• A review of the literature on land tenure systems in sub-Saharan Africa
    This paper has three main goals: (1) to clarify land tenure concepts; (2) to examine changes in patterns of the land tenure in the light of historical evidence; and, (3) to provide a background to further...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: ARU43 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Noronha,Raymond Joseph
  • Exchange auctions : a review of experiences
    The foreign exchange crises facing many developing countries in the early 1980s resulted in various modifications to exchange rate regimes. One response in a limited number of cases has been the introduction...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8522 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Krumm,Kathie L.
  • LDC foreign borrowing and the real exchange rate : an empirical analysis
    This paper presents an econometric analysis of the relationship between foreign borrowing and the real exchange rate, using pooled data for 30 LDCs. It empirically demonstrates that rapid expansions in...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8527 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Ghanem, Hafez ; Kharas, Homi
  • Public deficit finance and private foreign assets
    This paper analyses the effect of public spending, tax and deficit-financing strategies on economy-wide foreign borrowing and investment. It addresses such issues as (i) what is the effect of government...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8546 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Glick, Reuven
  • Credit markets in rural South India : theoretical issues and empirical analysis
    As the majority of empirical literature regarding rural credit has focussed mostly on the performance of formal credit agencies, this paper attempts to discuss additional topics related to rural credit....
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: ARU45 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Binswanger, Hans ; Balaramaiah ; Rao, V. Bashkar ; Bhe
  • Policy options for food security
    Although food security can take on different manifestations, it is basically the problem of people not having enough food. There are two types of food insecurity examined in this paper. They are the...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: ARU44 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: REUTLINGER, SHLOMO
  • Real exchange rate variability in developing countries : an empirical analysis of the role of real and monetary factors
    The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential role of monetary and real factors in explaining real exchange rate variability in developing countries. For this purpose two indexes of real effective...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8545 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Edwards,Sebastian
  • Development consequences of rapid population growth : a review from the perspective of sub-Saharan Africa
    The purpose of this paper is to review Africans' perceptions of the relationship between population growth and economic development in sub - Saharan Africa. To accomplish this purpose, the paper attempts:...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: PHN8508 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Cochrane, Susan H.
  • Financing investment in Thailand : the mix of foreign and domestic savings
    The purpose of this study is to analyze the elements that should underlie an appropriate foreign borrowing strategy and to suggest linkages with other macroeconomic policies. The methodology features the...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8530 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Kharas, H. ; Shishido, H.
  • Fiscal policy, the current account and the external debt problem in the Dominican Republic
    This paper explores the link between the worsening of the public sector deficit, on one hand, and the deterioration of the current account and build-up of external debt, on the other. It concludes that...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8536 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Cuddington,John T.
  • Real exchange rate misalignment in developing countries : analytical issues and empirical evidence
    This paper analyzes some of the more important aspects of real exchange rate misalignment in developing countries. A number of examples and real world situations are used to illustrate different points....
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8543 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Edwards,Sebastian
  • A benefit-cost analysis of nutritional interventions for anemia reduction
    Iron deficiency anemia is one of the most prevalent nutritional disorders in both the industrialized and less developed countries. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate potential interventions for reducing...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: PHN8512 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Levin,Henry M
  • A review of the impact on women of groundwater irrigation VII and XVII
    This report is a part of a review of the situation of women in the project areas of selected Bank-financed projects in four countries, undertaken by the Office of the Advisor on Women in Development of...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: WID35 Date: July 31, 1985
  • Communication support for population activities in sub-Saharan Africa
    Communications support activites play an important role in population programs. They provide information to potential users about family planning and, if appropriately planned, are a means of mediating...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: PHN8510 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Bryan, Paula J. ; Zimmerman, Margot L. ; Kazi, Carol
  • Methodological issues in the evaluation of extension impact
    The impact of extension is an imprecise term. Does it, for example, mean the full set of changes, direct and indirect, resulting from an extension initiative or does it have narrower connotations of change?...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: ARU47 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Feder,Gershon ; Slade,Roger H.
  • Optimal taxation and public production in an open dual economy
    This paper analyses the determinants of optimal government policy in a dual economy. It concentrates on tax policy, trade policy and the selection of shadow prices for cost-benefit analysis. The paper...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8538 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Heady, Christopher ; Mitra, Pradeep K.
  • Agricultural household models : a survey of recent findings and their policy implications
    Semi-commercial farms that produce multiple crops make up a large part of the agricultural sector in developing countries. These farms or agricultural households combine two fundamental units of microeconomic...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8526 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Singh, Inderjit ; Squire, Lyn ; Strauss, John
  • Gabon - Country economic memorandum
    This report is based on findings of a 1984 economic mission to Gabon and describes the productive sectors -- agriculture, forestry, fisheries, petroleum, mining, and industry -- and the impact of the extractive...
    Type: Country Economic Memorandum Report#: 5337 Date: July 31, 1985
  • Announcement of Turkey to Upgrade Power Facilities With World Bank Loan on July 5, 1985
    This press release announces the World Bank has approved a loan to Turkey for a project to upgrade the efficiency of its power generation plants, and improve the reliability of its electric transmission...
    Type: Announcement Report#: 156708 Date: July 5, 1985
  • Announcement of Project in Fiji will Assist Industrial, Agricultural Enterprises on July 5, 1985
    This press release announces the World Bank has approved a loan of six million five hundred thousand US dollars to finance projects in Fiji's agricultural, industrial, and service sectors on July 5, 1985.
    Type: Announcement Report#: 156704 Date: July 5, 1985
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