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Brazil - hydro and thermal power sector study

The objective of this study is to assess the economic viability of the inclusion of gas turbine and combined cycle power plants in the Brazilian South-Southeast (SSE) Electrical system over the timeframe...
Type: ESMAP Paper Report#: ESM197 Date: September 30, 1997
Poverty and transport

The role of transport sector operations in the contribution to poverty reduction, needs to be articulated. By and large, transport projects are assessed in terms of reducing transport costs, improving...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: 22568 Date: September 30, 1997 Author: Gannon,Colin A. ; Liu,Zhi
A retrospective on the Mexican toll road program (1989-94)

Mexico's private toll road program more than doubled the national toll road network from 1989 to 1994. The investment of approximately US$13 billion in the program was sourced from local commercial bank...
Type: Viewpoint Report#: 17083 Date: September 30, 1997 Author: Ruster,Jeff E.
Vehicular air pollution : experiences from seven Latin American urban centers

Latin America and the Caribbean is the most urbanized region in the developing world with a rapidly growing motor vehicle fleet. The number of urban areas with populations exceeding 1 million was 43 in...
Type: Publication Report#: WTP373 Date: September 30, 1997 Author: Onursal,Bekir A. ; Gautam,Surhid P.
China 2020 : China engaged - integration with the global economy

China was closed economy until 1979. As a result of open-door policies and reforms, its relationship with the rest of the world has been transformed and its growth has accelerated. According to projection...
Type: Publication Report#: 17231 Date: September 30, 1997 Author: Dasgupta,Dipak
Bolivia - Export Corridors Project

Type: Brief Report#: 141051 Date: September 10, 1997
Honduras - Energy Sector Structural Adjustment

Type: Brief Report#: 140112 Date: September 10, 1997
Jamaica – Road Infrastructure Planning and Maintenance

Type: Brief Report#: 141515 Date: September 10, 1997
Guinea-Bissau - Infrastructure Rehabilitation

Type: Brief Report#: 141287 Date: September 10, 1997
Statement by llkka Niemi at the Board meeting of September 4, 1997

This is a statement by llkka Niemi at the Board meeting of September 4, 1997 concerning the Country Assistance Strategy for Ghana.
Type: Executive Director's Statement Report#: 86558 Date: September 3, 1997 Author: Niemi,Ilkka Juhani
Rationing can backfire : day without a car in Mexico city

A ban restricting each car from driving on a specified weekday is found to have increased total driving in Mexico City. Because of the ban, cars effectively represent 'driving permits' and some households...
Type: Journal Article Report#: 77256 Date: September 1, 1997 Author: Eskeland,Gunnar Saethern ; Feyzioglu, Tarhan
Choices for efficient private provision of infrastructure in East Asia

This report draws on the experiences of East Asia (Malaysia, Australia) and elsewhere (India, Chile) to analyze the impediments to and prospects for private financing of infrastructure, and to show the...
Type: Publication Report#: 17093 Date: August 31, 1997 Author: Kohli, Harinder S. ; Mody,Ashoka ; Walton, Michael [editors]
Statement by Brian Crowe on behalf of Jan Piercy at the Board meeting of August 28, 1997

This is a statement by Brian Crowe at the Board meeting of August 28, 1997 concerning the Country Assistance Strategy for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Type: Executive Director's Statement Report#: 87235 Date: August 27, 1997 Author: Crowe, Brian G.
Announcement of World Bank Committed One Hundred Twenty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars to Yemen in Fiscal Year 1998 on August 21, 1997

This news release, dated August 21, 1997, announces the World Bank approved a total of 124.5 million dollars to support five development projects in Yemen during fiscal year 1998 (July 1997 to June 1998).
Type: Announcement Report#: 161785 Date: August 21, 1997
Concessioning of rail transport : a new approach to restructuring railways in Sub-Saharan Africa

The note reviews concessioning of rail operations, as a partnership between the State, and a private operator in which, while maintaining ownership of rail infrastructure, the State transfers railway operations...
Type: Brief Report#: 22582 Date: July 31, 1997 Author: Budin,Karim-Jacques
Financial sustainability for credit programs : a travel survivial guide

This travel survival guide is designed as a step-by-step manual to help credit programs reach financial sustainability. The manual is designed to work like a travel guide. The metaphor of a journey across...
Type: Working Paper Report#: 19125 Date: July 31, 1997
Public expenditure review : the delivery of economic infrastructure

The review of Ghana's public expenditure has become institutionalized in the Ministry of Finance since 1994. This review is the fourth of the annual reviews. Over the last three years, Government has prepared...
Type: Public Expenditure Review Report#: 59564 Date: July 21, 1997
An evaluation of cane payment systems in selected sugar industries worldwide : Main report

The purpose of this study is to compare and contrast a number of different cane payment systems adopted by various industries, and to highlight the key issues common to all cane payments systems. In the...
Type: Working Paper Report#: 52739 Date: July 1, 1997
Paraguay - A survey of transport issues

The objectives of this survey are to assess the current state of the sector, and evaluate the performance of highways and rural roads, waterways, ports, railways, and airports and air services. The criteria...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: 17121 Date: June 30, 1997 Author: SCHULZ, RENATO
Indonesia - Road sector study : summary

This Road Sector Study for Indonesia examines the new challenges facing the road sector and, in particular, assesses the funding requirements to meet the demands for additional road capacity, and compares...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 15394 Date: June 30, 1997