Mining and industrial activities, if
poorly managed, can damage the environment and leave behind
contaminated materials which release pollutants for many
years after...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP398Date: March 31, 1998Author:
Ayres, Wendy S. ;
Anderson, Kathleen ;
Hanrahan, David
This report provides information on a
series of associated analyses done on how climate change
impacts on the agricultural system in India. The analysis
features the...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP402Date: March 31, 1998Author:
Dinar, Ariel ;
Mendelsohn, Robert ;
Evenson, Robert ;
Parikh, Jyoti ;
Sanghi, Apurva ;
Kumar, Kavi ;
McKinsey, James ;
Lonergan, Stephen
This report of the proceedings of the
Second Annual Bank Conference on Development in Latin
America and the Caribbean (ABCD-LAC) focuses on prospects
for reducing poverty...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17563Date: March 31, 1998Author:
Burki, Shahid Javed ;
Aiyer, Sri-Ram ;
Hommes, Rudolf [editors]
This report is the third in a series of
World Bank Middle East and North Africa Economic Studies.
The present study is devoted to Egypt, summarizing its
recent economic...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17765Date: March 31, 1998
El Salvador has recorded impressive
overall economic growth in the 1990s, averaging 6.7
percentage during 1991-95. However, during this period,
agricultural growth has...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17686Date: March 31, 1998
This bibliography is a review of
available information on indicators of sustainable land
management and land quality available in the scientific
literature and on the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17630Date: March 31, 1998Author:
Dumanski, Julian ;
Gameda, Samuel ;
Pieri, Christian
This paper aims to raise the awareness
among policymakers of hydrogeological processes in urban
areas, to highlight key urban groundwater issues, to provide
a framework...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP390Date: March 31, 1998Author:
Foster, Stephen ;
Lawrence, Adrian ;
Morris, Brian
Most privatization programs outside the
transition economies take a case-by-case approach.
Governments move control of state enterprises to the private
sector, usually...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP403Date: March 31, 1998Author:
Welch, Dick ;
Fremond, Olivier
This paper uses data from the 1992-93
Vietnam Living Standards Survey (VLSS) to examine the nature
of private schooling in Vietnam. Although the number of
private schools...
Type: PublicationReport#: LSM132Date: March 31, 1998Author:
Glewwe, Paul ;
Patrinos, Harry Anthony
This book examines the links between the
emergence of privatization as an important development
policy in emerging markets and the rapid growth of equity
markets in...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17729Date: March 31, 1998Author:
Lieberman, Ira W. [editor] ;
Kirkness, Christopher
This paper explores the impact of six
non-communicable chronic diseases (NCCDs) on the decision to
retire among men and women aged 45-85 in Jamaica using the
1991 and...
This paper arose out of interest in the
broader implications of droughts in African countries and in
particular, the droughts of Southern Africa in the
mid-1990s. Although...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP401Date: March 31, 1998Author:
Benson, Charlotte ;
Clay, Edward
Child labor is a global issue. An
estimated 250 million children are working worldwide. This
paper proposes that the World Bank take stronger action to
help address...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17418Date: February 28, 1998Author:
Fallon, Peter ;
Tzannatos, Zafiris
The study examines the economic and
financial incentives for forest users in India to
participate in Joint Forest Management (JFM) arrangements -
forest resource management...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP394Date: February 28, 1998Author:
Hill, I. ;
Shields, Dermot
As part of education and public sector
reforms, many countries are decentralizing the financing and
administration of education services to regional, local, or
school...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17436Date: February 28, 1998Author:
Gaynor, Cathy
Creating a legal framework for economic
development. The domestic benefits of tropical forests: a
critical review. Poverty in Russia during the transition: an
overview....
Type: PublicationReport#: 17528Date: February 28, 1998Author:
Posner, Richard A. ;
Chomitz, Kenneth M. ;
Klugman, Jeni ;
Kumari, Kanata ;
Braithwaite, Jeanine ;
Rama, Martin ;
Dar, Amit ;
Gill, Indermit S. ;
Bale, Malcolm ;
Dale, Tony ;
Schick, Allen ;
Vincent, Jeffrey R. ;
Gillis, Malcolm ;
Hyde, William F.
Many developing countries have launched
ambitious privatization programs to improve. A universal
concern in this process is that privatization will cause
major job losses...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP396Date: February 28, 1998Author:
Kikeri,Sunita
This report has two objectives. First,
it provides a brief review of recent trends and key policy
issues in strengthening national agricultural research
systems - broadly...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17413Date: February 28, 1998Author:
Byerlee, Derek ;
Alex, Gary E.
Participatory Poverty Assessments (PPAs)
use participatory research methods to understand poverty
from the perspective of the poor by focusing on their
realities, needs,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 19083Date: February 28, 1998Author:
Robb, Caroline M.
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