Cities in developing countries are
experiencing unprecedented growth. But this is often
accompanied by the negative impacts of car-dependent
urbanization such as congestion,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 92250Date: January 13, 2015Author:
Hiroaki Suzuki ;
Jin Murakami ;
Yuhung Hong ;
Tamayose, Beth
This brief highlights CitiSense focuses
on open innovation and developing practical solutions based
on smart technologies. The CitiSense 2014 conference helped
attendees...
For the first time in history, more than
half of the world’s population lives in cities. Over 90
percent of urban growth is occurring in the developing
world, adding...
Despite regulatory efforts designed to
make it easier for firms to formalize, informality remains
extremely high among firms in Sub-Saharan Africa. In most of
the region,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7183Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Campos,Francisco Moraes Leitao ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Mckenzie,David J.
Dar es Salaam where the project is
located is the largest City in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam is
actually an administrative region within Tanzania, and
consists of three...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 94684Date: January 1, 2015
This working paper summarizes the key
findings of the African Transport Policy Performance Review,
carried out by SSATP in selected Anglophone and Francophone
countries...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 93852Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Runji,Justin
This year, PPIAF’s work
focused on developing strategic engagements that seek to
leverage PPIAF resources with partnerships for greater
effects. Programmatic...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 105780Date: January 1, 2015
As an important source of employment and
a key economic pillar, tourism plays a significant role in
resuming growth in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean
States (OECS)....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 103884Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Barbet Gros,Julie Claudia Jeanne ;
Geyer,Brian Samuel ;
Shahidsaless,Raha ;
Tran,Trang Thu
Every discussion of the Caribbean states
considers their characteristics as sea-locked countries,
small economies, highly vulnerable to natural disasters, and
a geographic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7169Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Bofinger, Heinrich C. ;
Briceno-Garmendia,Cecilia M. ;
Cubas,Diana ;
Millan Placci,Maria Florencia
The Kecamatan Development Project (KDP)
is the largest community development project in Southeast
Asia. Covering more than 20,000 villages, the billion dollar
program...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 93697Date: January 1, 2015
This policy note describes the state of
transport and logistics in Georgia, carries out a needs
assessment and identifies the main areas for
improvements.The purpose...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 96577Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Benmaamar,Mustapha ;
Keou,Oceane ;
Saslavsky,Daniel Mario
This note is a product of the
Public-Private Partnership Group of the World Bank, and the
Private Participation in Infrastructure Database (PPI
Database). Some of the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 124320Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Kasper,Henry Thomas ;
Saha,Deblina ;
Chao,Jenny Jing
This paper builds a tractable partial
equilibrium model to help explain the role of trade
preferences given to developing countries, as well as the
efficacy of various...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7156Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Cherkashin,Ivan ;
Demidova,Svetlana ;
Kee,Hiau Looi ;
Krishna,Kala M.
A lack of maintenance and repairs since
the country's independence in 2002 has led to the poor
condition of most of Timor-Lestes road network. Despite
minor works on...
Type: BriefReport#: 93492Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Goller, Elisabeth
Microfinance institutions, often
criticized for inadequately addressing seasonality and
hard-core poverty, have begun to introduce innovative
programs designed to tackle...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 94653Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Khalily,Md. Abdul Baqui ;
Khandker,Shahidur R. ;
Samad,Hussain A.
A large part of Papua New Guinea's
(PNG) road network is in poor condition. For many people
travel by road can be impossible, unsafe, or expensive.
Without reliable...
Type: BriefReport#: 93520Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Reichert,James A.
Mexico, ranked fourth in the world
behind Sweden, Germany, and Iceland in the Climate
Performance Index, has emerged as a global leader in the
climate change arena....
Type: BriefReport#: 81169Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Navarro-Martin,Miguel
The Government of the Islamic Republic
of Afghanistan (GoIRA) has requested financing from the
International Development Association (IDA) of the World
Bank for the...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 99469Date: January 1, 2015
Female access to higher education in
Afghanistan is has been and continues to be limited. At the
basic education level, the country has made great advances
since 2000;...
As the result of past investments in gas
and mining sectors and high world commodity prices, the
Bolivian economy grew considerably during the last seven
years. Prudent...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 99361Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Sun,Xiaolun
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