This volume discusses issues in economic
policy making and implementation arising from a seminar
sponsored by the Economic Development Institute (EDI) of the
World Bank...
This report outlines the findings,
issues and recommended improvements from fourteen individual
studies undertaken on primary and secondary school
examinations. Considerable...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP165Date: February 29, 1992Author:
Kellaghan, Thomas ;
Greaney, Vincent
The World Bank has been supporting
structural adjustment in developing countries since the late
1940s. Initially, the support took the form of preparing and
financing...
Type: PublicationReport#: 10499Date: February 29, 1992Author:
Corbo, Vittorio ;
Fischer, Stanley ;
Webb, Steven B. [editors]
Pakistan, like many LDCs, derives most
of government revenue from indirect taxation. However, the
system of taxes and subsidies has grown up piecemeal over
the years....
In most countries, governments are the
dominant source of university finance. This paper examines
the mechanisms through which governments allocate resources
to higher...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP153Date: February 29, 1992Author:
Albrecht, Douglas ;
Ziderman, Adrian
Poverty assessments are typically
clouded in conceptual and methodological uncertainties. How
should living standards be assessed? Is a household survey
necessary, and...
Type: PublicationReport#: LSM88Date: February 29, 1992Author:
Ravallion,Martin
This paper examines the change in
poverty and inequality in Lima, Peru between 1985 - 86 and
1990. The data employed are from the 1985 - 86 and 1990
Living Standards...
Type: PublicationReport#: LSM86Date: February 29, 1992Author:
Glewwe, Paul ;
Hall, Gillette
Sri Lanka and Malaysia have similar land
areas and resource endowments. Both countries were once
colonies, and in both a large plantation and mining export
sector coexists...
Type: PublicationReport#: 10436Date: February 29, 1992Author:
Lal, Deepak ;
Myint, Hla [editors] ;
Bruton, Henry J.
State-owned industrial enterprises in
China underwent far-reaching changes during the 1980s.
Reforms altered the operating environment, financial
arrangements, business...
Type: PublicationReport#: 10557Date: February 29, 1992Author:
Byrd, William A. [editor]
This study is focused on delineating the
nature and future transport system which best serves
Guangdong's economic requirements and on identifying
some of the measures...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP151Date: February 29, 1992Author:
Harral, Clell G. ;
Cook, Peter ;
Holland, Edward [editors]
This paper, using labor market survey
data from Bombay, attempts to identify factors that
determine men's and women's earnings, occupational
choices, and mobility in...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP154Date: February 29, 1992Author:
Khandker, Shahidur R.
This is the second in an annual series
of staff reports analyzing the global economic prospects for
development. Like the first, it focuses on the main
international...
Type: PublicationReport#: 10493Date: February 28, 1992
The report proposes options for a
complete change in the structure, management and performance
of the urban housing sector. The reform strategy recommends
implementation...
Type: PublicationReport#: 10315Date: January 31, 1992
China's shift towards greater
openness resulted in a rapid expansion in Japan's
international trade with China, with Japanese exports
peaking in 1985. Thereafter, the...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP146Date: January 31, 1992Author:
Shuichi Ono
The main objectives of the report are to
identify options for improving efficiency and equity in the
provision of health services in Zimbabwe, and to find more
effective...
Type: PublicationReport#: 10262Date: January 31, 1992
This paper describes the main
characteristics of the Mongolian economy, delineates the
reforms that are being introduced for the purposes of
adjustment and structural...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP145Date: January 31, 1992Author:
Yusuf,Shahid ;
Burki,Shahid Javed
This paper provides an overview of the
current use of non-motorized vehicles (NMVs) in Asian
cities, environmental and economic aspects of NMVs in Asian
cities, the...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP162Date: January 31, 1992Author:
Replogle, Michael
Developing countries normally have
access to a variety of foreign credits suited to different
needs. The three papers included in this report examine the
characteristics...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP163Date: January 31, 1992Author:
Shilling, John D. [editor]
The overwhelming majority of women in
Bangladesh are not only poor but also caught between two
vastly different worlds; one determined by culture and
tradition that...
Type: PublicationReport#: PUB7899Date: January 31, 1992
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