The objective of this paper is to
identify and review the scope and extent of agricultural
research components in general and research on irrigation
and drainage technologies...
Bulgaria's economy is in the midst
of a fundamental transition from a centrally planned system
to a market oriented one. It is also engulfed in major
crisis: preliminary...
Type: PublicationReport#: 9833Date: August 31, 1991
The authors conclude that manufacturing
of telecommunications equipment in newly industrializing
countries (NICs) is on the rise and this trend is likely to
continue....
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP145Date: August 31, 1991Author:
Ivanek, Ferdo ;
Nulty, Timothy ;
Holcer, Nikola
This pamphlet discusses the origins and
achievements of the Development Committee over the last 16
years. It encapsulates the essential elements of the history
and role...
Type: PublicationReport#: DEV25Date: August 31, 1991
This report documents discussions on
urban poverty issues in the developing countries of Latin
America, Africa, and Asia related to the urban poor's
access to basic...
Type: PublicationReport#: EDI28Date: August 31, 1991Author:
Menendez, Aurelio
High tariffs, quantitative restrictions,
and controls on foreign exchange - these and other
restrictive measures characterize a closed economy and tend
to impede its...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11615Date: August 31, 1991Author:
Dornbusch, Rudiger ;
Helmers, F. Leslie C. H. [edi
Bulgaria's economy is in the midst
of a fundamental transition from a centrally planned system
to a market oriented one. It is also engulfed in major
crisis: preliminary...
Type: PublicationReport#: 9833Date: August 31, 1991
Despite their statistical
"invisibility" in prevailing measures of labor
force participation, women are vital and productive workers
in the Indian economy. Their economic...
Type: PublicationReport#: 9839Date: August 31, 1991
This report covers the proceedings of
the eleventh agricultural symposium. The papers presented at
the symposium, and contained in this report, focus on
technical development,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 9849Date: August 31, 1991Author:
Garbus, Lisa ;
Pritchard, Anthony ;
Knudsen, Odin [editors]
The Executive Directors of the World
Bank commissioned this publication to mark the retirement of
Barber B. Conable after five years of dedicated and
productive service...
Type: PublicationReport#: 9886Date: August 31, 1991Author:
Conable,Barber B.
The Government of Mozambique, in
conjunction with the World Bank and other donor agencies, is
preparing a strategy for agricultural development in
Mozambique. For this...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP146Date: August 31, 1991Author:
Dejene, Alemneh ;
Olivares, Jose
This summary report attempts to capture
the main points of view presented both in the background
papers and from the floor of the Economic Development
Institute (EDI)...
The sourcebook is designed to assist all
those involved in environmental assessment (EA).
Environmental assessment teams conducting EAs for borrowing
governments need...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP140Date: August 31, 1991
The main objectives of the study are to
analyze the importance and causes of poverty in Egypt in the
context of the present economic crisis; to assess the
distributional...
This paper provides a review of recent
economic developments and current economic prospects. It
presents a comparison of financing patterns in developed and
developing...
Type: PublicationReport#: IFD12Date: July 31, 1991
This study shows the relevance of the
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach for African
agriculture by giving an account of the rationale and
historical development...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP142Date: July 31, 1991Author:
Kiss, Agnes ;
Meerman, Frans
Frustrated by the inability to raise
rural living standards substantially after 30 years of
socialist revolution, China initiated in late 1978 its well
known rural reforms,...
This paper reviews three types of
project scenarios: projects where local knowledge provided
an improved approach to managing natural resources than
proposed project...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP127Date: July 31, 1991Author:
Warren, D. Michael
Development, the environment, and the
social rate of discount. Reaching the rural poor through
public employment: arguments, evidence, and lessons from
South Asia. Cash...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17518Date: July 31, 1991Author:
Markandya, Anil ;
Pearce, David W. ;
Ravallion, Martin ;
Mintz, Jack M. ;
Seade, Jesus ;
Wakeman-Linn, John ;
Jimenez, Emmanuel ;
Lockheed, Marlaine E. ;
Paqueo, Vicente ;
Thomas, Vinod ;
Nash, John
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