In adopting the Swiss Civil Code in
1926, Turkey became the first Islamic country to eliminate
the Sharia, the Islamic legal code that underlies the
segregation of sexes...
Accounting for wealth and income is
important. Individuals as well as nations wish to measure
their capital stock and in particular their sustainable
income which they...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11989Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Lutz, Ernst [editor]
Sovereign debt: a primer. Modeling the
macroeconomic effects of AIDS, with an application to
Tanzania. A medium-term framework for analyzing the real
exchange rate,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17646Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Eaton, Jonathan ;
Cuddington, John T. ;
Harrison, Glenn W. ;
Rutherford, Thomas F. ;
Tarr, David G. ;
Krumm, Kathie L. ;
Levy, Brian
One of the objectives of the Economic
Development Institute (EDI) of the World Bank is to enhance
the capacity of developing countries to analyze policy
alternatives...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11879Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Siddayao, Corazon M. [editor]
This paper provides a synthesis of
notable success stories of demand-driven production,
processing, and marketing of high-value foods (HVF) among
developing countries....
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP198Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Jaffee, Steven ;
Gordon, Peter
These proceedings examine the
performance of the economy of Eastern Europe and the
implications for the republics of the former Soviet Union
and present day Russia....
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP196Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Blejer, Mario I. ;
Calvo, Guillermo A. ;
Coricelli,
Formal cooperatives were first
introduced in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by colonial
governments, often for the purpose of promoting production
of cash crops by peasant...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP199Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Hussi, Pekka ;
Murphy, Josette ;
Lindberg, Ole ;
Brenn
Despite an uncertain start to the 1990s,
developing countries face brighter prospects for growth than
in the preceding decade. The improved prospects can be
attributed...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11804Date: April 30, 1993
Hospitals in developing countries absorb
more resources than any other kind of recurrent government
spending on health. But although hospitals are essential,
other types...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11923Date: April 30, 1993Author:
Barnum, Howard ;
Kutzim, Joseph
The Bank's overarching objective is
to reduce poverty in the developing world. To do so, the
Bank builds on lessons learned from operations and research.
This handbook...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11840Date: April 30, 1993
This report outlines the progress made
so far in implementing the strategy and policies to reduce
poverty set out in the World Development Report 1990, the
1991 policy...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11826Date: April 30, 1993
Why have some rural development policies
succeeded and others failed? The book sheds light on that
question by defining a new branch of economics that explores
economic...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11857Date: April 30, 1993Author:
Hoff, Karla ;
Braverman, Avishay ;
Stiglitz, Joseph
The markets for transport services have
been traditionally the subject of government regulation and
public ownership. Rate regulation in the railways, entry
restriction...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11822Date: April 30, 1993Author:
Carbajo, Jose [editor]
This report outlines the progress made
so far in implementing the strategy and policies to reduce
poverty set out in the World Development Report 1990, and
the 1991...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11828Date: April 30, 1993
Sickness should make individuals less
productive by reducing their capacity to do work.
Measurement of this effect of morbidity on productivity
involves several measurement...
Type: PublicationReport#: LSM95Date: April 30, 1993Author:
Schultz, T. Paul ;
Tansel, Aysit
This policy paper discusses the evolving
role of the World Bank in the housing sector and provides a
new agenda for housing policy and institutional reform in
developing...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11820Date: April 30, 1993
The documents are intended to guide
prequalifying applicants wishing to bid for large building,
civil engineering, large plant, heavy equipment, and certain
types of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11855Date: April 30, 1993
This edition has been reformatted to
address the most pressing issues now facing the Bank; how to
reduce poverty. Priority Poverty Indicators (PPIs) are
presented on...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11825Date: April 30, 1993
The transfer of resources from the rural
sector to the urban sector is a characteristic of economic
development. Capital and labor leave agriculture seeking
higher remunerations...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP201Date: April 30, 1993Author:
Bhadra, Dipasis ;
Salazar P. Brandao, Antonio
Korean industrial policy, which has
guided the Korean economy through nearly three decades of
spectacular growth, is showing its age. The policy has not
been adjusted...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP197Date: April 30, 1993Author:
Leipziger, Danny M. ;
Petri, Peter A.
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