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Concordance to PPAR issued by the OED March 1972 to June 30, 1985 (Vol. 1 of 2)

This document has been prepared to facilitate reference to the large number of project performance audits and other reports issued by the Operations Evaluation Department (OED). It replaces and updates...
Type: IEG Evaluation Report#: 5945 Date: November 29, 1985
Announcement of World Bank Approved Three Loans to Colombia Totalling Two hundred Thirty-Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars to Improve Key Infrastructure Investments on November 27, 1985

This press release announces the World Bank has approved three loans totalling two hundred thirty-seven million eight hundred thousand US dollars to assist Colombia's efforts to rehabilitate its port facilities,...
Type: Announcement Report#: 156934 Date: November 27, 1985
Notice of Meeting and Agenda for the meeting of the Executive Directors of the Bank and IDA to be held on November 26, 1985

Type: Agenda Report#: 132406 Date: November 25, 1985
Transcript of oral history interview with Munir P. Benjenk held on November 18, 1985 (Vol. 2 of 2)

In November 1985, Munir P. Benjenk was interviewed on behalf of the World Bank Group Archives oral history program by Professor Robert W. Oliver. During his tenure at the Bank from 1963 to 1984, Mr. Benjenk,...
Type: Transcript Report#: 78935 Date: November 18, 1985
Announcement of IFC Assistance to Expand Agribusiness Production in Morocco November 18, 1985

The International Finance Corporation is making a Deutsche Mark 15.2 million loan to Fruitiere Marocaine de Transformation (FRUMAT), a Moroccan company specialized in the production of citrus juices, concentrates...
Type: Announcement Report#: 156335 Date: November 18, 1985
Transcript of oral history interview with Siem Aldewereld held on November 2 and 6, 1985 (Vol. 3 of 4) : Second interview session

In November 1985, Siem Aldewereld was interviewed on behalf of the World Bank Group Archives oral history program by Dr. Robert W. Oliver. During his tenure at the Bank from 1946 to 1974, Mr. Aldewereld...
Type: Transcript Report#: 78880 Date: November 6, 1985
China - economic model and projections

This annex contains a technical description of the multisectoral economic model used in preparing this report, together with more detailed results of the projections summarized in the main report. The...
Type: Publication Report#: 76174 Date: November 1, 1985
The data base and documentation for Korea industrial location policies research project (Vol. 2 of 3) : Appendix 6-1

This paper describes the data base used for the Korea industrial location policy research project and provides documentation and guidelines for future users. The data base consists of a sample survey of...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: UDD86 Date: November 1, 1985 Author: Pahk,Kyuee-Ha
The data base and documentation for Korea industrial location policies research project (Vol. 3 of 3) : Appendix 6-2, 6-3, and 6-4

This paper describes the data base used for the Korea industrial location policy research project and provides documentation and guidelines for future users. The data base consists of a sample survey of...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: UDD86 Date: November 1, 1985 Author: Pahk,Kyuee-Ha
The role of the real exchange rate in macroeconomic adjustment : the case of Chile, 1973-1982

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the real exchange rate in the recent macroeconomic adjustment in Chile. It is divided into five sections. Section two presents a brief summary of conditions in 1973...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: DRD145 Date: November 1, 1985 Author: Corbo,Vittorio
The regional impact of transmigration

The purpose of this report is to evaluate the regional impact of transmigration in light of recent changes in the program and findings from surveys related to the economic activities of trans-migrants....
Type: Working Paper Report#: 103074 Date: November 1, 1985 Author: Douglass, Mike
China's health care system : policies, organization, inputs and finance

China's success in improving the health of its people far exceeds what could be expected at its stage of development. Much of this success has been attributed to the national health service delivery system...
Type: Journal Article Report#: REP392 Date: October 31, 1985 Author: Jamison,Dean T.
Financial reform in an economy with fragmented markets

The World Bank's dialogue with its member countries regarding the financial sector usually focuses on: (1) interest rate policies, (2) directed credit programs, (3) the taxation of financial savings and...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8550 Date: October 31, 1985 Author: Ghanem, Hafez ; Ben-Zion, Uri
Utilization of health services in Indonesia

The purpose of this paper is to study the utilization patterns of traditional and modern health services in Indonesia. Particular attention is paid to to the relative impact on utilization of modern services,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: PHN8518 Date: October 31, 1985 Author: Chernichovsky, Dov ; Meesook, Oey Astra
Liberalizing world trade

This paper demonstrates that multilateral trade liberalization is in the mutual interests of the developed and the developing countries. For one thing, reducing their own protection lessens the economic...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: ERS4 Date: October 31, 1985 Author: Balassa, Bela ; Michalopoulos, Constantine
Capital controls and the real exchange rate

Capital controls are interventions in intertemporal trade. The effect of the imposition of capital controls on the real exchange rate, therefore hinges on the interaction of intertemporal and intratemporal...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8552 Date: October 31, 1985 Author: van Wijbergen, Sweder
Taxation in dynamic economies : some problems and methods

The paper surveys recent work on tax reforms in dynamic economies where the level of capital and the factor prices are endogenous. The presentation emphasizes methodological issues. The framework for the...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8513 Date: October 31, 1985 Author: Chamley,Christophe P.
Simulating the efficiencies of alternative industry location subsidies in Korea (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report

The Korean government, like many others in less developed countries, uses numerous carrots and sticks to influence the location choices of manufacturing firms. We develop an analytical model for comparing...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: UDD87 Date: October 31, 1985 Author: Murry, Michael
Manual for assessing training needs for local authorities : methodology developed for anglophone Africa

Local governments in anglophone Africa, faced with rapidly growing urban populations, are frequently ill-equipped in terms of financial and human resources to provide and maintain services. The success...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: UDD71 Date: October 31, 1985 Author: Kozlowski,Jane E.
Announcement of Oman to Launch Five-year Highway Maintenance Project on October 31, 1985

This press release announces the World Bank has approved a loan of thirty million US dollars for Oman to help finance a project that aims to develop the country's own capabilities for maintaining its roads...
Type: Announcement Report#: 156931 Date: October 31, 1985