This paper examines the labor market
dynamics of six CEE countries over the last 10 years, paying
special attention to the nature of labor market institutions
these...
Based on more than 240 real-life
examples in over 60 countries, Developing Value is the first
large-scale study analyzing the business case for
sustainability in emerging...
Type: PublicationReport#: 24704Date: January 1, 2002Author:
Cowe, Roger ;
Ethos Institute ;
SustainAbility
This study examines how environmental
issues have been addressed in the water sector in Brazil,
within the context of activities of the Federal Government,
generally,...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP532Date: January 1, 2002Author:
Margulis, Sergio ;
Hughes, Gordon ;
Gambrill, Martin
Despite social, and economic diversity
within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region,
social protection systems share common characteristics. This
report develops...
Type: PublicationReport#: 24560Date: January 1, 2002
This analyzes, based on more than
seventy company case studies across 13 Russian regions
during the spring, summer, and fall of 2000, and the summer
of 2001, examines...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP434Date: January 1, 2002Author:
Broadman, Harry G. [editor] ;
Dutz, Mark ;
Vagliasin
There are serious shortcomings in the
supply and use of information needed for policy making in
the forestry sectors of developing countries. The main
weakness is the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63041Date: January 1, 2002Author:
Janz, K. ;
Persson, R.
The first World Bank Economists'
Forum was held on May 3-4, 1999. The forum attempts to
answer these questions: How do you recognize a hidden fiscal
crisis? When capital...
Type: PublicationReport#: 22086Date: January 1, 2002Author:
Devarajan, Shantayanan ;
Rogers, F. Halsey ;
Squire, Lyn [editors]
Nothing impacts the welfare of
individuals and households more directly than employment and
earnings opportunities. In developing countries, labor
market reform is a...
Type: PublicationReport#: 24618Date: January 1, 2002Author:
Gill, Indermit ;
Montenegro, Claudio E. ;
Domeland, Dorte
This volume reports on research projects
initiated, under way, or completed in fiscal 2001 (July 1,
2000, through June 30, 2001). The abstracts in the volume
describe,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 24897Date: December 31, 2001
This report consists of a collection of
case studies from Latin America combining qualitative and
quantitative research methods for the analysis of poverty
within a...
This updated manual for the selection of
consulting services, takes into account the gradual shift
from traditional design services of physical works, to
assistance...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23415Date: December 31, 2001
The study reviews the macroeconomic
developments in the Kyrgyz Republic following the collapse
of the Soviet Union, when adjustments were required since
output fell...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23404Date: December 31, 2001
This document is an expanded version of
the paper published in 2000 under the title "Trade and
Transport Facilitation: An Audit Methodology." It seeks
to improve the...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP427Date: December 31, 2001Author:
Raven,John A.
The study documents how people living in
poor urban communities in Guatemala perceive violence.
Specifically, it identifies the categories of violence
affecting poor...
The report summarizes the work of the
Bank, as outlined in the Environment strategy, that
addresses client countries with environmental challenges,
and, aims at ensuring...
Type: PublicationReport#: 27948Date: December 30, 2001
This report provides recommendations on
how to better manage ongoing changes in livestock
development. First, it presents an overview of the main
trends that can be...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23241Date: November 30, 2001Author:
De Haan, Cornelis ;
Van Veen, Tjaart Schillhorn ;
Br
The study overviews the most relevant,
current intergovernmental fiscal issues in the Czech
Republic, centered on the options available to prod policy
planning. Fragmentation...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP517Date: November 30, 2001Author:
Oliveira, Joao do Carmo ;
Martinez-Vasquez, Jorge
The term "development finance
institutions" (DFI) encompasses no only government
development banks, but also nongovernmental micro-finance
organizations, that match...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23037Date: October 31, 2001Author:
Schreiner, Mark ;
Yaron, Jacob
The study reviews recent labor market
developments in Poland, examining the factors behind the
rise in unemployment, and, proposing actions that should
contribute to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23033Date: October 31, 2001
In response to emerging epidemiological
evidence of the toxicity of diesel vehicular emissions,
there is growing interest in substituting conventional
diesel with much...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP516Date: October 31, 2001Author:
Kojima, Masami
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