• Road sector reform : a tale of two countries - Part II Burkina Faso : deliberate evolution
    The note is the second part of a series intended to share information about issues raised in various Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) reports, and it addresses Burkina Faso's recent...
    Type: Brief Report#: 22579 Date: April 30, 1997
  • Has agricultural trade liberalization improved welfare in the least-developed countries? Yes
    The author evaluates the progress in agricultural liberalization -and the welfare effects for least-developed and net food-importing countries- as a result of agricultural price shocks resulting from the...
    Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS1748 Date: April 30, 1997 Author: Ingco,Merlinda Dador
  • Does commodity dependence slow development? Commodity-dependent countries are not doomed - provided policies and an active private sector help promote growth
    Because of an association with weak export and income growth, commodity dependence has long been considered a barrier to economic development. However, statistical analyses and case studies show that commodity...
    Type: Brief Report#: 16719 Date: April 30, 1997 Author: Yabuki,Nanae ; Akiyama,Takamasa
  • Nepal - Arun Access Road Project
    Type: Brief Report#: 139962 Date: April 16, 1997
  • Progress report
    The Sub-Sahara Africa Transport Program (SSATP) was launched in 1987 as a joint initiative of the World Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to improve transport sector performance...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: 27238 Date: April 1, 1997 Author: Cleaver,Kevin M.
  • Calendar of aid coordination meetings CY1997
    This report presents calendar of aid coordination meetings for March 31, 1997 prepared by the Operations Policy Group of the Operations Policy Department (OPRPG).
    Type: Board Report Report#: 86461 Date: March 31, 1997
  • Kazakstan - Transition of the state
    This report argues that to avoid a crisis of state, Kazakstan needs to reform its state apparatus and safeguard key public services. It highlights the ways in which reforms in the state's structures, in...
    Type: Publication Report#: 16388 Date: March 31, 1997
  • 1995 evaluation results (Vol. 2 of 2) : Annex
    The Operations Evaluation Department's 22nd Annual Review reports on the results of 264 completed lending operations evaluated in 1995, representing disbursements of about $22 billion to 80 countries....
    Type: Publication Report#: 16499 Date: March 31, 1997 Author: Morra, Linda G. ; Thumm, Ulrich R. W.
  • Grassroots Management Training (GMT) : Coordinator's Guide
    This guide was originally designed to respond to management training needs identified among women's group's in Senegal. The report consists of seven chapters, each with its own introduction and set of...
    Type: Working Paper Report#: 21210 Date: March 31, 1997 Author: Monnet,Marguerite
  • Calendar of aid coordination meetings CY1997
    This report presents calendar of aid coordination meetings for March 31, 1997 prepared by the Operations Policy Group of the Operations Policy Department (OPRPG).
    Type: Board Report Report#: 86457 Date: March 31, 1997
  • Road sector reform : a tale of two countries - Part I Ghana : serendipity of foresight?
    As part of a series intended to share information about issues raised in various Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) reports, this note is the first part, addressing the road sector reform...
    Type: Brief Report#: 22578 Date: March 31, 1997
  • Statement by Jean-Daniel Gerber at the Board meeting of March 18, 1997
    This is a statement by Jean-Daniel Gerber at the Board meeting of March 18, 1997 concerning the Country Assistance Strategy for China.
    Type: Executive Director's Statement Report#: 87613 Date: March 18, 1997 Author: Gerber,Jean-Daniel
  • Transport and the Village in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Past efforts to improve rural transport in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have focused principally on building and maintaining roads. The issues of rural access, mobility and household transport were paid little...
    Type: Brief Report#: 57059 Date: March 1, 1997 Author: Ian Barnwell
  • Commercialization of roads : a new generation of road funds
    The objective of this paper is to address the issue of building institutional and financial capacity for maintenance of the road network. Lessons learned: the involvement of road users and other stakeholders...
    Type: Brief Report#: 60573 Date: March 1, 1997
  • Tunisia - Transport strategy study
    This summary report, based on the findings of a major mission to Tunisia in May, 1995, describes the strengths and weaknesses of the transport sector in 1995, and sets out the guiding principles underlying...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 14846 Date: February 28, 1997
  • Does Mercosur's trade performance raise concerns about the effects of regional trade arrangements?
    A concern about regional trade arrangements (RTAs) is whether the discriminatory trade barriers applied to RTAs encourage high-cost imports from member countries at the expense of nonmember lower-cost...
    Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS1729 Date: February 28, 1997 Author: Yeats,Alexander James
  • Laos - Priorities for rural infrastructure development
    This report focuses on three sectors of rural infrastructure, namely, rural roads, irrigation, and water supply and sanitation. The development and sustainability of these three sectors will benefit from...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 16047 Date: February 25, 1997
  • China's urban transport development strategy : proceedings of a symposium in Beijing, November 8-10, 1995
    The proceedings of the China Urban Transport Symposium brought together senior policymakers from the Central government and a number of major cities, prominent international and domestic urban transport...
    Type: Publication Report#: WDP352 Date: January 31, 1997 Author: Stares,Stephen ; Zhi,Liu
  • The Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway concession
    Since the 1980s, most of Sub-Saharan African railways have been experiencing a severe crisis: declining traffic and revenue, lack of market orientation and poor service, continued operation of high-loss...
    Type: Brief Report#: 21259 Date: January 31, 1997 Author: Mitchell, Brigitta ; Budin, Karim-Jacques
  • Sri Lanka - Transport Sector Strategy Study (Vol. 2 of 2) : Background Papers
    This report's purpose is to identify and discuss in detail the principal issues affecting the transport sector's ability to efficiently provide the infrastructure services needed to underpin growth in...
    Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 16269 Date: January 31, 1997
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