There is neither sufficient historical perspective nor similarities by which to compare the Ghanaian and Burkinabe experiences. Burkina Faso's reforms are more structured and planned, while Ghana's more...
Type: BriefReport#: 24987Date: February 28, 1998Author:
Mwale,Samuel Mwamburi
Upon the request of the World Bank, the Institute of Transport Economics, Norway did an appraisal of the road safety situation and road safety work in five African countries: Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 27251Date: February 1, 1998Author:
Terje Assum
Does Mercosur's trade performance raise concerns about the effects of regional trade agreements?, by Alexander J. Yeats. A panel data analysis of the fungibility of foreign aid, by Tarhan Feyzioglu, Vinaya...
Type: PublicationReport#: 17997Date: January 31, 1998Author:
Yeats, Alexander J. ;
Feyzioglu, Tarhan ;
Swaroop,Vinaya ;
Zhu,Min ;
Aw-Roberts,Bee Yan ;
Batra,Geeta ;
Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell ;
Lopez, Ramon ;
Von Amsberg,Joachim ;
Wei,Anning ;
Guba,Waldemar ;
Burcroff, Richard, 2nd
Based on a review of health and technical issues, this report points out that the phase-out of lead from gasoline is a desirable policy measure which can yield significant social benefits. Country experiences...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP397Date: January 31, 1998Author:
Lovei,Magda
Sharing different stages of manufacturing between countries is of major and growing importance. But because of previous deficiencies in the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC Revision 1)...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS1871Date: January 31, 1998Author:
Yeats, Alexander J.
The note discusses the container traffic, based on data collected, which for the West, and Central African Coast, from Mauritania to Angola, the container cargo flow shows unequal distribution. This can...
This paper discusses the containerized seaborne trade between West Africa and Europe. It gives an overview of current status of the maritime industry in the region, discusses ways in which less costly...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 27249Date: January 1, 1998Author:
Palsson,Gylfi
This report reviews the operations of the Policy and Human Resources Development (PHRD) Fund in fiscal 1998 (July 1997 to June 1998), a year of challenges. During this period the program responded quickly...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 56380Date: January 1, 1998
This report constitutes the proceedings--in part--of the conference on Petroleum Industry Management, held in China, in 1988, that was jointly sponsored by Petro-Canada International Assistance Corporation....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 17450Date: January 1, 1998Author:
McNicholas, John ;
Best, E. W. ;
Twiss, W. R. ;
Pearce
Tulay Sa Pag-Unlad, Inc. (TSPI) is a case of a microfinance nongovernmental organization trying to hold its organizational culture together while forces it has set in motion are beginning to have the opposite,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 35467Date: January 1, 1998Author:
Dichter, Thomas W.
This report aims to assist policy makers in the design and implementation of policies, monitoring, and management tools to restore air quality in Kathmandu, the political and commercial hub of Nepal. The...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP378Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Larssen, Steinair ;
Gram, Frederick ;
Haugsbakk, Iva
Tremendous growth in the human population, numbers of vehicles, and industrial development in the Jabotabek region have led to a significant deterioration in air quality in Jakarta. Near the main roads,...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP379Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Shah,Jitendra J. ;
Nagpal, Tanvi [editors]
Eighty percent of the Metro Manila population live in areas where the national standard for air quality is exceeded, where average TSP (total suspended particle) concentrations are frequently five times...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP380Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Shah,Jitendra J. ;
Nagpal, Tanvi [editors]
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