Over the last three decades, a large and
increasing divergence in saving rates occurred: they doubled
in East Asia, stagnated in Latin America, and collapsed in
sub-Saharan...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP354Date: January 31, 1997Author:
Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus ;
Serven, Luis
These proceedings provide an account of
a roundtable discussion on the subject of "External
Shocks and Currency Boards: How Much Pain? How Much
Gain?" held at the World...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16251Date: January 31, 1997Author:
Calvo,Guillermo A. ;
Corden, W. Max ;
Fischer,Stanley ;
Perry, Guillermo E. [editor] ;
Walters, Sir Alan ;
Williamson, John
Reducing poverty in developing countries
is one of the most persistent challenge facing the world
today. The governments and civil societies of developing
countries...
Type: PublicationReport#: 22381Date: January 31, 1997
To develop a better understanding of the
mixed performance of foreign direct investment (FDI) in
privatization programs worldwide, the Foreign Investment
Advisory Service...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16217Date: January 31, 1997Author:
Megyery, Kathy ;
Sader, Frank
This books analyzes and evaluates
evidence concerning the influence of external protectionism
and Africa's domestic policies on the region's
trade performance. Sub-Saharan...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16313Date: January 31, 1997Author:
Yeats, Alexander J. ;
Amjadi, Azita ;
Reincke, Ulrich ;
Francis Ng
These articles, initially presented at
the Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics,
held April 25-26, 1996, address four themes: banking
failures as crises...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16327Date: January 31, 1997Author:
Bruno, Michael ;
Pleskovic, Boris [editors]
This report describes the World
Bank's successful interventions in three international
river basins-- the Indus, the Mekong, and the Aral Sea --to
foster riparian cooperation...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP335Date: January 31, 1997Author:
Kirmani, Syed ;
Le Moigne, Guy
How international exchange, technology,
and institutions affect workers : an introduction; by Ishac
Diwan, and Michael Walton. Learning by trading and the
returns to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 26449Date: January 31, 1997Author:
Syrquin, Moshe [editor] ;
Diwan, Ishac ;
Walton, Mic
This book approaches privatization from
a multidisciplinary and multisectoral point of view,
emphasizing the process' legal and policy dimensions.
It draws on the experience...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16305Date: January 31, 1997Author:
Guislain, Pierre
This report contains financial
statements for the International Bank for Reconstruction,
the International Development Association, and the Interim
Trust Fund for the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 18481Date: January 1, 1997Author:
Deloitte, Touche, Tohmatsu, International
Letter from Vice President Al Gore.
President's letter. Overview: the Bank's
environment community takes stock. Solving the water crisis
together: the global water partnership....
Type: PublicationReport#: 17631Date: January 1, 1997Author:
Agarwal, Anil ;
Wolfensohn, James D. ;
Gore, Al ;
Osbo
The first chapter presents an overview
of China's capital markets, and their role in the
Chinese economy. The next chapter describes and evaluates
the framework of regulation...
Type: PublicationReport#: 43619Date: January 1, 1997Author:
Kumar, Anjali; Jun, Kwang; Saunders,
Anthony; Se
This book collects speeches made by
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency's (MIGA)
Executive Director, Mr. Akira Iida, on various occasions.
In these speeches, the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16862Date: January 1, 1997Author:
IIDA, AKIRA
This case of Freedonia forms an integral
part of the World Bank Institute communication strategy
programs' courses in investigative journalism. It
focuses on a)the need...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21219Date: January 1, 1997Author:
Larsen, Alex ;
Ytzen, Flemming ;
Norris, Alex ;
MacDonnell, Rod
This case of Freedonia forms an integral
part of the World Bank Institute communication strategy
programs' courses in investigative journalism. It
focuses on a)the need...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21219Date: January 1, 1997Author:
Larsen, Alex ;
Ytzen, Flemming ;
Norris, Alex ;
MacDonnell, Rod
Some see the twentieth century as
roughly divided in the middle. They see the first half as an
era of imperialism, economic fluctuation and collapse, and
massive global...
Type: PublicationReport#: 57875Date: January 1, 1997Author:
Kapur,Devesh ;
Lewis, John P. ;
Webb,Richard C.
Recognizing that there are many diverse
pathways to reach the goal of global sustainability and that
much can be gained from exploring as many of those pathways
as possible,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 21528Date: January 1, 1997
The policy statements in this
compilation were made by Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Chairman Ismail Serageldin at
International...
Type: PublicationReport#: 45369Date: January 1, 1997Author:
Serageldin, Ismail;
This fall issue of the annual review on
the environment looks back on the World Bank's
environmental work in the fiscal year 1997, and highlights
the upcoming challenges...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17632Date: January 1, 1997Author:
Watson, Robert T. ;
Mercier, Jean-Roger ;
Crooks, Rob ;
Braccio, Ralph ;
Mahar, Dennis ;
Partridge, William ;
Collier, J. B. ;
Brandon, Carter ;
Hanson, Todd ;
Oliveira,Letitia ;
Redwood, John, 3rd ;
Steeds, David ;
Davis, Sandy ;
Assaf, Susan ;
Tynan, Ellen ;
Rahill, Bilal ;
Feinstein, Charles ;
Payton, Odil Tunali ;
Dixon, John ;
Pagiola, Stefano ;
Aycrigg, Maria ;
Hirji, Rafik ;
Lovei, Magda ;
Bond, Andrew
Some see the twentieth century as
roughly divided in the middle. They see the first half as an
era of imperialism, economic fluctuation and collapse, and
massive global...
Type: PublicationReport#: 57875Date: January 1, 1997Author:
Kapur,Devesh ;
Lewis, John P. ;
Webb,Richard C.
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