The collapse of central planning and the
opening of the ex-socialist economies of Central and Eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union have had two major
implications...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP279Date: January 31, 1995Author:
Borish, Michael S. ;
Long, Millard F. ;
Noel, Michel
Disaster reduction involves a
combination of measures ranging from hazard, risk, and
vulnerability analysis to policies, regulations, management
plans, standards, insurance,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 14593Date: January 1, 1995Author:
Munasinghe, Mohan ;
Clarke, Caroline [editors] ;
The International Decade for Natural
Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)
The papers in this report have been
grouped around four main topics: a general framework and
specific topics; urban vulnerability issues; the formal and
informal city;...
Type: PublicationReport#: 14955Date: January 1, 1995Author:
Parker, Ronald ;
Kreimer, Alcira ;
Munasinghe, Mohan [editors] ;
The International Decade for Natural
Disaster Reduction(IDNDR)
The Vienna Convention for the protection
of the Ozone Layer 1985 was the starting point for global
cooperation to protect the stratospheric ozone layer. It was
followed...
This book and its companion volume,
"Property Rights and the Environment: Social and
Ecological Issues," concern the institutional
dimensions of environmental sustainability....
Type: PublicationReport#: 14932Date: January 1, 1995Author:
Hanna, Susan ;
Munasinghe, Mohan [editors] ;
The Bei
The countries of the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region face unprecedented challenges.
The pace of change in the global economy has been faster,
prompting the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 15060Date: January 1, 1995Author:
Shafik,Nemat Talaat
The objective of this study is to expand
the knowledge base on private agro processing and marketing
activity in Africa. It seeks to enrich the on-going policy
discussions...
Type: PublicationReport#: 99104Date: January 1, 1995Author:
Jaffee,Steven M. ;
Morton,John
When transition started in Eastern
Europe and Russia, it was clear that unemployment would
emerge and that, at least initially, job losses were likely
to be large given...
Type: PublicationReport#: 13894Date: January 1, 1995Author:
Commander, Simon ;
Coricelli, Fabrizio [editors]
This volume is based on papers prepared
for the International Conference on the Definition and
Measurement of Sustainability: the Biophysical Foundations,
which was...
Type: PublicationReport#: 14835Date: January 1, 1995Author:
Munasinghe, Mohan ;
Shearer, Walter [editors]
Railways are important components of
national transport systems. They have significant
macroeconomic impacts through employment, financial
deficits, service to other...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP269Date: December 31, 1994Author:
Galenson, Alice ;
Thompson, Louis S.
Millions of adults worldwide, especially
women, are unable to read, write, or work the simplest of
arithmetic problems. And yet research confirms that what
common sense...
Type: PublicationReport#: 13864Date: December 31, 1994Author:
Wigg, David
This report provides an overview of
agro-ecological characteristics, the rural household, and
the institutional framework which together determine
Tanzania's agricultural...
Type: PublicationReport#: 13936Date: December 31, 1994Author:
Tanzania
This report projects that the recent
Cusiana and Cupiagua oil discoveries will give Colombia an
excellent opportunity to move onto a higher growth path. The
report goes...
Type: PublicationReport#: 13757Date: December 31, 1994
School quality and grade completion are
shown to be directly linked, leading to very different
perspectives on educational policy in developing countries.
Unique panel...
Type: PublicationReport#: LSM107Date: December 31, 1994Author:
Hanushek, Eric A. ;
Lavy, Victor
Under legislation adopted in 1992,
Ukrainian law recongnizes private ownership of agricultural
land, as well as collective and state ownership. Also in
1992, a program...
This report is based on the findings of
an economic mission that visited Poland in February 1994. It
provides an analysis of recent economic developments and a
discussion...
Type: PublicationReport#: 13851Date: December 31, 1994
Over the last decade, China has made
remarkable strides towards the establishment of a market
economy. But the progress achieved so far has been uneven.
This report...
Type: PublicationReport#: 13664Date: December 31, 1994
All fifteen of the new independent
states established in the economic space of the former
Soviet Union have embarked on economic reforms each at a
different pace and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 13810Date: December 31, 1994Author:
Michalopoulos, Constantine ;
Tarr, David G. [editors]
This publication includes proceedings of
a conference on actions to reduce hunger worldwide hosted by
the World Bank and held in Washington, D.C. in 1993. The
objectives...
Type: PublicationReport#: 13999Date: December 31, 1994Author:
Seragelding, Ismail ;
Landell-Mills, Pierre [editors]
Nigeria has experienced high fertility
and rapid population growth for at least the past 30 years.
The 1990 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) found a
total...
Type: PublicationReport#: LSM108Date: December 31, 1994Author:
Feyisetan, Bamikale J. ;
Ainsworth, Martha
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