In recent years, electronic finance,
especially online banking, and brokerage services, has
reshaped the financial landscape. This paper reviews these
developments,...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP431Date: March 31, 2002Author:
Claessens, Stijn ;
Glaessner, Thomas ;
Klingebiel, Daniela
The report presents the macroeconomic
setting, and fiscal developments in the 1990s in Croatia, a
country facing an unparalleled opportunity towards
sustainable growth,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 24003Date: March 31, 2002
Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs)
are becoming an increasingly important segment of the
financial system in some developing countries. This book
aims to create...
Type: PublicationReport#: 24893Date: March 31, 2002Author:
Carmichael, Jeffrey ;
Pomerleano, Michael
This qualitative assessment of poverty
in Albania seeks to deepen the understanding of poverty in
the country, first, by involving poor Albanians in a process
of exploring...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP520Date: March 31, 2002Author:
De Soto, Hermine ;
Gordon, Peter ;
Gedeshi, Ilir ;
Sin
Attacking persistent poverty in low- and
middle-income countries is the greatest single challenge
facing the global development community as the world moves
forward...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23959Date: March 31, 2002
Poverty in Zimbabwe increased
significantly during the 1990s, and it increased in all
sectors of the economy. In the middle of the decade, more
than 60 percent of Zimbabwean...
Type: PublicationReport#: 24052Date: March 31, 2002Author:
Alwang, Jeffrey ;
Mills, Bradford F. ;
Taruvinga, Ne
This Standard Bidding Documents for
Works (SBDW) has been prepared by the World Bank for use by
borrowers in the procurement of admeasurement (unit price or
rate) type...
Type: PublicationReport#: 14463Date: March 31, 2002
Investing in every child at an early age
is an investment in human, and economic development for all.
Children born in poverty are far more likely to grow
undeveloped...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23949Date: March 31, 2002Author:
Young, Mary Eming [editor] ;
Mustard, J. Fraser ;
va
This study evaluates short- and medium-
term corporate governance issues impacting companies
involved in ownership diversification in China. It examines
problems associated...
Type: PublicationReport#: 24887Date: March 31, 2002Author:
Brefort,Loup J. ;
Tenev,Stoyan Valtchev ;
Zhang,Chunlin
The report examines the gender
dimensions of alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related
problems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. It
finds that alcohol...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP435Date: March 1, 2002Author:
Claeson,Mariam ;
Correia,Maria C. ;
Pyne,Hnin Hnin
This book is about a collection of
speeches delivered since Nicholas Stern became Chief
Economist of the World Bank in July 2000. They reflect
insights that Mr. Stern...
Type: PublicationReport#: 26059Date: March 1, 2002Author:
Stern,Nicholas H.
By most indicators the Slovak Republic
has achieved a high level of human and social development.
Despite the country's generally high living standards
and overall level...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23976Date: February 28, 2002Author:
Revenga, Ana ;
Silva-Jauregui, Carlos ;
Haulikova, L
The study documents, and reviews the
Chilean experience in rural telecommunications, by focusing
on the principles, practical organization, basic design, and
outstanding...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP430Date: February 28, 2002Author:
Wellenius,Bjorn
This report is the successor to the
Country Economic Memorandum for Tanzania prepared in 1996
(World Bank 1996). The 1996 memorandum focused on the
challenge of reforms...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23738Date: February 28, 2002
This report reviews growth trends in
Armenia for the period 1994-2000, outlines major weaknesses
of existing development patterns, and suggests a package of
policy recommendations...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23786Date: February 28, 2002
This publication presents general
principles and methodologies that are applicable across
sectors, including quantitative risk analysis. It provides
both theory and...
The study reviews the performance of
four transition countries - Albania, Azerbaijan, the Kyrgyz
Republic, and Moldova - in the areas of private, and
financial sector...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP429Date: January 31, 2002Author:
Siegelbaum, Paul J. ;
Sherif, Khaled ;
Borish, Micha
Societies and economies around the world
are becoming more integrated. Integration is the result of
reduced costs of transport, lower trade barriers, faster
communication...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23591Date: January 31, 2002
Substantial improvement has been done by
the Bank in its environmental performance since 1987. The
Bank focused on the environment as a new area of activity,
and it...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23952Date: January 31, 2002Author:
Liebenthal, Andres [editor]
Over the seven-year period covered by
this review, the International Development Association (IDA)
significantly enhanced its relevance, and improved its
portfolio performance,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23958Date: January 31, 2002Author:
Gwin, Catherine [editor]
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