The tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiases
are diseases of man and his domestic livestock that have
contributed to the prevalence of poverty, malnutrition, and
disease in...
The paper acknowledges that water
carriage sewerage systems are not always the most
appropriate sanitation solution for the disposal of liquid
domestic wastes in developing...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP7Date: April 30, 1983Author:
Arthur,James P.
This is the final summary report on
laboratory tests and assessments of 12 brands of
hand-operated water pumps, carried out at a special
installation of the Consumers'...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP6Date: March 31, 1983Author:
Consumers' Association Testing and
Research Laboratory
Biological control is the use of living
organisms as pest control agents. It may operate alone or as
a component of integrated pest management. The most widely
used...
The central message of this book is that
the World Bank has had a substantial impact on the
development and diffusion of technology in the Third World,
and has become...
Type: PublicationReport#: UNN334Date: March 31, 1983Author:
Weiss, Charles ;
Jequier, Nicolas [editors]
International migration for employment
in the Arab region is pervasive and increasing. The nine
capital-rich states of Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait,
Libya, Oman, Qatar,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 10139Date: March 31, 1983Author:
Serageldin, Ismail ;
Socknat, James A. ;
Birks, Stace ;
Li, Bob ;
Sinclair, Clive A.
This manual was originally conceived,
designed and written to serve as a decision making tool for
investment officers at the International Finance Corporation
(IFC)...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP10Date: March 31, 1983
The first chapter, 'elements of a
price system,' explains the components of a price
system and relates them to the logic of optimization in a
choice problem. Chapter...
Type: PublicationReport#: 73213Date: March 1, 1983Author:
Meier,Gerald M.
This paper outlines the theoretical
structure and empirical implementation of a real trade
general equilibrium model of a small open economy
incorporating some features...
Type: PublicationReport#: UNN203Date: February 28, 1983Author:
Harris, R.
This report reviews recent economic
developments and adjustment efforts undertaken by the
Government since the end of 1979. Severe financial
difficulties resulted from...
Type: PublicationReport#: PUB3857Date: January 31, 1983
An establishment-based survey of
employees in the Tanzanian manufacturing sector, providing
information not only on workers but also on their employers,
is analyzed...
Type: PublicationReport#: REP272Date: January 31, 1983Author:
Knight, J. ;
Sabot, R.
The availability and price of urban land
affect project design and the relation of economic and
social cost to benefits. Conversely, the projects supported
by the Bank...
Type: PublicationReport#: 13338Date: January 31, 1983Author:
Dunkerley, Harold B. [editor]
The unprecedented rate of urban growth
in developing nations has created massive new tasks for
national and local policymakers. This study delineates the
major problems...
Type: PublicationReport#: 13337Date: January 31, 1983Author:
Linn, Johannes F.
This paper explains the fundamental
importance of institutional development and the need for
institutional self-sufficiency in order to obtain the
objectives of traffic...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP8Date: January 31, 1983Author:
Barrett,Richard
This report gives a perspective on
Malaysia, by tracing the development and importance of
ethnic pluralism in the country. This pluralism has led the
government to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 9268Date: January 1, 1983Author:
Anand, Sudhir
This report reviews the evolution and
performance of the World Bank's urban lending program
since its inception in 1972. Some of the questions it seeks
to answer include:...
Type: PublicationReport#: 30985Date: January 1, 1983Author:
Cohen, Michael ;
Dunkerley,Harold B. ;
Madavo,Callisto E.
The deterioration in the economic
situation of African governments which characterized the
1970s has continued into the 1980s. This progress report
highlights some of...
Type: PublicationReport#: PUB4630Date: January 1, 1983
This compilation of abstracts provides a
summary of work undertaken in the World Bank's central
research program. The Bank has designed its research program
in the light...
Type: PublicationReport#: 75634Date: January 1, 1983Author:
Blinco, Sharon
Public health is of central importance
in the design and implementation of excreta disposal
projects, and better health is the main social and economic
benefit that...
Type: PublicationReport#: 11616Date: January 1, 1983Author:
Feachem, Richard G. ;
Bradley, David J. ;
Garelick, Hemda ;
Mara, D. Duncan
The report opens with an article by
Akilu Habte, reviews the experience of the WB in lending for
education and training in, Education and National
Development. George...
Type: PublicationReport#: 33245Date: January 1, 1983Author:
Habte,Aklilu ;
Heyneman,Stephen Paul ;
Psacharopoulus, George
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