This paper describes the challenges of
managing lakes and reservoirs and the Bank's support of
these activities. Specifically, it addresses water
pollution, water withdrawals,...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP358Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Ayres, Wendy S. ;
Busia, Awa ;
Dinar, Ariel ;
Hirji, Rafik ;
Lintner, Stephen F. ;
McCalla, Alex F. ;
Robelus, Robert
Poverty comparisons - an increasingly
important starting-point for welfare analysis - are almost
always based on household surveys. They therefore require
that one be...
Type: PublicationReport#: LSM129Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Howes, Steven ;
Lanjouw, Jean Olson
This report documents the growth and
changing character of the protected areas systems of the
Indo-Malayan Realm over the period 1986-96 with a view to:
1) evaluate...
Type: PublicationReport#: 18940Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Asian Bureau for Conservation ;
World Conservation
Mothers' education is often found
to be positively correlated with child health and nutrition
in developing countries, yet the causal mechanisms are
poorly understood....
Type: PublicationReport#: LSM128Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Glewwe,Paul W.
This conference discussed topics
relevant to preventing banking crises in Latin America and
the Caribbean. Its main objective was to discuss origins and
remedies, ultimately...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP360Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Bery, Suman K. ;
Garcia, Valeriano F. [editors]
World Bank assistance to Zambia during
the 1980s and 1990s has been characterized by the
predominance of adjustment lending. Despite this assistance,
Zambia has become...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16415Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Bonnick,Gladstone
This report is the first executive
report on the environment in The Gambia following the
institution of The Gambia Environmental Action Plan (GEAP).
The report does...
China's Trust and Investment
Companies (TICs) developed as providers of credit and
services not offered by the banking system They enjoyed more
flexibility in lending...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP358Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Kumar, Anjali ;
Lardy, Nicholas ;
Selwyn, Susan ;
Pert
This report gives a global view of the
importance of medicinal plants in international development.
It examines issues that are economic, political, legal, and
social;...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP355Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Lambert, John ;
Srivastava, Jitendra ;
Vietmeyer, No
This forest policy review outlines the
significance of Russia's forest resources, key
challenges and opportunities, a sector reform agenda, and
the need for public investment...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16714Date: March 31, 1997
This study explored how poor households
respond to changes in economic circumstances and labor
market conditions, i.e. how the impact has been felt on the
ground." It...
This report analyzes the infrastructure
needed for the region's economies to compete in global
markets. Drawing on international best practice, it proposes
new approaches...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16435Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Smith, Graham R. ;
Shafik, Nemat ;
Guislain, Pierre ;
Reichert, James A.
This case study presents the main
findings from the community of Cisne Dos, in Guayaquil,
Ecuador. The study explored how poor households respond to
changes in economic...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16500Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Moser,Caroline O.
This report argues that to avoid a
crisis of state, Kazakstan needs to reform its state
apparatus and safeguard key public services. It highlights
the ways in which...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16388Date: March 31, 1997
The Operations Evaluation
Department's 22nd Annual Review reports on the results
of 264 completed lending operations evaluated in 1995,
representing disbursements of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16499Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Morra, Linda G. ;
Thumm, Ulrich R. W.
This research paper describes the main
results from the community of Angyalfold, in Budapest,
Hungary. The research is concerned with the strategies
adopted by the urban...
This paper reports findings from surveys
of formal and informal institutions and their clients in
Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania to test hypotheses
explaining...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP356Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Aryeetey, Ernest ;
Hettige, Hemamala ;
Nissanke, Mac
The Operations Evaluation
Department's 22nd Annual Review reports on the results
of 264 completed lending operations evaluated in 1995,
representing disbursements of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16499Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Morra, Linda G. ;
Thumm, Ulrich R. W.
This handbook is designed mainly to
complement Operational Manual statements and regional
guidelines on developing and managing guarantee operations,
particularly in...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16436Date: March 31, 1997
This report summarizes a study by the
Technical Department of the Latin America and the Caribbean
region designed to deepen understanding of innovation in
local government....
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP357Date: March 31, 1997Author:
Campbell, Tim
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