The role of domain analysis and the
automatic generation of exact point-derivatives in the
solution of large nonlinear systems of algebraic equations
is examined. The...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: DRC7Date: July 31, 1978Author:
Bisschop, Johannes ;
Meeraus, Alexander
A comparative analysis of farms that
have been double-cropped for one year and those that have
been double-cropped for two or more years provides
information on the...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP94Date: July 31, 1978Author:
BARNUM, H. ;
SQUIRE, L.
This article strongly questions small
farmers need for access to low-interest credit to enable
them to adopt technological improvements. In many cases
credit may be...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: UNN67Date: July 31, 1978Author:
Von Pischke, J.D.
This paper addresses the problem of
determining the appropriate size and composition of
telecommunication investments in less developed countries
with special reference...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: PUN37Date: July 31, 1978Author:
Saunders, Robert J. ;
Warford, Jeremy J.
This news release, dated July 27, 1978,
announces the International Development Association (IDA),
the World Bank’s affiliate for concessional lending,
approved a 7.6...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 156811Date: July 27, 1978
This news release, dated July 10, 1978,
announces the International Development Association (IDA),
the World Bank’s affiliate for concessional lending to the
poorest...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 156809Date: July 10, 1978
Major patterns, trends, and policies
that have characterized the housing sector in Bogota,
Colombia within the last 20 years are described and
correlated with other...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: URR7908Date: June 30, 1978Author:
Stevenson, R.
Whereas the problems of definition and
practical interpretation of marginal costs are common to
both developed and developing countries, in the latter
difficulties due...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP286Date: June 30, 1978Author:
MUNASINGHE, M. ;
WARFORD, J.
The world cashew market is analyzed, and
future production and pricing is projected. Cashew nut
prices will fluctuate considerably around the long-term
trend. This implies...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CMN5Date: June 30, 1978Author:
Brook, Ezriel ;
Nowicki, Danuta
In many developing countries, labor is
an abundant resource which remains largely untapped, often
with serious political consequences. The type of labor is
available...
Type: Working PaperReport#: UNN319Date: June 30, 1978
The world cotton market is analyzed in
order to project future levels of cotton demand, supply, and
prices. The growth in cotton consumption is constrained by
competition...
Type: Commodity Working PaperReport#: SCP2Date: June 30, 1978Author:
Thigpen, M. Elton ;
Maw-Cheng Yang
The standards of reliability of
electricity supply have hitherto been determined on a
rule-of-thumb basis. The heavy investments in electric power
and the scarcity of...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP285Date: June 30, 1978Author:
MUNASINGHE, M.
Urban transportation in Bogota, Colombia
is examined, including the institutional framework, the role
of the private sector, and the actual operation of the
transport...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: URR7907Date: June 30, 1978Author:
Cifuentes, J.
This paper reports the results of the
research program carried out by the World Bank to identify
and measure the effects of Singapore's Area License
Scheme on the transport...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP281Date: June 30, 1978Author:
WATSON, P. ;
HOLLAND, E.
The purpose of this study is to analyze
the incremental costs of generating, transmitting and
distributing electricity in Kenya. It measures these costs
at different...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: PUN38Date: June 30, 1978Author:
Bates,Robin W.
The nature of economic rent is examined
and its incidence in bauxite, copper, iron ore, phosphate
rock, tin, and petroleum is estimated. The total economic
rent, based...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP124Date: June 30, 1978Author:
HUGHES, H. ;
SINGH, S.
Demand equations to project the demand
for primary energy in non-OPEC developing countries are
presented. The equations are based on energy demand
functions estimated...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CMN7Date: June 30, 1978Author:
Choe,Boum Jong
Data documentation for the City Study
Research Project is presented. The main objective of the
study is to develop economic tools for estimating the
economic and spatial...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: URR7906Date: June 30, 1978Author:
Valverde,M.
The financial structure in Kenya is
fairly well developed and has the necessary institutional
and functional diversity to play a significant role in
ensuring full employment...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: SDF70Date: June 30, 1978Author:
Bhatt, V. ;
Nankani, G. ;
Saito, K. ;
Development EconomicsDepartment (DED)
This press release announces The
International Finance Corporation (IFC), an affiliate of the
World Bank, investing in a new soap factory in southern
Tanzania on June...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 148924Date: June 28, 1978
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