key issues relating to the remittance industry in the
South Asia region. The paper builds on recent research on
remittances...
Type: PublicationReport#: 34359Date: January 1, 2005Author:
Adams, Richard H. Jr. ;
Aggarwal,Reena ;
Maimbo,Samuel Munzele ;
Passas,Nikos
The report highlights the GEF's
work with small island developing states (SIDS) on key
natural resource issues -climate change, biodiversity,
international waters, and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 33338Date: January 1, 2005
By studying the approach of IFC leasing
technical assistance projects implemented to date, the
authors hope to provide a useful reference. This manual
highlights which...
Type: PublicationReport#: 35684Date: January 1, 2005Author:
Fletcher, Matthew ;
Freeman, Rachel ;
Sultanov, Murat ;
Umarov, Umedjan
This document presents the rationale for
addressing HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region (including Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt,
Iran, Iraq,...
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