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Railway projects

This paper is based on OED evaluations of 40 railway projects conducted between 1985 and 1992. Of these 40 projects, only 21 (52 percent) were considered satisfactory. The projects were appraised 10-20...
Type: Brief Report#: 39362 Date: September 1, 1993
Preferential trade arrangements : estimating the effects on South Asia countries

Measuring the impact of potential trading blocks involving South Asian countries is the aim of this paper. The author broadens this line of research to analyze the impacts of other potential preferential...
Type: Working Paper Report#: 68407 Date: September 1, 1993 Author: Srinivasan, T.N. ; Canonero,Gustavo E.
Argentina's privatization program

This survey examines the privatization program in Argentina, the result of a strong commitment by the country~^!!^s top political leadership to economic recovery. The privatization program is wide ranging...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: 12289 Date: August 31, 1993 Author: Alexander, Myrna ; Corti, Carlos
Road user taxation in selected OECD countries

The objective of this paper is to examine issues related to road user taxation, in a selection of "most successful countries". On the basis of six case studies, it provides a comparative review of policy...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: 27215 Date: August 30, 1993 Author: Creightney,Cavelle D.
Romania - Fiscal policy in the transition (Vol. 2 of 2) : Annexes

The macroeconomic picture in Romania is puzzling at first sight. As in other countries in Eastern Europe, output has fallen (by over a third since 1989) and inflation has risen to about 200 percent per...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 11878 Date: July 31, 1993
Trade issues in the new independent states

Since the breakup of the USSR, trade has contracted sharply for the fifteen new independent states, both with each other and with the rest of the world. This paper analyzes the factors that contributed...
Type: Publication Report#: 12174 Date: July 31, 1993 Author: Michalopoulos,Constantine
Announcement of the World Bank's 1993 Fiscal Year Operational Results on July 6, 1993

This press release announces the World Bank's 1993 fiscal year (FY) operational results on July 6, 1994. New lending commitments to developing countries from the International Bank for Reconstruction and...
Type: Announcement Report#: 160519 Date: July 6, 1993
Morocco - Developing Private Industry (Vol. 2 of 2) : The Annexes

Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 11557 Date: July 2, 1993
Announcement of Brazil Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Transport Decentralization Project on July 1, 1993

This press release announces the World Bank has approved a loan of one hundred twenty-eight million five hundred thousand US dollars to Brazil for Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan transport decentralization...
Type: Announcement Report#: 162961 Date: July 1, 1993
Philippines - Infrastructure Assessment Study

Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 11944 Date: June 30, 1993
Indonesia - Energy and the Environment : A Plan of Action for Pollution Control

Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 11871 Date: June 30, 1993
Cameroon - Transport Sector Strategy (Vol. 1 of 2) : The Summary and Recommendations

Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 11430 Date: June 30, 1993
Cameroon - Transport Sector Strategy (Vol. 2 of 2) : The Transport Sector Analysis

Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 11430 Date: June 30, 1993
Announcement of World Bank Supports Highway Rehabilitation in Mexico on June 24, 1993

This press release announces the World Bank has approved a loan of four hundred eighty million US dollars to Mexico to help finance a project to rehabilitate and resurface highways of the federal network,...
Type: Announcement Report#: 162954 Date: June 25, 1993
China - Foreign trade reform : meeting the challenge of the 1990s

Since the launching of the reform program in 1979, the promotion of external trade has been central to China's efforts to modernize its economy. The policy has met with remarkable success, with exports...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 11568 Date: June 18, 1993
Announcement of China~^!!^s Grain Distribution Takes a Leap Forward on June 18, 1993

This press release announces the World Bank has approved a loan of three hundred twenty-five million US dollars, and the International Development Association (IDA) a credit of one hundred sixty-five million...
Type: Announcement Report#: 162949 Date: June 18, 1993
Ghana - Private Sector Assessment

Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Report#: 11321 Date: June 16, 1993
Announcement of Korea to Improve Energy Sector Efficiency on June 4, 1993

This press release announces the World Bank has approved a loan of one hundred twenty million US dollars for Republic of Korea who is embarking on a program to further improve energy sector efficiency...
Type: Announcement Report#: 162944 Date: June 4, 1993
Announcement of World Bank Supports Argentina's Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program on June 4, 1993

This press release announces the World Bank has approved a loan of three hundred forty million US dollars for a four-year road maintenance and rehabilitation program on June 4, 1993. The project will cover...
Type: Announcement Report#: 162943 Date: June 4, 1993
Forms of private sector participation in railways

Many railway activities traditionally reserved for monolithic public railways can be performed more effectively by the private sector. During the 1980s, the large budgetary demands and failure to achieve...
Type: Brief Report#: 36009 Date: June 1, 1993 Author: Galenson,Alice C. ; Thompson,Louis Stanley