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Infrastructure and trade preferences for the livestock sector : empirical evidence from the beef industry in Africa

Trade preferences are expected to facilitate global market integration and offer the potential for rapid economic growth and poverty reduction for developing countries....
Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS4201 Date: April 1, 2007 Author: Iimi,Atsushi
Using the global positioning system in household surveys for better economics and better policy

Distance and location are important determinants of many choices that economists study. While these variables can sometimes be obtained from secondary data, economists...
Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS4195 Date: April 1, 2007 Author: Gibson,John David ; Mckenzie,David J.
Solomon Islands : agriculture and rural development strategy

In May 2006, the Government of the Solomon Islands placed rural development at the top of its policy agenda. The Solomon Islands Government's May 2006 Policy Framework...
Type: Rural Development Assessment Report#: 39870 Date: April 1, 2007
Helping countries to identify and destroy PCBs

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a class of synthetic organic chemicals, are found worldwide in air, water, soil, food-and the fatty tissues of humans and animals....
Type: Brief Report#: 37682 Date: April 1, 2007
Energy and emissions : local and global effects of the rise of China and India

Part 1 of the paper reviews recent trends in fossil fuel use and associated externalities. It also argues that the recent run-up in international oil prices reflects...
Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS4209 Date: April 1, 2007 Author: Shalizi,Zmarak
Municipal management and local governance : a service delivery perspective - giving voice to end-user perspectives on public service provision

The Norwegian Social Science Research Institute (FAFO) in conjunction with field based teams in five Middle East and North Africa (MNA) region countries worked under...
Type: Policy Note Report#: 55746 Date: March 31, 2007
Volume III - Lessons learned : LP gas sector improvement studies - Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria : Volume III - Lessons learned - LP gas sector improvement studies Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria

This report is a sequel to the Nigerian LP Gas Sector Improvement Study of 2004,
which was produced by the World Bank Oil and Gas Policy Division with funding under...
Type: Mining/Oil and Gas Report#: 70674 Date: March 31, 2007
Transport performance indicators workshop report : held in Tarapoto, Peru, 12th to 16th March 2007

The transport results initiative is one of the many activities of the World Bank's transport program, including the infrastructure action plan. The plan seeks to strengthen...
Type: Working Paper Report#: 45137 Date: March 29, 2007
Upgrading Lao PDR's major artery

Before the project started, Road No. 13, the backbone of the road system in Lao PDR, was in serious need of improvement. Its gravel surface limited travel speeds to...
Type: Brief Report#: 92855 Date: March 27, 2007
Improved roads in Ethiopia stimulate integration of markets

Annual income per capita in Ethiopia was just over US$140 in 2005. Ethiopias development has been held back by an infrastructure gap- it has one of the lowest road...
Type: Brief Report#: 92853 Date: March 27, 2007
Rehabilitating roads and building institutions in Mozambique

This paper includes the following headings: challenge, approach, results, IDA contribution, partners, and next steps.
Type: Brief Report#: 92854 Date: March 27, 2007
Jamuna bridge connects Bangladesh's two halves

This paper includes the following headings: challenge, approach, results, IDA contribution, partners, and next steps.
Type: Brief Report#: 92842 Date: March 25, 2007
Rehabilitating highways, airport in Afghanistan

This paper includes the following headings: challenge, approach, results, IDA contribution, partners, and next steps.
Type: Brief Report#: 92846 Date: March 25, 2007
Access to markets and services increases in Rural Bhutan

This paper includes the following headings: challenge, approach, results, IDA contribution, partners, and next steps.
Type: Brief Report#: 92845 Date: March 25, 2007
Rebuilding Nicaragua's hurricane damaged roads

This paper includes the following headings: challenge, approach, results, IDA contribution, partners, and next steps.
Type: Brief Report#: 92843 Date: March 25, 2007
Georgia - Second East-West Highway Improvement Project : environmental assessment report

The Second East-West Highway Improvement Project in Georgia would focus on upgrading the Agaiani-Sveneti section of the highway from 2 to 4 lanes. Expansion of the E-60...
Type: Board Report Report#: 39177 Date: March 22, 2007
Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Directors of the Bank and IDA, held on Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Type: Minutes Report#: 39602 Date: March 21, 2007
Potential alternatives for Palestinian trade : developing the Rafah trade corridor

This paper covers the following four key issues: (i) Palestinian trade against the background of global trade expansion; (ii) trade logistics and performance using Egyptian...
Type: Working Paper Report#: 40446 Date: March 21, 2007
Philippines - Consultative group meeting : summary report

The 2007 Philippines Development Forum (PDF) was held in Cebu, Philippines from March 8 to 9, 2007. As in past PDFs, the Government of the Philippines, led by the Department...
Type: Board Report Report#: 39178 Date: March 21, 2007
Madagascar - Country assistance strategy completion report (CASCR) for the period FY2004-FY2006 : IEG review

The FY04-06 Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) marked a turning point in the Bank's relationship with Madagascar. A new leadership, apparently favorable towards private...
Type: CAS Completion Report Review Report#: 88750 Date: March 19, 2007

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