• Economic growth and income inequality in Korea
    Since the early 1960's the Korean economy has performed remarkably well by international standards. Did this rapid growth affect the distribution of income negatively? An extensive review and analysis...
    Type: Staff Working Paper Report#: SWP240 Date: February 29, 1976 Author: Renaud, B.
  • LDC balance of payments policies and the international monetary system
    This paper discusses the growing amount of borrowing of non-oil producing developing countries from the international banking system. It analyzes this borrowing from the perspective of recent trends in...
    Type: Staff Working Paper Report#: SWP226 Date: February 29, 1976 Author: HOLSEN, J. ; WAELBROECK, J.
  • World Bank study of the substitution of labor and equipment in civil construction : excavation
    The activity of excavation is basic to all civil engineering projects to a greater or lesser degree. This paper presents excavation data from sites in India and Indonesia largely from observations of ongoing...
    Type: Working Paper Report#: UNN305 Date: February 29, 1976 Author: World Bank
  • Subsidies of major Malaysian public utilities
    The subsidies of Malaysia's public utilities are estimated in order to determine whether they are large enough to have significant effects on the distribution of income. Subsidy is defined as the difference...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: SDF16 Date: February 29, 1976 Author: Meerman,Jacob P.
  • World Bank study of the substitution of labor and equipment in civil construction : a literature review of the work output of animals with particular reference to their use in civil construction
    This memorandum is the summary of a short literature review study of animals and their productivity, which should be read in conjunction with the memorandum on ergonomics. It concentrates on the horse...
    Type: Working Paper Report#: UNN307 Date: February 29, 1976 Author: World Bank
  • Public works programs in developing countries : a comparative analysis
    This paper is a digest of a study of twenty-four public works programs in fourteen countries. The potential of the public works instrument for absorbing unemployment, constructing needed physical facilities,...
    Type: Staff Working Paper Report#: SWP224 Date: February 29, 1976 Author: BURKI, S. ; DAVIES, D. ; HOOK, R.
  • A simulation model for evaluating worldwide buffer stocks of wheat
    Stochastic simulation is advocated for quantifying the impact of alternative buffer stock levels and storage policies on stabilizing world wheat supplies and for estimating the corresponding benefits and...
    Type: Journal Article Report#: REP34 Date: February 29, 1976 Author: REUTLINGER, SHLOMO
  • Announcement of Four Million Dollars Credit for Technical Assistance to Sudan on February 19, 1976
    Expansion of public investment In Sudan will be assisted by a 4 million dollars technical assistance credit from the World Bank affiliate, the· International Development Association (IDA).
    Type: Announcement Report#: 156465 Date: February 19, 1976
  • Management policy review : delays in project preparation
    This study attempts to illuminate a widespread concern that the preparation of projects for Bank/IDA financing takes too long and to identify ways in which the Bank might usefully help to speed it up....
    Type: IEG Evaluation Report#: 1034 Date: February 18, 1976 Author: OED
  • Benin - Transport Sector Memorandum
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 1090 Date: February 13, 1976
  • Resolutions, Significant Decisions and Credit Approvals by IDA Executive Directors
    This board report lists resolutions and certain decisions adopted by the Executive Directors of IDA between January 1 and December 31, 1975.
    Type: Board Report Report#: 139345 Date: February 4, 1976
  • Bank notes
    This Bank notes newsletter includes some of the following headings: IRRI's small farm machines will help grow more rice; career development meetings improve communication; Bank calendar; potpourri: people...
    Type: Newsletter Report#: 64221 Date: February 1, 1976 Author: Htun, Kyaw
  • Guidelines for organization of education project appraisals
    The purpose of these guidelines is to give new staff members of the Education Divisions of the Regional Offices and Education Consultants advice on the organization of education project appraisal work....
    Type: Working Paper Report#: UNN269 Date: January 31, 1976
  • Project formulation in today's world - some rural development dimensions
    Irrigation is of fundamental importance to the continuation of our present civilization, due to its potential for expanding agricultural production. This paper takes a highly selective look at some of...
    Type: Working Paper Report#: UNN77 Date: January 31, 1976 Author: Donaldson, Graham F. ; AGR
  • Some aspects of the use of labour - intensive methods for road construction
    This paper describes the system developed and used to measure and analyze the productivities and costs of a project and lists the range of methods available to the engineer for the more important activities...
    Type: Publication Report#: UNN322 Date: January 31, 1976 Author: Green, P.A. ; Brown, Peter D.
  • A model of trade and growth for the developing world
    The SIMLINK model borrows components from recently developed country models, commodity models, and world trade models. By taking the growth expectations of the OECD countries and the price of petroleum...
    Type: Journal Article Report#: REP28 Date: January 31, 1976 Author: Hicks, N.
  • Centre - state financial relations in the context of planned development
    Financial structure and resources allocation in a democratic, federal form of government, using the Indian Union (the 17 states of India) as a model is discussed. The most serious problems that arise are...
    Type: Journal Article Report#: REP86 Date: January 31, 1976 Author: Bhatt,Vinayak V. ; Khatkhate,Dinanath R.
  • Centre - state financial relations in the context of planned development
    Financial structure and resources allocation in a democratic, federal form of government, using the Indian Union (the 17 states of India) as a model is discussed. The most serious problems that arise are...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: SDF12 Date: January 31, 1976 Author: Bhatt, V. ; Khatkhate, D.
  • A health policy for developing countries
    Numerous factors other than the availability of conventional health services are of great importance in planning health policy for developing countries. The ecology of poverty and disease, involving interrelationships...
    Type: Journal Article Report#: REP67 Date: January 31, 1976 Author: Sharpston,Michael
  • On estimating earnings functions for LDC's
    A technique is developed for estimating earnings functions from data in which both wage earners and self-employed persons are included. The model analyzes labor earnings in a competitive market where self-employment...
    Type: Journal Article Report#: REP44 Date: January 31, 1976 Author: CHISWICK, C.
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