This paper provides both an assessment
of the legislative/ institutional and enforcement
effectiveness of the competition framework of the four
MERCOSUR (the "Common...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP385Date: September 30, 1997Author:
Rowat, Malcolm ;
Lubrano, Michele ;
Porrata, Rafael, Jr.
Most of the papers in Parts 1 through 5
of this volume were presented at the tenth OECD
(Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Advisory Group on Privatization...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17078Date: September 30, 1997Author:
Lieberman, Ira W. ;
Nestor, Stilpon S. ;
Desai, Raj M. [ Editors ]
Private participation in infrastructure
has moved to the top of the political, economic, and social
agendas of a growing number of countries. The focus of the
debate...
Type: PublicationReport#: 18222Date: September 30, 1997Author:
Tilmes, Klaus [Co-ordinator]
For China, swift growth and structural
change, while resolving many problems, have created new
challenges: employment insecurity, growing inequality,
stubborn poverty,...
Since 1978 China's economy has
produced economic growth rates making it one of the fastest
growing economies. In the same period, China's
environment has deteriorated...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17089Date: September 30, 1997Author:
Johnson, Todd M. ;
Liu, Feng ;
Newfarmer, Richard
This case study surveys the educational
services provided by the private sector in Kenya, identifies
the major issues, and discusses a possible role for the
World Bank...
Type: PublicationReport#: IFD32Date: September 30, 1997Author:
Karmokolias, Yannis ;
Maas, Jacob van Lutsenburg
This is a study of China's national
long-term food security, focusing on how China will avoid
national chronic grain shortages that, in the past, have led
to widespread...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17086Date: September 30, 1997Author:
Ross-Larsen, Bruce [editor]
This is an update to the FY96 benchmark
Public Expenditure Review (PER) and the first one of such
updates that will be prepared annually. This PER Update
focuses on...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17690Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Bangladesh Field Office
The global rubber industry is in a
growth phase where competition is intense. It is a critical
period for the industry where fundamental changes are taking
place in...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP370Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Ali, Ridwan ;
Choudhry, Yusuf A. ;
Lister, Douglas W.
This study is a follow up of the report
"Sri Lanka Tree Crops Strategy" (report no.
12356-CE). This study identifies some of the major strengths
and weaknesses of Sri...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP368Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Ali, Ridwan ;
Choudhry, Yusuf A. ;
Lister, Douglas W.
The task of monitoring Africa's
development progress and aid flows requires basic empirical
data that can be readily used by analysts. This volume
presents the available...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17139Date: August 31, 1997
The Mexican peso crisis in 1994 brought
about gloom, anxiety, and uncertainty in the LAC (Latin
America and Caribbean) region. There is a general awareness
among policymakers...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17079Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Burki, Shahid Javed ;
Perry, Guillermo E.
By 1996, the state had transferred most
of the agricultural land in Ukraine to collective and
private ownership, but 40% still remains in state ownership.
The individual...
This study examines poverty and
inequality in East Asia and the Pacific. Chapter 1 briefly
reviews recent economic growth in East Asia as background to
the analysis...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17036Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Ahuja, Vinod ;
Bidani, Benu ;
Ferreira, Francisco ;
Wa
Increased energy consumption, generally
linked to an improved standard of living in many Asian
countries, also presages serious environmental consequences
at the local,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17108Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Downing, Robert J. ;
Ramankutty, Ramesh ;
Shah, Jitendra J.
Inflation has plagued many of the
developing countries in which IFC operates. In addition to
the many real effects that inflation can have on an economy,
it is also...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17077Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Whittington, Geoffrey ;
Singh, Ajit ;
Saporta, Victoria
Cofinanced public extension in
Nicaragua. Reconsidering agricultural extension.
Globalization and inequality: past and present. The
policymaking uses of multitopic household...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17527Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Williamson, Jeffrey G. ;
Grosh, Margaret E. ;
Thobani, Mateen ;
Bindlish, Vishva ;
Evenson, Robert E. ;
Umali-Deininger, Dina ;
Keynan, Gabriel ;
Olin, Manuel ;
Dinar, Ariel ;
Picciotto,Robert ;
Anderson, Jock R.
The theme of this book is the interplay
of geography, size, and industrial structure in determining
the industrial vigor of cities. At any point in time, a
city's economic...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17110Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Yusuf,Shahid ;
Weiping, Wu
The papers presented in this book were
originally written as background papers to the World
Bank's World Development Report 1994: Infrastructure
for Development. The...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17148Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Mody, Ashoka [editor]
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