The eight case-study countries in this
report--Bolivia, Colombia, Indonesia, Jamaica, Korea,
Mexico, Morocco, Turkey--provide a laboratory for studying
tax reform in...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17284Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Thirsk, Wayne [editor]
The ecological survey focused on three
groups of forests identified in preparing the
government's Forestry Project. 20 forests (52,000 ha)
without access roads 14 forests...
Tremendous growth in the human
population, numbers of vehicles, and industrial development
in the Jabotabek region have led to a significant
deterioration in air quality...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP379Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Shah, Jitendra J. ;
Nagpal, Tanvi [editors]
This paper presents a situation analysis
of small scale enterprises in Zimbabwe, examines the
constraints faced by them, describes some of the changes
that have taken...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP379Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Kapoor, Kapil ;
Mugwara, Doris ;
Chidavaenzi, Isaac
This discussion paper shows the need for
Poland to shift the emphasis of current policy from social
issues to initiatives which will lead to an increase in
competitiveness....
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP383Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Christensen, Garry ;
Lacroix, Richard
This report reviews progress in
implementation of the World Bank's poverty reduction
strategy, updating the more comprehensive report for fiscal
1995, Poverty Reduction...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17380Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Subbarao, K. ;
Suebsaeng, Parita
This volume summarizes the practice of
using water markets to improve the efficiency of water use.
The water sector is in a state of transition. In the past,
water was...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17282Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Simpson, Larry ;
Ringskog, Klas
Eighty percent of the Metro Manila
population live in areas where the national standard for air
quality is exceeded, where average TSP (total suspended
particle) concentrations...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP380Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Shah, Jitendra J. ;
Nagpal, Tanvi [editors]
This volume reports on the findings of a
conference on managing government exposure to private
infrastructure projects. The transfer of risk to private
operators should...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17322Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Irwin, Timothy ;
Klein, Michael ;
Perry, Guillermo E. ;
Thobani, Mateen [editors]
This report aims to assist policymakers
in designing and implementing policies, in monitoring and
devising management tools to restore air quality in Mumbai
(Bombay),...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP381Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Shah, Jitendra J. ;
Nagpal, Tanvi [editors]
This study seeks to find out to what
extent the transformation of the Central and Eastern
European nations to market, private sector economies
diverted foreign direct...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17280Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Michalet, Charles-Albert
This summary report reviews the
implementation progress achieved by the World Bank's
poverty reduction strategy, assessing the progress during
fiscal 1996, and 1997....
Type: PublicationReport#: 17809Date: December 31, 1997
Social funds have become an important
instrument for contributing directly to community well-being
and social cohesion among the poor through the engagement of
community...
This booklet is intended to inform the
business community of the opportunities generated by
Bank-supported projects, to serve as a guide to
understanding the Bank's...
Type: PublicationReport#: 15197Date: November 30, 1997
This report answers the question, Does
paying too much attention to environmental problems slow
economic growth and industrialization? Although the
Asia/Pacific region...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17298Date: November 30, 1997Author:
Hughes, Gordon ;
Ackermann, Richard ;
Keene, Michelle ;
Lvovsky, Kseniya ;
Nielsen, Tine
This study examines the impact of
India's Public Distribution System (PDS) on poor
households in terms of income gains, reductions in the
incidence and severity of poverty,...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP380Date: November 30, 1997Author:
Radhakrishna, R. ;
Subbarao, K. ;
Indrakant, S. ;
Ravi, C.
This book is based on the final reports
of the Africa Region's Poverty Task Force. It looks at
the poverty profile in sub-Saharan Africa, the roles of
governments and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16354Date: November 30, 1997Author:
van Holst Pellekaan, Jack
This study of six industries in eight
economies examined the role in building industrial
technological capability played by outside sources
particularly technology institutions...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP383Date: November 30, 1997Author:
Goldman, Melvin ;
Ergas, Henry ;
Ralph, Eric ;
Felker,
The objective of this handbook is to
provide a description of practical methods for designing and
executing effective environmental assessments (EAs) to those
who are...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP376Date: November 30, 1997Author:
Tsunokawa, Koji ;
Hoban, Christopher [editors]
Urban Air Quality Management Strategy
(URBAIR) aims to assist in the design and implementation of
policies, monitoring, and management to restore air quality
in Asian...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17370Date: November 30, 1997Author:
Shah, Jitendra J. ;
Nagpal, Tanvi ;
Brandon, Carter
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