In July 1986, Warren C. Baum was
interviewed on behalf of the World Bank Group Archives oral
history program by Robert W. Oliver. Mr. Baum earned a PhD
in economics...
This press release dated July 22, 1986,
announces, the President of the World Bank, Mr. Barber
Conable, welcomed the program of structural reforms by the
Government...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 152177Date: July 22, 1986
This report reviews the initial
transformation of the economy during the 1977-80 period,
examines the major results of the 1981-85 Development Plan
in terms of investment,...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 6070Date: July 15, 1986
The International Finance Corporation
(IFC) and two foreign financial institutions will help
finance a major expansion and modernization of Bajaj Tempo
Limited, one...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 157159Date: July 11, 1986
The efficiency of equipment management
and usage is very low in many parts of the developing world.
This is typically manifested in low equipment availability
and utilization,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: TRP2Date: July 1, 1986Author:
Harral, Clell G ;
Eaton, James W
This paper is written as an input to the
forthcoming Philippines economic report. It analyzes the
causes of the present crisis in the Philippines financial
sector and...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8633Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Ghanem,Hafez M. H.
Although tax systems of developing
countries in an early stage of development tend to generate
revenues from international trade transactions and
production processes,...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8634Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Shalizi, Zmarak ;
Squire, Lyn
The need for a more rigorous approach to
the assessment of foreign borrowing has been starkly
revealed by recent events. Today, countries with and
without access to...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8637Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Kharas, Homi J.
This essay examines issues related to
China's urban construction and financing. It argues
that urban construction in China could be improved through
better pricing and...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: UDD101Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Zhang, Jun
This paper reviews recent developments
in macroeconomic theory and considers their relevance for
the study of developing countries. Particular emphasis is
given to the...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: ERS5Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Corden, W. Max
This paper discusses the importance of a
coherent macroeconomic strategy for coping with coffee booms
in Colombia. Such a strategy is a pre-condition for
sustainability...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8632Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Cuddington,John T.
The terms listed in this glossary are
generally those pertaining to the field of maintenance
management and which are not normally found in dictionaries,
but anumber...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 20826Date: June 4, 1986
This paper compares the characteristics
and costs of the main types of urban transit systems,
including buses, trains, light rail, rapid rail and suburban
rail systems....
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP52Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Armstrong-Wright, Alan
Providing a framework for evaluating the
adequacy of policy measures taken to improve medium-term
economic performance ranks high on the agenda for policy
research in...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: DWA8602Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Genberg, Hans ;
Swoboda, Alexander K
Large-scale capital flight is often
mentioned as an important cause of the external debt problem
of developing countries. Motivated by this concern, this
paper addresses...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8551Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Cuddington,John T.
Can locally based collective action be a
viable way to manage common property resources? Many writers
on collective action and common property are sweepingly
pessimistic...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: ARU54Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Wade, Robert
Public enterprises have grown to
represent a significant share of modern sector employment in
many African economies, yet little is known about public
enterprise compensation...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8631Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Lindauer,David L.
This paper (and the accompanying
transcript of Mr. Jaycox's remarks to a panel
discussion) is on the debt problems of seriously affected
countries in the Eastern and...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP378Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Jaycox, Edward V. K. ;
Gulhati, Ravi I. ;
Lall, Sanjaya ;
Yalamanchili, Satya
This paper uses an intertemporal
disequilibrium framework to analyze the rapid increase in
personal savings that has taken place in China since 1979. A
theoretical model...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8627Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Feltenstein, Andrew ;
Lebow, David ;
van Wijnbergen,
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