This study aims to ask questions
essential to forming policy for short-term, economic
stimulus in Jamaica. How do public works and construction
investments filter through...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 70062Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Marcelo, Darwin ;
Stokenberga, Aiga ;
Schwartz, Jordan
The primary objective of the Southern
Gobi Regional Environmental Assessment (REA) is to provide
guidance for sustainable management of environmental
resources in the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 59703Date: January 1, 2010
Kenya's tourism product lines and
its source markets function in a cross-sectoral context,
which leads to cross-cutting public and private sector
issues. Tourism has...
Type: PSD, Privatization and Industrial PolicyReport#: 69687Date: January 1, 2010
The report is part of a broader study,
the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC), which
has two objectives: (a) to develop a global estimate of
adaptation...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 68650Date: January 1, 2010
The primary objective of this report is
to provide brief, relevant, and practical tools for World
Bank task teams and their country counterparts to facilitate
their...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 68750Date: January 1, 2010
In the past half a century, Egypt has
experienced remarkable progress in the provision of
infrastructure in all areas, including transportation,
telecommunication, power...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5177Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Loayza,Norman V. ;
Odawara,Rei
This Yemen quarterly economic update
includes the following headings: recent economic
developments; macroeconomic developments; structural reforms
and policies outlook;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 59534Date: January 1, 2010
About 20 percent of firms in the Eastern
Europe and Central Asia region are victims of crime during a
year. While losses to firms from crime incidents average 0.5
percent...
Type: BriefReport#: 60342Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Amin,Mohammad
The interview guide for the Trade and
Transport Facilitation Assessment (TTFA) is used by the
assessment team members involved in both phases of the
assessment. It is...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 56310Date: January 1, 2010
This note highlights a major reason to
limit climate change to the lowest possible levels. This
reason follows from the large increase in uncertainty
associated with...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5179Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Hallegatte, Stephane ;
Dumas, Patrice ;
Hourcade, Jean-Charles
Urbanization and climate change will
define much of the 21st century. Urbanization leads to
improvement in standards of living, and through the
increased density and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 76917Date: January 1, 2010
Under the sponsorship of the Norwegian
Trust Fund for Private Sector and Infrastructure (NTFPSI), a
grant for Central America was established:
'infrastructure and small...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 73181Date: January 1, 2010
This paper provides an overview of the
major current debates on infrastructure policy. It reviews
the evidence on the macroeconomic significance of the sector
in terms...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 57748Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Estache, Antonio ;
Fay, Marianne
In the Eastern Europe and Central Asia
(ECA) region, countries show great variations in their
levels of openness and how intensively they trade. There is
a strong and...
Type: BriefReport#: 60353Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Seker, Murat
This report is part of a broader global
study, the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC),
which has two principal objectives: (a) to develop a global
estimate...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70264Date: January 1, 2010
This paper discusses short-run and
long-run effects of "green stimulus" efforts, and
compares these effects with "non-green" fiscal
stimuli. Green stimulus is defined...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5163Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Strand, Jon ;
Toman, Michael
This Country Environmental Analysis
(CEA) has been developed by the World Bank in cooperation
with the Government of Jordan. It aims to integrate
environment into development...
Type: PublicationReport#: 62860Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Cervigni, Raffaello ;
Naber, Helena
The sustainable development of ger areas
in Ulaanbaatar (UB), the capital city of Mongolia, is one of
the critical development issues facing the country. The
transition...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 63484Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Kamata, Takuya ;
Reichert, James A. ;
Tsevegmid, Tumentsogt ;
Kim, Yoonhee ;
Sedgewick, Brett
Doing Business in Colombia 2010 is the
second subnational report of the Doing Business series in
Colombia. In 2007, quantitative indicators on business
regulations were...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 74682Date: January 1, 2010
Trends suggest Indonesia's already
rapid urbanization will accelerate. The cities that emerge
from this process will determine Indonesia's economic
competitiveness....
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