Maternal mortality and morbidity, death,
disease and disability arising from childbearing, exact a
heavy, needless toll on women and their families in much of
the developing...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP9Date: May 31, 1987Author:
Herz, Barbara ;
Measham, Anthony R.
Contrary to expectations, small and
medium-scale manufacturing enterprises in Colombia grew very
fast during the 1970s, - considerably faster than large
industry. This...
Type: PublicationReport#: 13365Date: May 31, 1987Author:
Cortes, Mariluz ;
Berry, Albert ;
Ishaq, Ashfaq
Public debt guarantees and private
capital flight. Effects of restraining steel exports from
the Republic of Korea and other countries to the United
States and the European...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17558Date: May 31, 1987Author:
Eaton, Jonathan ;
Tarr, David G. ;
Pinto, Brian ;
Deva
This document presents conclusions of
five years of work devoted to the assessment of available
technology and management options for the wide-scale
implementation of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11807Date: May 31, 1987Author:
Arlosoroff, Saul ;
Tschannerl, Gerhard ;
Grey, David ;
Journey, William ;
Karp, Andrew ;
Langenegger, Otto ;
Roche, Robert
The major objective of this paper is to
examine the urban employment problem in developing countries
and to describe its causes and characteristics. This lays
the basis...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP10Date: May 31, 1987Author:
Kahnert, Friedrich
Since public spending is often a crucial
component of economic activity in any country, this paper
looks at the implications of public spending and its effects
on poverty...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP5Date: May 31, 1987Author:
Pfeffermann, Guy P.
The proceedings are the seventh in a
series of records of Agriculture Symposia presented at the
World Bank beginning in 1980. The theme chosen, reiterates
the essential...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11808Date: May 31, 1987Author:
Davis, Ted J. ;
Schirmer, Isabelle A.
The World Bank's research program
is intended to support all aspects of the Bank's
operations, to broaden understanding of the development
process, to improve the Bank's...
Burkina Faso is a country with all the
characteristics of underdevelopment. Agriculture is the main
activity of 95 percent of the population. The country's
economy is...
Type: PublicationReport#: CGR23Date: April 30, 1987Author:
Ouali, Ibrahim Firmin
This publication was developed out of a
seminar for senior agricultural marketing officials, which
was held in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the seminar was
to provide...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11809Date: April 30, 1987Author:
Elz, Dieter
Urban problems in developing countries
have become more acute in recent decades as people have
flocked to cities, and the largest cities have been affected
the most....
Type: PublicationReport#: 11910Date: April 30, 1987Author:
Tolley, George S. ;
Thomas, Vinod [editors]
Since CGIAR centers have been in
existence for a number of years, this paper addresses the
impact of these centers on national research and extension
programs and crop...
Type: PublicationReport#: CGR22Date: April 30, 1987Author:
Evenson, Robert E
Nitrogen is an important raw material
for the chemical and fertilizer industries. Almost all
nitrogen products are derived from ammonia, and about 85
percent goes to...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP59Date: April 30, 1987Author:
Sheldrick,William F.
During the year under review the
Development Committee addressed a range of current
international economic issues facing the developing
countries. Within this context,...
Type: PublicationReport#: DEV12Date: April 30, 1987
This document provides officials in
developing countries with a manual that can assist in the
planning of community piped water supply systems and is
intended to be...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP60Date: April 30, 1987Author:
Okun, Daniel A ;
Ernst, Walter R
This paper examines the collaboration
efforts in Chile between the National Agricultural Research
System (NARS) and the International Agricultural Research
Centers (IARCs)....
Type: PublicationReport#: CGR20Date: April 30, 1987Author:
Venezian, Eduardo
This report is one of the results of the
Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research's (CGIAR) overall endeavor to improve the
understanding of the impact...
Type: PublicationReport#: CGR21Date: April 30, 1987Author:
Jahnke, Hans E. ;
Lagemann, Johannes ;
Kirschke, Dieter
This paper provides a detailed
sequential analysis of the development of debt-creating
financial flows to Brazil since the late 1960s. It first
draws the important distinction...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP7Date: March 31, 1987Author:
Batista, Paulo Nogueira Jr.
This report is part of a joint global
research, development and demonstration effort of the United
Nations Development Programme and the World Bank. It reviews
current...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP57Date: March 31, 1987Author:
Obeng, Letitia A ;
Wright, Frederick W
This paper examines the determinants and
macroeconomic consequences of international financial flows
on the Brazilian economy in the last twenty years. The main
part...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP8Date: March 31, 1987Author:
Martone, Celso L.
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