Rapid population growth has played an
important role in producing the poor economic conditions
that exist today in sub - Saharan Africa. However, in the
past, few governments...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: PHN8511Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Bongaarts, John ;
Frank, Odile ;
Lesthaeghe, Ron
The Dominican Republic is confronting
the worst economic crisis in its recent history. This
memorandum examines its long-term prospects, its public
finances, pricing...
Type: PublicationReport#: PUB4735Date: July 31, 1985
This paper analyses the effect of public
spending, tax and deficit-financing strategies on
economy-wide foreign borrowing and investment. It addresses
such issues as...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8546Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Glick, Reuven
As the majority of empirical literature
regarding rural credit has focussed mostly on the
performance of formal credit agencies, this paper attempts
to discuss additional...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: ARU45Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Binswanger, Hans ;
Balaramaiah ;
Rao, V. Bashkar ;
Bhe
The purpose of this paper is to
investigate the potential role of monetary and real factors
in explaining real exchange rate variability in developing
countries. For...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8545Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Edwards,Sebastian
Although food security can take on
different manifestations, it is basically the problem of
people not having enough food. There are two types of food
insecurity examined...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: ARU44Date: July 31, 1985Author:
REUTLINGER, SHLOMO
The purpose of this study is to analyze
the elements that should underlie an appropriate foreign
borrowing strategy and to suggest linkages with other
macroeconomic...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8530Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Kharas, H. ;
Shishido, H.
This paper explores the link between the
worsening of the public sector deficit, on one hand, and the
deterioration of the current account and build-up of
external debt,...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8536Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Cuddington,John T.
The purpose of this paper is to review
Africans' perceptions of the relationship between
population growth and economic development in sub - Saharan
Africa. To accomplish...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: PHN8508Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Cochrane, Susan H.
This paper analyzes some of the more
important aspects of real exchange rate misalignment in
developing countries. A number of examples and real world
situations are...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8543Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Edwards,Sebastian
Iron deficiency anemia is one of the
most prevalent nutritional disorders in both the
industrialized and less developed countries. The purpose of
this paper is to evaluate...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: PHN8512Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Levin, Henry M.
This report is a part of a review of the
situation of women in the project areas of selected
Bank-financed projects in four countries, undertaken by the
Office of the...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: WID35Date: July 31, 1985
The impact of extension is an imprecise
term. Does it, for example, mean the full set of changes,
direct and indirect, resulting from an extension initiative
or does...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: ARU47Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Feder, Gershon ;
Slade, Roger
This paper analyses the determinants of
optimal government policy in a dual economy. It
concentrates on tax policy, trade policy and the selection
of shadow prices...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8538Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Heady, Christopher ;
Mitra, Pradeep K.
Communications support activites play an
important role in population programs. They provide
information to potential users about family planning and, if
appropriately...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: PHN8510Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Bryan, Paula J. ;
Zimmerman, Margot L. ;
Kazi, Carol
Semi-commercial farms that produce
multiple crops make up a large part of the agricultural
sector in developing countries. These farms or agricultural
households combine...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8526Date: July 31, 1985Author:
Singh, Inderjit ;
Squire, Lyn ;
Strauss, John
This report is based on findings of a
1984 economic mission to Gabon and describes the productive
sectors -- agriculture, forestry, fisheries, petroleum,
mining, and...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 5337Date: July 31, 1985
This press release announces the World
Bank has approved a loan to Turkey for a project to upgrade
the efficiency of its power generation plants, and improve
the reliability...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 156708Date: July 5, 1985
This press release announces the World
Bank has approved a loan of six million five hundred
thousand US dollars to finance projects in Fiji's
agricultural, industrial,...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 156704Date: July 5, 1985
This press release announces the World
Bank has approved a loan of sixty-seven million US dollars
to Korea to help finance a project to improve the efficiency
of transport...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 156706Date: July 5, 1985
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