The report provides practical guidance
to development practitioners on systematically analyzing the
direct and indirect effects of development policy reforms on
climate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47653Date: January 1, 2008Author:
Mani, Muthukumara; Markandya, Anil; Ipe, viju;
Israeli security measures, which were
increased in response to the Intifada in 2000, have imposed
a major cost on the economy of the West Bank and Gaza, and
are heavily...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 43821Date: January 1, 2008Author:
Akkaya, Sebnem ;
Fiess, Norbert ;
Kaminski, Bartlomiej ;
Raballand, Gael
This paper investigates when trade
facilitation reform should be undertaken at the regional
level. First, looking at both efficiency and implementation
considerations,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4464Date: January 1, 2008Author:
Maur,Jean-Christophe
International Finance Corporation's
(IFC's) long-term financing has helped Turkish-owned
Ramenka build an impressive network of 'Ramstore'
supermarkets and shopping...
Despite large amounts invested in rural
roads in developing countries, little is known about their
benefits. This paper derives an expression for the
willingness-to-pay...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4484Date: January 1, 2008Author:
Jacoby, Hanan G. ;
Minten, Bart
This paper presents a survey of recent
research on the economics of infrastructure in developing
countries. Energy, transport, telecommunications, water and
sanitation...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4460Date: January 1, 2008Author:
Straub,Stephane
The policy note focused on the role of
the public sector to improve livestock marketing. The
note's three main recommendations are; (a) provision of
matching grants...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 48418Date: December 31, 2007Author:
Idris, Babiker
This Public-Private Infrastructure
Advisory Facility Quarterly Report comprises a summary and
the report. The summary includes: program councel news,
technical advisory...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 41723Date: December 31, 2007
This Sector Strategy Implementation
Update (SSIU) is divided into two parts with the first
providing an overview of the Bank's strategic focus and
the delivery of the...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 42128Date: December 20, 2007
The second order restructuring of the
Mekong Transport and Flood Protection Project of Vietnam
seeks the approval of the Regional Vice President for
amendments to the...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 42021Date: December 20, 2007
On December 20, 2007, the World Bank
Board of Directors approved today a 20 million dollars
interest-free credit directed to rural areas ofgreat
productive potential...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169617Date: December 20, 2007
Mali is a vast, semi-arid, landlocked
country of low population density and few natural resources.
But it does have some un- or under-tapped assets: these
include the...
Type: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentReport#: 41746Date: December 12, 2007
The Environmental, Health, and Safety
(EHS) Guidelines are technical reference documents with
general and industry specific examples of Good International
Industry Practice...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 112796Date: December 10, 2007
This overview of China's transport
sector report is produced in the context of the Bank's
strategy update but is focused on the particular
circumstances of China and...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 42798Date: December 9, 2007
The main objective of the Country
Environmental Analysis (CEA) in Nepal is to identify
opportunities for enhancing the overall performance of
select environmental management...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 38984Date: December 3, 2007
This paper presents estimates of
indicators of direct and indirect intervention in
agriculture by the Chilean government since 1960, drawing on
the methodology in Anderson...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 55978Date: December 1, 2007Author:
Valdes, Alberto ;
Jara, Esteban
This newsletter is expected to be the
newsletter of the World Bank group offices in the country
(including IFC) and its projects. It aims to provide
information, cr...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 44496Date: December 1, 2007
This paper estimates the impact of
registering for taxes on firm profits in Bolivia, the
country with the highest levels of informality in Latin
America. A new survey...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4449Date: December 1, 2007Author:
McKenzie, David ;
Sakho, Yaye Seynabou
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