The main objective of this study was to
determine the market potential for photo-voltaic systems in
the remote areas of China, particularly in villages without
access...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP492Date: December 31, 2000Author:
Voravate, Tuntivate ;
Barnes, Douglas F. ;
Bogach, V. Susan
This book helps us to understand
development economics in light of the past
half-century's experience of development thought and
practice. This volume is an outgrowth...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21747Date: December 31, 2000Author:
Meier, Gerald M. ;
Stiglitz, Joseph E. [editors]
This is an overview of the Global
Economic Prospects (GEP) 2001, the Bank~^!!^s yearly report
on prospects for developing countries. The summary provides
analysis and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 27779Date: December 31, 2000Author:
World Bank
Technological innovations and the
dismantling of trade barriers over the past decade have
contributed to an acceleration of growth in global trade.
This acceleration...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21596Date: December 31, 2000Author:
Shaw, William ;
Dadush, Uri ;
Timmer, Hans ;
Aksoy, At
There is already a large consensus in
Slovenia for involving the private sector in communal
infrastructure financing. However, there is presently no
global strategy...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP483Date: December 31, 2000Author:
MRAK, MOJMIR
This report investigates the tolls that
overpopulation and poverty often take on historic cities and
sacred sites. More importantly, it demonstrates that taking
care...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21711Date: December 31, 2000Author:
Serageldin, Ismail ;
Shluger, Ephim ;
Martin-Brown, Joan [editors]
This paper provides an introduction to
the concept of, and tools used in City Poverty Assessments.
There is no standard content to such assessments; rather,
they need...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP490Date: December 1, 2000Author:
Hentschel,Jesko S. ;
Seshagiri,Radha
In recognition of the fundamental
importance of an appropriate regulatory environment to
accelerate connectivity, and access to information services,
this handbook provides...
Type: PublicationReport#: 24742Date: November 30, 2000Author:
Intven, Hank [editor] ;
Oliver, Jeremy ;
Sepulveda, Edgardo
This report reviews the status of bank
restructuring and privatization, examines the ongoing
efforts to design and implement a coherent strategy to
workout the large...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21440Date: November 30, 2000
This Country Framework Report for the
Philippines is one of the first in a series of country
reviews aimed at improving the environment for private
sector involvement...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21441Date: November 30, 2000Author:
Baietti, Aldo ;
Muir, Russell ;
Schwartz, Jordan ;
Gra
This strategy paper takes stock of the
Banks' recent work on governance, public sector
institutional reform, and capacity building (particularly in
core public institutions)...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21439Date: November 30, 2000
This study attempts to evaluate various
aspects of international competitiveness of the four more
developed transition countries in Central and Eastern
Europe--the Czech...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP482Date: November 30, 2000Author:
Havlik, Peter
Reducing poverty is a complex and
difficult challenge. Poverty has many dimensions. It
certainly involves lack of human and physical assets and
inadequate material means...
Type: PublicationReport#: 33251Date: November 30, 2000Author:
Granzow, Sandra
The role of partnerships in development
has become a major concern among development players in the
last decade. This is primarily due to the changing roles of
different...
Type: PublicationReport#: 34289Date: November 1, 2000Author:
Malombe,Joyce M.
This report examines the design of
telecommunications legislation in countries with
transitional and developing economies engaged in
liberalizing and privatizing their...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP489Date: October 31, 2000Author:
Schwarz, Tim ;
Satola, David
Disparities between men and women in
basic rights, access to resources, and power to determine
their own lives continue to exist in virtually all countries
in the world....
Type: PublicationReport#: 21492Date: October 31, 2000Author:
King,Elizabeth M. ;
Mason,Andrew D.
This evaluation was conducted jointly by
the Operations Evaluation Department (OED) and Global
Environment Facility (GEF). It examines the degree to which
Global Environment...
Type: PublicationReport#: 20627Date: October 31, 2000Author:
Campbell, J. Gabriel ;
Martin, Alejandra
The report briefly outlines discussions
held at the Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM)
Workshop, and the conceptual underpinnings of INRM, defined
as a development-oriented...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21141Date: October 31, 2000
The changing dynamics of the forest
sector and the global economy prompted World Bank President
James Wolfensohn to launch the CEO forum and the World
Bank/World Wide...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21595Date: October 31, 2000Author:
Lele, Uma ;
Kumar, Nalini ;
Husain, Syed Arif ;
Zazueta, Aaron ;
Kelly, Lauren
During the past decade, the need for
effective targeted programs that provide significant support
to the poor within tightening budget constraints has become
more apparent...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21089Date: October 31, 2000Author:
Bigman, David ;
Fofack, Hippolyte
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