Urban transportation externalities are a
key development challenge. Based on the existing literature,
the authors illustrate the magnitudes of various external
costs,...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 77010Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Dulal,Hari Bansha ;
Timilsina,Govinda R.
In Japan, the sustainable development of
cities and provinces has been vigorously pursued since the
late 1990s under various programs through the initiative of
the central...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70161Date: February 1, 2011
To help the state government improve
access to and availability of advanced diagnostics services,
International Finance Corporation (IFC) assisted the
government of...
Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011 has an
unprecedented opportunity for transformation and sustained
growth. Until the outset of the global economic crisis,
economic growth...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 59761Date: February 1, 2011
This paper investigates the main factors
explaining long container dwell times in African Ports.
Using original and extensive data on container imports in
the Port of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5565Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Cantens,Thomas ;
Refas,Salim
Petroleum subsidy reform is increasingly
seen as an opportunity for consolidating public finances and
fostering sustainable economic development. Yemen, as the
country...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5577Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Breisinger, Clemens ;
Ecker, Olivier ;
Engelke,Wilfried
Infrastructure has made a net
contribution of around one percentage point to
Nigeria's improved per capita growth performance in
recent years, in spite of the fact that...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 62756Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Foster, Vivien ;
Pushak, Nataliya
Building upon the transport governance
filter developed by the Europe and Central Asia (ECA)
transport team, which identified several thematic principles
and actionable...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 63327Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Queiroz, Cesar ;
Lopez Martinez, Alejandro ;
Ishihara, Satoshi ;
Hommann, Kirsten
This paper contains a critical
discussion of the opening of the highway concession to the
private sector in Italy over the past 20 years. It describes
the political...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5567Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Limodio,Nicola
This Policy Note addresses strategic
issues facing Polands transport sector. Despite recent
growth and integration within the European Union (EU), the
overall quality...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 59715Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Cuttaree,Vickram ;
Czapski,Radoslaw ;
Park,Eun Jung ;
Giemza,Jaroslaw ;
Marquez,Patricio V. ;
Mircheva,Borislava ;
Olievschi,Vasile ;
Podolske,Richard C. ;
Shrestha,Anita ;
Strand,Jukka-Pekka
Against the backdrop of agreement that
global coordinated action is needed to prevent dangerous
climate change, individual countries are thinking through
the implications...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 61096Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Jorgensen,Erika A. ;
Kasek,Leszek Pawel
This document summarizes the environment
impact assessment of Danang Quang Ngai Expressway Project
(DQEP) in Vietnam, highlighting the main issues and
conclusions of...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 59832Date: February 1, 2011
This study focuses on three countries of
Central Asia - Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and
Tajikistan-and applies the framework used by the World
Development Report...
Type: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)Report#: 53556Date: January 18, 2011
This report provides responses by Trung
Son Hydropower Project Management Board (TSHPMB) to comments
obtained from consultations at village, commune, district
and provincial...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 71591Date: January 15, 2011
This Country Partnership Strategy
Progress Report (CPSPR) reviews the relevance of the FY09-12
Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Cape Verde. This
Progress Report...
Type: CAS Progress ReportReport#: 57963Date: January 13, 2011
In 2010, 24 energy, transport, and water
projects with private participation reached financial or
contractual closure in 12 of the 63 International
Development Association...
Type: BriefReport#: 66322Date: January 7, 2011Author:
Perard, Edouard
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