Part I of the telecommunications handbook summarizes basic telecommunications technology in simplified technical terms, concluding with a short chapter on management of telecommunications enterprises....
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: GAS7Date: February 28, 1974Author:
Newstead, I. A. ;
Vasudevan, C. P. ;
Dickenson, C. R
An examination of the structure of the Zambian economy and a review of the current position of the provincial capital of Chipata, existing agricultural output in the Eastern Province, and prospective developments...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: URR7401Date: February 28, 1974Author:
English,Michael J.
This press release announces the International Development Association (IDA), an affiliate of the World Bank, giving a credit of seven million US dollars to Thailand for a project to increase farmers'...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 153231Date: February 7, 1974
The income distribution pattern in India for the 1953-55 and 1963-65 periods and the performance of the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) from 1964 to 1974 are examined in two essays. In the...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP18Date: January 31, 1974Author:
Bhatt,Vinayak V. ;
Ojha, P.
Policy issues connected with tropical hardwood trade in the Asia-Pacific region are examined. During the 1970s, demand for tropical hardwoods will increase by approximately six percent annually. Export...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: OCP17Date: January 31, 1974Author:
Takeuchi, K.
This paper is concerned with giving an overview of some of the more recent developments in transport planning techniques and tries to outline where, to the author's mind, the thrust of future efforts in...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP17Date: January 31, 1974Author:
Schuster,Helmut
This paper deals with the problems of estimating costs to execute underground works where uncertainties may be great. It suggests areas to which special attention should be given, and advocates the routine...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: GAS6Date: January 31, 1974Author:
Bloor, Ralph ;
Howell, F. H.
This press release announces the International Development Association (IDA), an affiliate of the World Bank, has approved a credit of six million US dollars to help finance a railway project in the Malagasy...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 153190Date: January 17, 1974
This press release announces the International Development Association (IDA), an affiliate of the World Bank, has approved a credit of twenty-four million US dollars to help finance a project to improve...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 153185Date: January 10, 1974
This press release announces the International Development Association (IDA), an affiliate of the World Bank, has extended a credit of thirteen million US dollars to help finance a project for providing...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 153187Date: January 10, 1974
A study to establish the technical feasibility of alternative civil construction technologies utilizing different combinations of labor and equipment, and, in turn, to relate these technically feasible...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP172Date: January 1, 1974Author:
Harral, C. ;
Miller, L. ;
Sud, I.
An approach to hierarchical location analysis being developed for integrated area planning in microregions defined as Community Development Blocks throughout rural India is described. Preparation of a...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP126Date: January 1, 1974Author:
Banerji, S. ;
Fisher, H.
This survey of successful experiences in assisting the smallholder livestock producer aims at defining the elements of success and problems encountered in development efforts in the sector. Some 60 projects...
Type: Working PaperReport#: UNN35Date: December 31, 1973
The purpose of this paper is to study the key aspects of the 1973 energy crisis and the affects it may have on the changing energy scene. The paper includes sections on: (1) the U.S. situation; (2) key...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: PUN7Date: December 31, 1973
The purpose of this paper is to explore the circumstances under which in-plant training would be preferable to formal vocational schools in developing countries and to develop a methodology for the evaluation...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP169Date: December 31, 1973Author:
ZYMELMAN, M. ;
Horowitz,Michael M. ;
HERRNSTADT, E.
A credit of 11.5 million dollars from the International Development Association (IDA), an affiliate of the World Bank, will help Afghanistan to improve and
maintain 2,480 miles of roads essential to the...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 154225Date: December 20, 1973
The Indian Railways will continue its program of modernization and improvements with the help of a credit of 80 million dollars from the International Development Association, an affiliate of the World...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 154191Date: December 20, 1973
The demand systems estimated in this paper are an extension of Stone's linear expenditure system (LES) with income substituted for total expenditure. This extended system (ELES) decomposes into LES and...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: DRD6Date: December 1, 1973Author:
Lluch, C. ;
Williams, R.
The economic and institutional problems influencing the growth of construction industries in developing countries are examined. Research was conducted in Korea, Iran, Ethiopia, and Kenya. On the basis...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP168Date: November 30, 1973
This paper introduces guidelines for a monitoring system which should be applied in all public utilities projects. The system provides for presentation in appraisal reports of general indicators selected...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: GAS3Date: November 30, 1973Author:
Friedmann, Efrain ;
Shipman, Harold R. ;
Jennings, J
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