India has become, in purchasing power
parity terms, the fourth largest economy in the world.
India's economic growth since 1980 has been among the
most rapid-and India...
Type: Development Policy Review (DPR)Report#: 34580Date: June 15, 2006
This is a report of a consultative
workshop on transport sector results and impact measurement,
held in Mt Amanzi, Hartbeespoort, South Africa. The workshop
was organized...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 45134Date: June 14, 2006Author:
Njenga, Peter
The contents of this report are as
follows: 1) partnership to support the national target
programmes; 2) gender action partnership; 3) International
Support Group (ISG)...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 50242Date: June 10, 2006
The Highway Design and Maintenance
Standard Model (HDM) is a computer program for analyzing the
total transport costs of alternative road improvement and
maintenance...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84185Date: June 8, 2006
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank. He
discusses on key challenges to support developing countries
in meeting...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101347Date: June 7, 2006Author:
Wolfowitz,Paul
On June 6, 2006, the World Bank Board of
Executive Directors today approved US1.1 billion dollars in
loans to Brazil. The loans will support the country’s
growth, agenda,...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 168255Date: June 6, 2006
The purpose of this sector study of the
effective tax burden in Lesotho is to investigate whether
the five key sectors in the economy (i.e. agriculture,
mining, manufacturing,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 38023Date: June 1, 2006
This study reviews the status and
performance of the physical infrastructure in the transition
economies of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region during
the last...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37552Date: June 1, 2006
This report covers the activities and
achievements of the Norwegian Trust Fund for Private Sector
and Infrastructure (NTF-PSI) program for the reporting
period of October...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 44599Date: June 1, 2006
This report presents a preliminary
assessment of the damage and losses caused by the earthquake
that struck Yogyakarta and Central Java on May 2006.The
assessment used...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 40712Date: June 1, 2006
Studies comparing household surveys with
on-site interceptor surveys have typically accounted for
over-sampling avid users in the on-site interceptor surveys
(that is,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3932Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Laplante,Benoit ;
Meisner,Craig M. ;
Wang,Hua
Reliable and affordable infrastructure
is essential for a well-functioning economy. Today the
performance of many public utilities in Europe and Central
Asia (ECA) has...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 45135Date: June 1, 2006
Improved competitiveness is at the top
of the agenda for Mexico as it moves to leverage economic
progress made over the past decade. The authors evaluate the
impact...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3953Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Mejia, Alejandro ;
Soloaga,Isidro ;
Wilson,John S.
As Vietnam becomes richer it faces
challenges in adapting its infrastructure policies and
institutions. While the old challenges of providing basic
services to all remain,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37187Date: June 1, 2006
Output- and Performance-based
contracting (OPRC) has been successfully implemented by many
road agencies around the world, in order to improve the
effectiveness and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37180Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
The Zimbabwe Infrastructure Assessment
Note (ZIAN) presents a review of three critical
infrastructure sectors in the Zimbabwe economy: roads,
railways and water. The...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 36978Date: June 1, 2006
The Lesotho textile and garment sector
faces two major challenges: (1) increased competition after
the phase-out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) in 2005,
and (2)...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 38022Date: June 1, 2006
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