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.
This technical report provides a
comprehensive analysis of the technical and financial
parameters that have to be considered in formulating
policies to reduce the disparities...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP359Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Kayani, Rogati ;
Dymond, Andrew
Poverty in India, like its population,
is predominantly rural but remarkably responsive to economic
growth. As the economy grows, poverty diminishes, faster
when growth...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17049Date: June 30, 1997
This book aims at assisting policymakers
and practitioners in developing countries, as well as staff
members of international organizations interested in
exploring alternative...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17047Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Patrinos, Harry Anthony ;
Ariasingam, David Lakshm
This review evaluates the overall
relevance, efficacy, and efficiency of the World Bank's
assistance to Poland. During 1986-89 the Bank carried out
comprehensive reviews...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17076Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Landau,Luis
This report, a product of a World Bank
research project reviewing macroeconomic experiences of 18
developing countries, focuses on Colombia between 1962 -
1990. Colombia...
This document presents a set of Living
Standard Measurement Study (LSMS) questionnaires that have
been developed for use in the Russian-speaking countries of
the former...
Type: PublicationReport#: LSM130Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Oliver,Raylynn
It has now been 5 years since most of
the countries of the world committed to the policies and
programs for environmentally sustainable development laid
out at the Rio...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16702Date: June 30, 1997
This document offers guidelines for
development in arid lands where pastoralism is practiced. It
focuses on natural resource management (NRM) on arid
rangelands used...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP365Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Pratt, David John ;
Le Gall, Francois ;
de Haan, Cor
This volume consists of four parts: 1)
"World Bank Group - Portfolio of Projects to Protect
the Environment" lists projects with primarily
environmental objectoives...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17688Date: June 30, 1997
The National Evaluation System of Public
Sector Performance (SYNERGY) is now being put in place in
Colombia by the Special Division for Evaluation (SDE) at the
Department...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17042Date: June 30, 1997
The major emphasis of this study is on
lead exposure from the exhaust of vehicles using leaded
gasoline in Central and Eastern Europe. It was undertaken
as a first...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17039Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Lovei,Magda
The purpose of this book is to inform
education policymakers, planners, and practitioners about
international experience in the legal aspects of
decentralizing basic...
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