The authors explore the strength of
female secondary education relative to, and in combination
with, family planning and health programs in reducing
fertility and infant...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP194Date: March 31, 1993Author:
Subbarao, Kalanidhi ;
Raney, Laura
Over the past quarter century, per
capita incomes in East Asia have nearly quadrupled, and
there has been a sharp reduction in poverty and notable
social progress. Indeed,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11755Date: March 31, 1993
The purpose of this paper is to present
an overview of the most common strategies and policy
instruments (that is, regulatory and economic) used in
developed and developing...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11711Date: March 31, 1993Author:
Bernstein,Janis D.
This study explores education and
training systems in the Caribbean nations that are members
both of the World Bank and the Caribbean Group for
Cooperation in Economic...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11689Date: February 28, 1993
This report defines an agricultural
strategy for the 1990s, which is formulated in the context
of the new economic environment brought about by the
introduction of wide...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11636Date: February 28, 1993
The continued prevalence of poverty
throughout the world keeps its alleviation as a central
objective of economic development. Strategies for reducing
poverty have begun...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP189Date: February 28, 1993Author:
Mink, Stephen D.
One of the clearest indicators of
man's exploitation of the world's natural
resources is the growing imbalance between the supply and
demand of fresh water. The most...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP189Date: February 28, 1993Author:
Frederick, Kenneth D.
Effective water resources management
requires a formal allocation of water through laws and
policies and a water rights system to effect the allocation.
Increasing demands...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP198Date: February 28, 1993Author:
Teerink, John R. ;
Masahiro Nakashima
This book assesses the performance of
family planning programs in developing countries, looking at
their contributions and their costs. Attempts at identifying
the attributes...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11699Date: February 28, 1993
This collection of papers was prepared
for a senior policy seminar organized by the Economic
Development Institute entitled "Africa and Europe
1993". While some duplication...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11765Date: February 28, 1993Author:
McAleese, Dermot ;
Bourrinet, Jacques ;
Davenport, M
Indonesia recorded an impressive
performance during the 1980s, emerging with a stronger
economy in the 1990s despite severe external shocks. A
remarkable achievement...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP191Date: February 28, 1993Author:
Ahmed,Sadiq
The objective of this report is to focus
attention on the performance, problems, needs and prospects
of the fifteen Caribbean countries which are members of both
the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11634Date: February 28, 1993
Developing country growth has been poor
at the start of the 1990s, and in per capita terms has
actually declined, reflecting in part the output losses
associated with...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11692Date: February 25, 1993
This paper promotes the cause of natural
gas in the developing countries in the firm belief that
their own natural gas resources offer significant
opportunities for...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP190Date: January 31, 1993Author:
Homer,John
The past decade has witnessed a growing
interest on the part of scientists and land-use planners in
the practical role which indigenous people can play in the
conservation...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP188Date: January 31, 1993Author:
Davis, Shelton H. [editor]
This book explains why Turkey has
experienced persistent macroeconomic instability punctuated
by a crisis, or the clear threat of crisis, about every ten
years or so...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11744Date: January 31, 1993Author:
Onis, Ziya ;
Riedel, James
This issue contains: The economics of
malaria control; Feeding Latin America's children; The
demand for water in rural areas: determinants and policy
implications; Student...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17522Date: January 31, 1993Author:
Hammer, Jeffrey S. ;
Musgrove, Philip ;
The World Bank Water Demand Research Team ;
Albrecht, Douglas ;
Ziderman, Adrian ;
Claessens, Stijn
Although the number of units in the
field is still small, solar photovoltaic powered pumping
systems offer many advantages over the more traditional
technologies. Because...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP168Date: January 31, 1993Author:
Barlow, Roy ;
McNelis, Bernard ;
Derrick, Anthony
This report describes the system of
income transfers in Poland, assesses current arrangements,
and makes recommendations for improvements. There are two
main conclusions....
Type: PublicationReport#: 11592Date: January 31, 1993
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