The Trade and Transport Integration
Project was approved in 2006, with the objective to develop
trade along corridor Vc by improving the capacity,
efficiency and quality...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 53376Date: January 1, 2010
This paper provides a systematic,
empirical assessment of the impact of infrastructure quality
on the total factor productivity (TFP) of African
manufacturing firms....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5191Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Escribano Saez,Alvaro ;
Guasch, J. Luis ;
Pena Izquierdo,Jorge
Export restraints by the Russian
Federation on natural gas and timber have been the source of
major controversy between the European Union and the Russian
Federation....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5195Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Tarr, David G.
The earthquake and tsunami of December
2004 left behind a trail of death and devastation in the
coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, including in
Indonesia, Thailand,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 59077Date: January 1, 2010
This paper evaluates early warning
measures to be taken during disaster situations. Early
warning systems can prevent deaths, but usually there needs
to be infrastructure...
Type: Risk and Vulnerability AssessmentReport#: 69358Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Rogers, David ; Tsirkunov, Vladimir
The development challenge posed by
climate change is putting past gains at risk. Specific areas
of Indonesia are highly vulnerable to multiple climate
change hazards....
Road traffic injuries (RTIs) have become
a major public health challenge in many low- and
middle-income countries (LMICs). About 90 percent of the 1.3
million deaths...
Type: BriefReport#: 52686Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Marquez, Patricio V.; Banjo, George A.;
Chesheva, Elena Y.; Muzira, Stephen;
Urban Development Investment
Corporations (UDICs) have over the years become the central
pillar in the local government drive to build infrastructure
in China, where...
Type: Other Urban StudyReport#: 56175Date: January 1, 2010
New data from the World Bank's
logistics performance index suggests that the Lao PDR has
made modest improvements in connectively to international
markets, particularly...
This paper explores two different
conceptions of how an emerging climate regime might evolve
to strengthen incentives for more vigorous cooperation in
mitigating global...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5164Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Barrett, Scott ;
Toman, Michael
A well-developed infrastructure moves an
economy forward. But in emerging economies, the lack of
airlines, airports, modern roads, railways, seaports, and
warehouse...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 53162Date: January 1, 2010
The report is organized as follows. The
next section puts the study into context by briefly
discussing the global EACC study and the EACC methodology,
which was applied...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 76242Date: January 1, 2010
This study aims to underpin
Brazil's efforts to explore methods for reducing total
emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) arising from all areas
of human activity. More...
Type: Energy-Environment ReviewReport#: 69858Date: January 1, 2010
The City of Mexico and its metropolitan
area form one of the largest urban concentrations in the
world with a population of over 20 million inhabitants and
with a vehicle...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 59199Date: January 1, 2010
The focus of this discussion paper is on
institutional arrangements for the provision of public
transport bus services, including the introduction of
private capital...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 56647Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Gwilliam, Ken
The present study offers evidence on
alternative financing approaches for on-site household
sanitation from case studies in six countries: Bangladesh,
Ecuador, India,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 56943Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Kolsky,Peter J. ;
Perez, Eddy ;
Tremolet,Sophie Cecile Marie
This paper examines the effects of
transit, documentation, and ports and customs delays on
Africas exports. The authors find that transit delays have
the most economically...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5184Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Freund, Caroline ;
Rocha, Nadia
This report provides an overview of the
challenges and opportunities in addressing road safety in
the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. It presents
information on...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 51667Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Marquez,Patricio V. ;
Banjo,George A. ;
Chesheva,Elena Y.
This is a guideline for World Bank task
team leaders (TTLs) entrusted with the design and execution
of assessments to determine disaster impacts as well as
post-disaster...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 88086Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Jovel,J. Roberto ;
Mudahar,Mohinder S.
The report is organized as follows. The
next section puts the study into context by briefly
discussing the global EACC study and the EACC methodology,
which was applied...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 76242Date: January 1, 2010
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