Labor statistics and the information
derived from them help employers and workers make decisions
about the productive use of labor as a resource. Well
informed decisions...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP205Date: July 31, 1993Author:
Goldfarb, Robert S. ;
Adams, Arvil V.
This handbook presents basic
international trade statistics for both developing and
industrial countries. The focus is on the primary
commodities, and the price series...
Type: PublicationReport#: 12241Date: July 31, 1993
The design and diffusion of improved
cooking stoves. What do we know about the political economy
of economic policy reform? Using auctions to allocate and
price long-term...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17523Date: July 31, 1993Author:
Barnes, Douglas F. ;
Openshaw, Keith ;
Smith, Kirk R. ;
van der Plas, Robert ;
Haggard, Stephan ;
Webb, Steven B. ;
Guasch, J. Luis ;
Glaessner, Thomas ;
Coricelli, Fabrizio ;
Lane, Timothy D. ;
Easterly, William ;
Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus ;
Summers, Lawrence H. ;
Thomas, Vinod
The publication of these proceedings has
several objectives. First, to provides a candid summary of
the discussions, to revive the participants' memories
of animated...
A vital electronics industry can boost a
country's economic growth, provide jobs for skilled
workers, and speed development in other sectors. This
report shows how...
Type: PublicationReport#: 29818Date: July 1, 1993Author:
Ambrose, William W. ;
Dahlman, Carl J. [editor] ;
Dahmen, David ;
FLAMM, KENNETH S. ;
Frischtak,Claudio R. ;
Gowen,E. H. Geoffrey ;
Hart, Jeffrey A. ;
Hefler, Daniel ;
Kimmel, Cary ;
Miller, Arnold [editor] ;
Miller, Debra L. ;
Mody,Ashoka ;
Sandholtz, Wayne ;
Simon, Denis Fred ;
Steinmueller, W. Edward ;
Thomson, Ralph J. ;
Wellenius, Bjorn [editor] ;
Yoshio Nishi
This study discusses the need for
developing countries to improve economic productivity. It
draws on lessons from successful country experiences with
skills training...
Type: PublicationReport#: 12290Date: June 30, 1993Author:
Middleton, John ;
Ziderman, Adrian ;
Van Adams, Arvil
The last country economic memorandum
(CEM) for Uganda, was issued in September 1988. Since that
time, despite a severe deterioration in the country's
international terms...
Type: PublicationReport#: 12029Date: June 30, 1993
Despite the great expansion of
educational opportunities worldwide during the past thirty
years, women in most developing countries still receive less
schooling than...
Type: PublicationReport#: 12171Date: June 30, 1993Author:
King, Elizabeth M. ;
Hill, M. Anne [editors]
The report synthesizes the findings of
previous studies and projects, and presents a vision of
opportunities open to government (and donors) for
stimulating sustainable...
Type: PublicationReport#: 12041Date: June 30, 1993
Poland is regarded as a front runner in
the recent wave of economic reforms sweeping Central and
Eastern Europe. The Economic Transformation Program (ETP)
was launched...
Type: PublicationReport#: IFD18Date: June 30, 1993Author:
Wyznikiewicz, Bohdan ;
Pinto, Brian ;
Grabowski, Maciej
In economics, as in biology, small
islands can provide illuminating examples of the
interactions of internal dynamics and external pressures in
a restricted space. This...
Type: PublicationReport#: 12188Date: June 30, 1993Author:
Findlay, Ronald ;
Wellisz, Stanislaw [editors]
The report considers the use of risk
management techniques and instruments by firms in developing
countries. Increased financial market volatility in recent
years has...
Type: PublicationReport#: IFD17Date: June 30, 1993Author:
Glen,Jack D.
Building a sound, efficient financial
system is at the heart of the transformation from central
planning to a market economy. The vital function that the
financial system...
Type: PublicationReport#: 98825Date: June 11, 1993Author:
Caprio,Gerard ;
Folkerts-Landau, David ;
Lane, TimothyD. ;
Fries, Steven M. ;
Kawalec,Stefan ;
Sikora, Slawomir ;
Rymaszewski, Piotr ;
Ickes, Barry W. ;
Ryterman,Randi Susan ;
Rostowski, Jacek ;
Garber,Peter ;
Summers, Bruce J. ;
Humphrey, David B. ;
Blommestein, Hans J. ;
Spencer, Michael G. ;
Dreyer, Jacob S. ;
Long,Millard F. ;
Talley,Samuel H. ;
Lindgren,Carl-Johan ;
Schiffman,Henry N. ;
Scott, David H. ;
Barnes, Guillermo ;
Calvo,Guillermo A. ;
Coricelli,Fabrizio ;
Yusuf,Shahid ;
Guitian, Manuel ;
Plenderleith,Ian Michael ;
Zecchini, Salvatore
During the 1980s, economic activity
within China's cities and statutory towns, which
accounts for more than half of the gross domestic product,
grew at well over 10...
The ancient scourge called
onchocerciasis or river blindness as recently as 1987
threatened 85 million people worldwide with blindness,
mostly in Africa. About 18 million...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11988Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Wigg, David
This 1993 edition of World Tables
updates core socio-economic indicators given on country and
topical pages in the 1992 edition. The data provided
includes 146 countries....
Type: PublicationReport#: 12172Date: May 31, 1993Author:
World Bank
Borrower ownership of adjustment
programs is often cited as vital for credibility to
policies, safeguarding against policy reversals, and
ensuring sustainability of...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP199Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Johnson, John H. ;
Wasty, Sulaiman S. ;
EXT
The paper first compares the economic
status of male- and female-headed households and then the
authors analyze differences in the use of resources (time
and money)...
Type: PublicationReport#: LSM96Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Louat, Frederic ;
Grosh, Margaret E. ;
van der Gaag, Jacques
The issue of water use efficiency (WUE)
is an important contributor to management strategies needed
to address problems of water scarcity and costly new
supplies. Increasing...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP205Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Mei Xie ;
Kuffner, Ulrich ;
Le Moigne, Guy
In this document, the President of the
World Bank addresses the Development Committee on major
development issues. The Committee concentrated its
discussion on two related...
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