Afghanistan's economy is growing
strongly. The growth drivers in recent years have been
above-average agricultural production, strong growth in
construction and transportation,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 71931Date: October 1, 2011
This Global Environment Facility
(GEF)-Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) newsletter
includes the following headings: project update; SUTP
events; Bus do Kadam;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 75951Date: October 1, 2011
The authors develop a framework for
studying trade in horizontally and vertically differentiated
products. In their model, consumers with heterogeneous
incomes and tastes...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5843Date: October 1, 2011Author:
Fajgelbaum,Pablo David ;
Grossman,Gene M. ;
Helpman,Elhanan
This Standard Request for Proposals
(SPDP) was prepared by the World Bank and is based on the
Master Document for Selection of Consultants (the Master
Document). The...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 83123Date: October 1, 2011
This paper is organized in following
headings: what constrains Africa's exports?; does the
internet reduce corruption? evidence from United States and
across countries;...
Type: PublicationReport#: 80518Date: October 1, 2011Author:
Andersen, Thomas Barnebeck ;
Bardasi,Elena ;
Beegle,Kathleen G. ;
Bentzen, Jeanet ;
Chavis, Larry W. ;
Dalgaard,Carl Johan ;
Dillon,Andrew S. ;
Freund,Caroline ;
Gine,Xavier ;
Klapper, Leora F. ;
Lederman,Daniel ;
Love,Inessa ;
Mansuri,Ghazala ;
Mckenzie,David J. ;
Picon,Mario G. ;
Rocha Gaffurri,Nadia Patrizia ;
Rodriguez-Clare,Andres ;
Selaya,Pablo ;
Serneels,Pieter Maria ;
Woodruff,Christopher Marshall ;
Xu,Yi Daniel ;
De Mel,Suresh
In 1996 the Republic of The Gambia
(Gambia) formulated a broad reform program Gambia Inc.
Vision 2020 that aimed to establish a globally competitive
export and processing...
Infrastructure investments are typically
long-term. As a result, observed benefits to households and
communities may vary considerably over time as short-term
outcomes...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5867Date: October 1, 2011Author:
Khandker, Shahidur R. ;
Koolwal, Gayatri B.
Madinah, Saudi Arabia, is a major
destination point for pilgrims and a designated center for
knowledge-based industry in the country. The Prince Mohammed
Bin Abdulaziz...
This study is conducted to evaluate the
implementation of PNPM RESPEK Program in Papua and West
Papua. This program is part of PNPM Mandiri, the nation-wide
community...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 93416Date: October 1, 2011Author:
Sari,Yulia Indrawati ;
Rahman, Harmein ;
Sjari Manaf, Dewi Ratna
Sound infrastructure is fundamental for
growth across the Economic Community of Central African
States (ECCAS). During 1995-2005, improvements in
infrastructure boosted...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5857Date: October 1, 2011Author:
Foster,Vivien ;
Ranganathan,Rupa
Numerous recent changes in the mining
industry have led governments to an increased interest in
the tender process as a means of awarding mineral rights.
High demand...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 65503Date: September 1, 2011Author:
Mikhaylova,Ekaterina ;
Stanley,Michael C.
Newly independent South Sudan faces a
challenge in making its own way in infrastructure
development. Despite earning $6 billion in oil revenues
since 2005, South Sudan's...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5814Date: September 1, 2011Author:
Briceno-Garmendia,Cecilia M. ;
Ranganathan,Rupa
Improvements in infrastructure across
Sudan in recent years have contributed 1.7 percentage points
to the country's per capita growth. Consistent with
trends in other...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5815Date: September 1, 2011Author:
Briceno-Garmendia,Cecilia M. ;
Ranganathan,Rupa
This article investigates the use of
expert-based Marginal Abatement Cost Curves (MACC) to design
abatement strategies. It shows that introducing inertia, in
the form...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5803Date: September 1, 2011Author:
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Vogt-Schilb,Adrien Camille
Yemen's dependence on the oil
sector as a source of economic growth is no longer
sustainable given the rate at which oil reserves are being
depleted. This study was...
Type: BriefReport#: 64471Date: September 1, 2011Author:
Pugachevsky, Alexandra
This project is an integral part of
Egypt's strategy which aims to expand the uses of
natural gas as a clean source of energy. This project aims
to provide natural gas...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 64623Date: September 1, 2011
Between 2008 and 2010 the transport
sector initiated several country surveys to measure road
transport needs and the constraints of both men and women,
and more specifically...
Type: BriefReport#: 65599Date: September 1, 2011Author:
Babinard,Julie
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