A methodology for the economic evaluation of maintenance programs for unpaved roads with low traffic volumes is described. Roads with low traffic volumes are commonly encountered in rural areas of developing...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP120Date: January 31, 1979Author:
FAIZ, A. ;
STAFFINI, E.
An economic approach to the evaluation of nutrition and related health programs is described. Although health related interventions aim to increase household and individual welfare, they may be inconsistent...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP121Date: January 31, 1979Author:
Chernichovsky,Dov
The state of the art and the potential of climatology, weather forecasting, weather modification, and long-term trends in the earth's climate are discussed. Applied climatology should have the highest...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP115Date: January 31, 1979Author:
SAH, R.
The potential contribution of small-sized manufacturing units to the creation of new employment is analyzed. When considering the employment consequences of industrial development, the investment per job...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP116Date: January 31, 1979Author:
DE VRIES, B.
The issues underlying the choice of technology for LDCs are discussed: those concerning the establishment of the criterion to use to select one technique from among alternatives; those involving the acquisition...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP103Date: January 31, 1979Author:
RHEE, Y. ;
WESTPHAL, L.
This case study is designed to serve as the basis for seminar discussion, rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a project. The Investment Program for Rural Development in...
Type: Working PaperReport#: UNN179Date: January 31, 1979Author:
Sachdeva, Pammi ;
AGR
This is chapter 8, entitled Implications of Sharecropping for Technology Design in Northeast Brazil, from the publication entitled Economics and the Design of Small-Farmer Technology. The chapter analyzes...
Type: PublicationReport#: UNN92Date: January 31, 1979Author:
Valdes, Alberto [editor] ;
Scobie, Grant M. [editor] ;
Dillon,John L ;
Scandizzo,Pasquale L.
An econometric model of the world market for natural rubber is presented. The behavioral equations of the model can be grouped into three major blocks: supply, demand for all elastomers, and demand for...
Type: Commodity Working PaperReport#: SCP3Date: January 31, 1979Author:
Grilli, Enzo ;
Pollak, Peter ;
Helterline, Ray
The rapid pace of urbanization is discussed, with reference to the structure of cities in developing countries, and the pressures of increasing population, rising incomes, and shifting factor prices. The...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP107Date: January 31, 1979Author:
Follain,Jean-Luc ;
Renaud,Bertrand M. ;
Lim, G.
The purpose of this chapter is to analyze some effects of the economic dependence between sharecroppers and landlords on technological progress in Northeast Brazil. The model takes into account risk and...
Type: PublicationReport#: UNN189Date: January 31, 1979Author:
Scandizzo,Pasquale L. ;
DRC
This paper proposes an overarching strategy for rural development in Latin America that will both increase food supplies and improve the standard of living in its rural areas. It cites three major problems...
Type: Working PaperReport#: UNN109Date: January 31, 1979Author:
Yudelman,Montague
The tradeoff between growth and basic needs was examined by undertaking econometric estimates of the variables explaining LDCs' growth during the 1960 to 1973 period. Regression analysis indicates that...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP139Date: January 31, 1979Author:
Hicks,Norman L.
An econometric model of household production, consumption and labor supply behavior for a semicommercial farm with a competitive labor market is presented, using a Cobb-Douglas specification for the production...
A generalized simulation model for optimizing the reliability level of electrical supply is described. The model is applied to a case study of Cascavel, Brazil to determine a range of optimum reliability...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP112Date: January 31, 1979Author:
MUNASINGHE, M. ;
GELLERSON, M.
The major elements of a technology policy that promotes financial institutions are identified, and the cruicial role of the Technical Consultancy Service Centers (TCSC) and the Financial System (FS) is...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: SDF54Date: January 31, 1979Author:
Bhatt,Vinayak V.
The so-called North-South dialogue involves discussion between the rich and poor nations as to whether common interests, mutual needs, and a convergence of policies can be discerned or whether confrontation,...
Type: PublicationReport#: UNN251Date: January 31, 1979Author:
Ramesh, Jairam ;
Weiss, Charles Jr. [editors]
A quantitative framework for projecting levels of poverty under different assumptions about GNP growth, population growth, and changes in income distribution is described. Differences in distributional...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP118Date: January 31, 1979Author:
AHLUWALIA, M. ;
CARTER, N. ;
CHENERY, H.
Methods to analyze and reduce the costs of surveys must receive greater attention if research budgets are to be utilized efficiently. This paper analyzes two of the factors that contribute to the unit...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP151Date: January 31, 1979Author:
Humphreys, C.
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