In this paper, the authors approach
water governance not only through the prism of sectoral
organization and the official services, but also through all
of the practices,...
Type: World Development ReportReport#: 112881Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Botton,Sarah ;
Hardy,Sébastien ;
Poupeau,Franck
To understand why corruption has become
the crucial issue for the latest generation of
protestmovements and uprisings, from Tunisia to Moldova and
from India to Brazil,...
Type: World Development ReportReport#: 116067Date: January 1, 2017
Rapid urbanization in emerging markets
has created new challenges for economic development and
poverty reduction. The need for more buildings, transport
and other infrastructure...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 123075Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Larionov,Alexander ;
Demir,Sinem
The Private Participation in
Infrastructure Database is a product of the World Bank
Group’s Infrastructure, PPPs and Guarantees team. Its
purpose is to identify and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 124310Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Saha,Deblina ;
Mandri-Perrott,Cledan
Enhancement of energy efficiency (EE)
can help bridge the gap between supply and demand for
energy. This paper assesses the energy efficiency and
conservation (EE and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132544Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Hossain,Ijaz ;
Sarkar,Ashok ;
Pargal,Sheoli
This Handbook was originally developed
as part of the essential preparation for a 5-day intensive
Mediator Skills Training (MST) course provided to World Bank
Group...
The Bangladesh economy is weathering
persistent global uncertainties relatively well. Poverty
reduction is expected to have continued. Growth remained
resilient, aided...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115030Date: January 1, 2017
This briefing note summarizes the
results of research on transfer pricing (TP) in the specific
context of the mining industry in Africa. The study was
commissioned in...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 112344Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Guj, Pietro ;
Martin, Stephanie ;
Readhead, Alexandra
This report was drafted by a working
group of United Nations entities, the World Bank, and other
stakeholders to suggest a common understanding of the blue
economy;...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115545Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Vierros, Marjo ;
De Fontaubert,Charlotte
This State and Trends of Carbon Pricing
2017 report, which will be published in October 2017, will
expand on the carbon pricing developments in brief.
Furthermore, the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 116068Date: January 1, 2017
Africa’s forests, landscapes, and
ecosystems produce many economic and social benefits for
development. They contribute directly to the well-being and
food security...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 119832Date: January 1, 2017
The discovery of large, deep-sea,
natural gas reserves in Southern Tanzania and plans for
their development have sparked a national discussion about
how Local Content...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122053Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Calvi,Barbara ;
Dall'Olio,Andrea Mario
The Enterprise Surveys (ES) focus on
many aspects of the business environment. These factors can
be accommodating or constraining for firms and play an
important role...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129260Date: January 1, 2017
High inflation and price volatility for
food commodities is a major challenge in Indonesia. The
country is home to 30 million people living under poverty
line and an...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131459Date: January 1, 2017
The Jakarta composite index (JCI)
strengthened by 2.6 percent from December 20 to January 19,
in line with other markets in the region. Indonesia’s
foreign exchange...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131064Date: January 1, 2017
This paper develops a dynamic,
stochastic, general-equilibrium model to analyze and derive
simple budget rules in the face of volatile public revenue
from natural resources...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 129200Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Devarajan,Shantayanan ;
Dissou,Yazid ;
Go,Delfin Sia ;
Robinson,Sherman
The Energy Sector Management Assistance
Program (ESMAP), a global knowledge and technical assistance
program administered by the World Bank and supported by 11
bilateral...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 112945Date: January 1, 2017
Film is a very effective tool for
communicating knowledge about volcanic hazards and risk.
Teaming with scientists and communication experts, a team
from the University...
The Central Asia Energy and Water
Development Program (CAEWDP) is a partnership between the
World Bank, the European Commission, Switzerland (through
SECO), the United...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 124260Date: January 1, 2017
A new database of geospatial information
and a related model allow Afghani planners to estimate,
analyze, and visualize the most cost-effective
electrification options...
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