This manual presents the Roads Economic
Decision Model (RED) developed to improve the
decision-making process for the development and maintenance
of low-volume rural...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 34929Date: July 1, 2004Author:
Archando Callao, Rodrigo
Although trade liberalization can create
jobs and raise incomes, these benefits can easily be
undermined if trade transactions involve excessive costs and
delays-reducing...
Type: BriefReport#: 30203Date: July 1, 2004Author:
Alavi,Hamid R.
The relevance of transport costs has
increased as liberalization continues to reduce artificial
barriers to trade. Countries need to adopt policies to get
closer to...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3355Date: July 1, 2004Author:
Micco,Alejandro Javier ;
Serebrisky,Tomas S.
This report is the outcome of a study of
public spending and service delivery issues in Papua New
Guinea (PNG) undertaken as part of the work on the PNG
Poverty Assessment....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 123970Date: June 30, 2004Author:
Datt,Gaurav ;
Filmer,Deon P. ;
Parajuli,Dilip ;
Hwang, Vicky ;
Cumpa, Martín ;
Ackland,Robert J. ;
Walker,Thomas
This Public-Private Infrastructure
Advisory Facility Quarterly Report comprises a summary and
the report. The summary includes: introduction; funding
source; activity...
A major section of over 720 million
rural poor in India continue to depend on biomass sources
for meeting their energy requirements. Most of these poor
people continue...
Type: PublicationReport#: 38124Date: June 30, 2004Author:
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) / edit
This news release, dated June 29, 2004,
announces the World Bank approved two new loans totaling
United States (U.S.) 700 million dollars for Argentina to
support economic...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164855Date: June 29, 2004
This news release, dated June 25, 2004,
announces the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors
approved two loans each of United States (U.S.) 200 million
dollars to...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164183Date: June 25, 2004
This Economic and Sector Work (ESW) is
consistent with the objectives laid out for the transport
sector in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), and
the Country...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 27669Date: June 25, 2004
This report stresses that the deep
economic crisis in the West Bank and Gaza threatens to
impoverish and alienate a generation of young Palestinians.
Moreover, today's...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 40460Date: June 23, 2004
This news release, dated June 17, 2004,
announces the World Bank’s Executive Board approved
financing of a total United States (U.S.) 263 million
dollars (approximately...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 163827Date: June 17, 2004
This news release, dated June 17, 2004,
announces representatives from the Government of Vietnam, 22
donor countries, 13 international agencies, 4 international
non-government...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165062Date: June 17, 2004
A consultative workshop on transport
sector performance indicators was organized by the
secretariat of the International Forum for Rural Transport
and Development (IFRTD)...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 45136Date: June 15, 2004
This news release, dated June 10, 2004,
announces the World Bank approved two loans for 280 million
dollars for Colombia to support a peace and development
project,...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 163833Date: June 10, 2004
In the 1990s, the government of Ethiopia
knew that a major expansion of the road network was
necessary to meet its development goals - namely, (a)
advance the private...
The World Bank in November 2001
commissioned IC Net Limited of Japan to carry out a study
titled 'Integrating Gender into World Bank Financed
Transport Programs' in...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84179Date: June 1, 2004
Infrastructure plays a key role in
promoting economic growth and poverty reduction in rural
areas, where the majority of the world’s poor live. Basic
infrastructure...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 103516Date: June 1, 2004Author:
Babinard,Julie
The aim of this survey was to develop a
broader understanding of the attitudes and perceptions of
business executives whose companies are currently investing,
or considering...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37571Date: June 1, 2004Author:
Felzer,Sharon
The study provides a detailed
quantitative analysis, based on standard econometric models,
of the trends and the configuration of trade of the CIS
countries, with an...
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