Africa is blessed with energy resources
yet they go largely untapped. As a result, only one in three
Africans has access to energy, which stymies economic growth
on...
Type: PublicationReport#: 92221Date: October 24, 2014Author:
Perez Arroyo,Ines ;
Banerjee,Sudeshna Ghosh ;
Mcmahon,Gary Joseph Raymond ;
Robinson,Peter ;
Romo Mercado,Zayra Luz Gabriela ;
Toledano,Perrine
Bangladesh has made remarkable progress
in raising living standards and reducing poverty,
particularly in previously lagging regions. Rapid solar home
system (SHS) expansion...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91349Date: October 8, 2014Author:
Asaduzzaman,Mohammed ;
Haque,Abul Kalam Enamul ;
Khandker,Shahidur R. ;
Sadeque,Zubair K.M. ;
Samad,Hussain A. ;
Yunus,Mohammad
Although poverty reduction has been a
mainstay of its work for decades, the World Bank has for the
first time, committed to a specific poverty reduction target
to guide...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91350Date: October 8, 2014Author:
Chen,Shaohua ;
Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell ;
Kraay,Aart C. ;
Lanjouw,Peter F. ;
Meyer,Christian Johannes ;
Negre Rossignoli,Mario ;
Prydz,Espen Beer ;
Vakis,Renos ;
Wethli,Ruth Kyla Dolny
The automated DEC poverty tables (ADePT)
simulation module, one of several modules in the ADePT
platform, offers a useful methodological framework for
analysts interested...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91348Date: October 7, 2014Author:
Kolenikov, Stainslav ;
Lokshin,Michael M. ;
Narayan,Ambar ;
Olivieri,Sergio Daniel ;
Radyakin,Sergiy ;
Sanchez,Carolina
This toolkit provides an overarching
framework for the corporate governance of state-owned
enterprises (SOEs), along with the tools and information for
making practical...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91347Date: October 6, 2014Author:
Arrobbio,Alexandre ;
Barros,Ana Cristina Hirata ;
Beauchard,Renaud François ;
Berg,Alexander S. ;
Brumby, Jim ;
Fortin,Henri ;
Garrido, Jose ;
Kikeri,Sunita ;
Moreno-Dodson,Blanca ;
Nunez,Alejandra ;
Robinett,David ;
Steinhilper,Immanuel Frank ;
Vani,Sanjay N. ;
Verhoeven,Marinus ;
Zoratto,Laura De Castro
The roots signify the origins and
initial steps taken to build a coalition and the associated
teething problems; the trunk represents efforts toward
sustaining the organizations...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91842Date: October 3, 2014Author:
Gichio, Debra ;
Higenyi, Emmanuel ;
Idusso,Jacqueline Chemeri ;
Kaitiritimba,Robinah ;
Mhando,Joseph Robert ;
Nyakiongora, Abel ;
Ombaka,Eva Miriam ;
Omondi,Teresa Callo
This book reviews the major developments
in and the lessons learned from the 21-year (1991-2012)
experience with private sector participation (PSP) in the
power sector...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91159Date: October 2, 2014Author:
Mukherjee,Mohua
This report on voice and agency, which
builds on the 2012 World Development Report, focuses on
several areas key to women's empowerment: freedom from
violence, control...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91161Date: October 1, 2014Author:
Hanmer,Lucia C. ;
Hasan,Tazeen ;
Klugman,Jeni G. ;
Mccleary-Sills,Jennifer Diane ;
Santamaria Bonilla,Julieth Andrea ;
Twigg,Sarah
This is a review of the health financing
situation in the Republic of Gabon. The book reviews the
situation in the country under the lens of the principles of
health...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91156Date: September 30, 2014Author:
Saleh,Karima ;
Barroy,Helene ;
Couttolenc,Bernard F.
This report provides the most concise
and essential information about the mission, policies,
procedures, products, and services of the new World Bank
Group (WBG). With...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91162Date: September 30, 2014Author:
Fisher,Cindy A. ;
Lane,Dana ;
Mcfadden,Jewel Monique ;
Mcgroarty,Stephen ;
Pancholi,Rumit
This publication consists of seven
chapters: building a system for public investment
management; a unified framework for public investment
management; country experiences...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91158Date: September 30, 2014Author:
Frank,Jonas Manuel ;
Kaiser,Kai-Alexander ;
Kim,Jay-Hyung ;
Le,Tuan Minh ;
Rajaram,Anand
By the late 1990s, the technical and
financial performance of the power sector in India had
deteriorated to the point where the Government of India had
to step in to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91157Date: September 25, 2014Author:
Mayer,Kristin ;
Pargal,Sheoli
In 2011, Japan celebrated the 50th
anniversary of its own achievement of universal health
coverage (UHC). On this occasion, the government of Japan
and the World Bank...
Type: PublicationReport#: 91163Date: September 25, 2014Author:
Ikegami,Naoki
The return of the proceeds of corruption
- asset recovery can have a significant development impact.
Development agencies and other bodies committed to improving
development...
This report examines the prevalence and
the factors associated with varioustypes of violence against
women and girls in South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 90600Date: September 9, 2014Author:
Pande,Rohini P. ;
Solotaroff,Jennifer
This report examines the prevalence and
the factors associated with varioustypes of violence against
women and girls in South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 90600Date: September 9, 2014Author:
Pande,Rohini P. ;
Solotaroff,Jennifer
Vietnam has built a remarkable record of
economic growth and poverty reduction over the last two
decades. Using a poverty line set in the 1990s and since
updated, Vietnams...
Type: PublicationReport#: 90594Date: September 9, 2014Author:
Kozel,Valerie J.
Ethiopia, like most developing
countries, has opted to deliver services such as basic
education, primary health care, agricultural extension
advice, water, and rural...
Type: PublicationReport#: 90430Date: September 2, 2014Author:
Khan,Qaiser M. ;
Faguet,Jean-Paul ;
Gaukler,Christopher
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
data book serves as a quick reference and a reliable dataset
for monitoring economic and social developments in the
region. The...
The international benchmarking network
for water and sanitation utilities (IBNET) has been involved
in water and sanitation sector monitoring since 1997. It
collects...
Type: PublicationReport#: 90280Date: August 28, 2014Author:
Danilenko,Alexander V. ;
Macheve,Berta Adelaide Da Silva ;
Moffitt,Larry Joe ;
Van Den Berg,Caroline
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