Fragility, conflict, and violence are at
the heart of the World Bank Group strategy to attain the
twin goals of ending poverty and promoting shared
prosperity. Establishment...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 92722Date: November 6, 2014
This paper revisits and expands the
evidence on the impact of trade shocks on intra-state
conflict with a large sample of developing countries in the
1960-2010 period....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7125Date: November 1, 2014Author:
Cali,Massimiliano ;
Mulabdic,Alen
Pacific Island countries (PICs) face
critical challenges for financial resilience to disasters.
The Pacific disaster risk financing and insurance program
(DRFIP) is...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 94992Date: November 1, 2014Author:
Cook,Samantha Jane ;
Mahul,Olivier
This issue focuses on communities in
Colombia at high-risk to natural disasters. Policymakers
continue long-term efforts to understand the scope of the
problem and target...
This paper examines support for reducing
inequality and for income redistribution to specific groups
in Europe and Central Asia. The paper uses the Life in
Transition...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 125418Date: November 1, 2014Author:
Cojocaru,Alexandru ;
Diagne,Mame Fatou Irene Aminata
The World Bank Group has identified
support to fragile and conflict-affected states as a
strategic priority. This paper provides a systematic
portfolio review of the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7098Date: November 1, 2014Author:
Ralston,Laura R.
This paper explores the conditions under
which public spending could minimize violent conflict
related to oil wealth. Previous work suggests that oil can
lead to violent...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7100Date: November 1, 2014Author:
Bodea,Ana Maria Cristina ;
Higashijima,Masaaki ;
Singh, Raju Jan
The Horn of Africa (HoA) region has many
security and development challenges whose origins and
consequences go well beyond the borders of individual
countries. It is...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 91783Date: October 23, 2014
The development objective of the Second
Phase of the Multipurpose Disaster Shelter Project for
Bangladesh is to reduce the vulnerability of the coastal
population across...
This paper presents a comprehensive
review of the operations that the World Bank has supported
to create jobs and promote employment in fragile and
conflict-affected...
Report#: WPS7078Date: October 1, 2014Author:
Ralston,Laura R.
This review examines the implementation
of the FY11-FY14 Bhutan Country Partnership Strategy (CPS)
of FY11and the CPS Progress Report (CPSPR) of FY13, and
assesses the...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 90720Date: September 12, 2014
Building back better after a disaster is
about the quality of the new structures and also about
engaging communities, especially the poor and vulnerable.
Setting up...
Type: BriefReport#: 166561Date: September 10, 2014
Natural disasters have caused nearly
four trillion in damage over the past 30 years. In smaller
developing countries, such disasters can wash away decades
of development...
Achievement of the World Bank
Group's (WBG) goals of ending poverty and promoting
shared prosperity will require significant progress on
development outcomes in countries...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 91571Date: September 1, 2014
An accessible and efficient justice
system is essential for sustained economic growth.
Specializedcourts, and in particular commercial courts, play
an important role...
Type: BriefReport#: 119830Date: September 1, 2014Author:
Gramckow,Heike P. ;
Ebeid,Omniah ;
Melis,Eva Maria
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