This discussion paper looks at the past
and potential future role of the private sector in
electricity generation in developing countries. It considers
the supply of...
Type: PublicationReport#: IFD15Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Glen, Jack D.
Malaria is a collective name for
different diseases that may result from infection of any
parasites of the genus plasmodium. The characteristics of
the disease vary...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP183Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Najera, Jose A. ;
Liese, Bernhard H. ;
Hammer, Jeffrey
Agriculture in Eastern Europe is
undergoing dramatic change. Ownership of land and animals is
transferred from the state to the private sector. Consumer
and producer...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP173Date: September 30, 1992Author:
de Haan, Cornelis ;
Schillhorn van Veen, Tjaart ;
Brooks, Karen
Since China launched its economic reform
program in 1978, it has enjoyed an unparalleled period of
economic success, which has generated interest around the
world. The...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP180Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Harrold, Peter
The transition from socialism to a
market economy in Eastern Europe encompasses a variety of
economic, political, and social dimensions. Transformation
in some of these...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11230Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Hillman, Arye L. ;
Milanovic, Branko [editors]
Since 1979, the Chinese authorities have
made a sustained effort at introducing market-oriented
reforms and the results have been impressive in terms of
growth and poverty...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP178Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Agarwala,Ramgopal
The decision to move to a market economy
sets in motion two major forces: (i) a widening of earnings
and income distribution, a result of wage and price
liberalization,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11168Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Barr, Nicholas
This handbook consists of two parts. The
first part presents comparative tables with cross-country
information by topic. The second part presents main
statistical indicators...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11232Date: September 30, 1992
This paper develops an analytical
approach to estimate family labor supply and consumption
decisions appropriate for developing countries. The approach
allows for an...
Type: PublicationReport#: LSM87Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Newman, John L. ;
Gertler, Paul J.
Venezuela joined the World Bank in 1946
and received its first loan in 1961. In the 1970s the
relationship changed owing to oil price increases. Venezuela
repaid its...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11243Date: September 30, 1992
In early 1992, trade among the 15 state
of the former USSR had declined dramatically, and trade
relations were in disarray. This study discusses the
incentives in the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11169Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Michalopoulos, Constantine ;
Tarr, David
This report discusses Kenya's
recent growth and stabilization performance, how it was
affected by the Central Government and the parastatal
sector, and why comprehensive...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11263Date: September 30, 1992
Earlier reports on adjustment lending
concluded that priorities in reform should be to end large
distortions and assure macroeconomic stability, but that
more attention...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11210Date: September 30, 1992
The Russian Federation has initiated an
unprecedentedly broad, complex and difficult process of
economic reform. To ensure that the overall structure of the
reform moves...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11207Date: September 30, 1992
Industry has been the darling of
development, certainly for the now-industrial countries, and
more recently for the developing countries. Those with the
reins of policy...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11231Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Schiff,Maurice ;
Valdes,Alberto
In 1987 the World Bank embarked on a
major effort to incorporate environmental concerns into all
aspects of its work. Progress reports were prepared for the
Development...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11261Date: September 30, 1992
Divestiture objectives, constraints and
approaches differ widely from country to country and
enterprise to enterprise. This paper presents a general
approach for the...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP186Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Guislain, Pierre
The problems of increasing competition
for available water resources are evident as governments
grapple with solutions. But the potential for severe
impacts, from poorly...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP185Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Frederiksen, Harald D.
The policies of the last seven decades
in the former Soviet Union weakened production incentives,
created highly centralized and increasingly inefficient
production...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11271Date: September 30, 1992
This study focuses on the domestic
regulatory apparatus in five Asian countries; India,
Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It does
this in order to critically...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP177Date: September 30, 1992Author:
Khatkhate, Deena R.
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