The objective of this report for
Mexico's competitiveness is to inform policy makers,
the private sector, and the public at large about
competitiveness priorities and...
Type: PSD, Privatization and Industrial PolicyReport#: 35388Date: August 10, 2006
Djibouti recent windfall in
military-related revenues and new investments in the port
may have a limited impact in the rest of the economy in the
absence of policy reforms....
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 33115Date: August 10, 2006
On August, 9, 2006, H.E. El-Zubair Ahmed
El Hassan, Minister of Finance and National Economy and the
World Bank Vice President for Africa Region, Mr. Gobind
Nankani...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164732Date: August 9, 2006
Malawi made a promising start after its
first-multi party elections in 1994. Economic performance
improved initially in response to the new strategy,
emphasizing small-holder...
The objective of this study was to look
at some of the key factors impacting on the micro, small and
medium enterprise (SMME) sector in South Africa and to be
able to...
The rise in oil prices and the
associated increase in the prices of petroleum products that
has occurred since the beginning of 2004 are having adverse
effects on the...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM323Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Bacon,Robert W. ;
Kojima,Masami
The paper provides a first, systematic
benchmarking of infrastructure performance in the Southern
African Customs Union (SACU) countries (South Africa,
Botswana, Lesotho,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3987Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Bogetic,Zeljko ;
Fedderke,Johannes Wolfgang
Empirical explorations of the growth and
productivity impacts of infrastructure have been
characterized by ambiguous (countervailing signs) results
with little robustness....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3989Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Bogetic,Zeljko ;
Fedderke,Johannes Wolfgang
This paper describes the need to update
the World Bank's transport sector strategy to respond
to important changes of approach in international
Development. The paper...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84180Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Kunieda,Mika ;
Roberts, Peter
The authors interviewed commuters in
Delhi, India, asking them to report their willingness to pay
(WTP) to reduce their risk of dying in road traffic
accidents in each...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3995Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Alberini,Anna ;
Bhattacharya,Soma ;
Cropper,Maureen L.
The goal of this analysis is to see how
Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) service exports compete
with China and India. Because consistent bilateral time
series data...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 66628Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Freund, Caroline
This climate report is based on a survey
of 138 formal and 108 informal enterprises and analyzes the
current situation of the investment climate to better
understand...
Contrary to the prevailing view that the
Doha negotiations have achieved little, the authors find
that on trade facilitation much progress has been made. This
is particularly...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3971Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Finger,Joseph Michael ;
Wilson,John S.
In this issue: Perspectives on GEF-3
from Our Partners: UNDP (Frank Pinto); UNEP (Olivier
Deleuze); World Bank (Steve Gorman); Pacific SIDS (Robert
Aisi). New CEO appointment....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37629Date: August 1, 2006
The purpose of this guide is to help
village technical workers build better roads and bridges. It
uses examples, both good and bad drawn from nearly eight
years of experience...
Type: PublicationReport#: 44487Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Hartmann,Ekart ;
Unger, Heinz
The reduction of child mortality and the
improvement of maternal health are two of the Millennium
Development Goals. Child and maternal mortalities continue
to represent...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 37366Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Babinard,Julie ;
Roberts, Peter
The objective of this book is to assist
people who involve in building small scale infrastructure at
village level, such as technical facilitator, technical
cadre and...
This paper uses a case study approach to
explore the effects of NAFTA and GATT membership on
innovation and trade in the Mexican soaps, detergents, and
surfactants (SDS)...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3999Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Javorcik,Beata ;
Keller,Wolfgang ;
Tybout,James R.
The workshop was aimed at frontline
decision makers from borrowing agencies of selected
countries of South Asia. Its purpose was to help them
internalize and institutionalize...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 46860Date: August 1, 2006
Many developing countries subsidize
petroleum products. The doubling of world oil prices since
January 2004 has had very high fiscal costs for these
countries, increasing...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 37199Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Bacon, Robert ;
Kojima, Masami
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