Launched in October 1989, Hatton
National Bank's (HNB) Gami Pubuduwa (GP) or
"village reawakening" program provides banking
services to households in rural and semi-urban...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP369Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Gallardo,Joselito ;
Randhawa,Bikki K. ;
Sacay,Orlando J.
This study provides perhaps the first
attempt to take a comprehensive look at what the process of
integrating South Asia into the world economy has already
accomplished,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17109Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Pigato, Miria ;
Farah, Caroline ;
Itakura, Ken ;
Kwang
This report draws on the experiences of
East Asia (Malaysia, Australia) and elsewhere (India, Chile)
to analyze the impediments to and prospects for private
financing...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17093Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Kohli, Harinder ;
Mody, Ashoka ;
Walton, Michael [e
This paper analyzes the financial and
operating data (1992 to 1995) for more than 6,300 industrial
firms in seven countries in Central and Eastern
Europe--Bulgaria,...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP368Date: August 31, 1997Author:
Pohl, Gerhard ;
Anderson, Robert E. ;
Claessens, Stijn ;
Djankov, Simeon
This publication reviews old and new
technological as well as financial and implementation
options available for wastewater treatment and reuse.
Chapter 2 presents the...
The report complements the paper
"The Condition of Young Children in Sub-Saharan
Africa" (report no. WTP326). This report reviews
current programs and policies across...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP367Date: July 31, 1997Author:
Colletta, Nat J. ;
Reinhold, Amy Jo
This study assesses the challenge for
the Caribbean region: promoting sustainable growth both to
use the opportunities arising from its small size and
physical proximity...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16852Date: July 31, 1997Author:
Webb, Steven B.
Belarus is in a major economic crisis.
The trade deficit has become unsustainable. External
reserves have fallen to negligible levels. The number of
loss-making enterprises...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16863Date: July 31, 1997
This study examines farmer observation,
interpretations of change indicators, and responses made by
farmers to land soil degradation. It also assesses the
impact of...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP370Date: July 31, 1997Author:
Dejene, Alemneh ;
Shishira, Elieho K. ;
Yanda, Pius
This volume contains thirteen papers
presented at the World Bank Conference on Innovations in
Health Care Financing, held in Washington, DC, which
consider the broad...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP365Date: July 31, 1997Author:
Schieber, George J.
This study analyzes the characteristics
and causes of poverty in 15 Caribbean countries -Antigua
& Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica,
Dominican Republic,...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP366Date: July 31, 1997Author:
Baker, Judy L.
Controversy has mounted over the last
two decades about the role of dams in development. In the
1980s proposals for large dams began to be fundamentally
questioned by...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17875Date: July 31, 1997Author:
Dorcey, Tony ;
Steiner, Achim ;
Acreman, Michael ;
Orl
In this book rural development means the
improvement of the economic and social well-being of the
rural population, and improving participation in political
decisions....
Type: PublicationReport#: 17051Date: July 31, 1997Author:
Cleaver,Kevin M.
This volume presents recommendations and
papers presented in an international workshop on seed
policies organized in 1995 by the World Bank. Papers and
discussions at...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP367Date: July 31, 1997Author:
Gisselquist, David ;
Srivastava, Jitendra
Two decades after its original
publication, The Analysis of Household Surveys is reissued
with a new preface by its author, Sir Angus Deaton,
recipient of the 2015 Nobel...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17140Date: July 31, 1997Author:
Deaton,Angus S.
The reforms of the past six years in
India have brought about an unprecedented strong economic
performance: for the third year in a row, GDP is estimated
to have grown...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17382Date: July 31, 1997Author:
Kherous Allaoua,Zoubida
This report evaluates progress in
mainstreaming gender in Bank lending since 1994. It also
examines the integration of gender into project objectives
and analyzes all...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17169Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Murphy, Josette
This discussion paper describes the
regulatory framework adopted in some mature market
economies, and regulatory issues arising in some emerging
markets. Part 1 first...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP362Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Kumar, Anjali [editor] ;
Chuppe, Terry ;
Perttunen,
This report reviews the World
Bank's experience in supporting the development of
national agricultural research and extension systems in
developing countries in the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16851Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Purcell, Dennis L. ;
Anderson, Jock R.
In December 1994, Mexico, a nation
considered a model of economic reform and good financial
health, was suddenly bankrupt. The purpose of this paper is
to discuss in...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17040Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Garcia, Valeriano F.
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