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Intra-industry trade among exporters of manufactured goods

This paper examines the determinants of intra-industry specialisation in manufactured goods in bilateral trade among countries whose manufactured exports exceeded $300 million and accounted for at least...
Type: Journal Article Report#: REP404 Date: January 1, 1987 Author: Balassa,Bela
Trade patterns in developing countries, 1964-82

This paper presents a regression analysis of import and export shares of GDP for 14 commodity and service categories in 55 developing countries over the period 1964-82. Explanatory variables include GNP...
Type: Journal Article Report#: REP431 Date: January 1, 1987 Author: Mccarthy,F. Desmond ; Taylor,Lance J. ; Talati,Cyrus P.
Aquaculture with treated wastewater : a status report on studies conducted in Lima, Peru

This study has shown that significant quantities of protein for either human consumption or livestock feed could be produced from wastewater-based aquaculture, which could be integrated with sewage stabilization...
Type: Publication Report#: TEC3 Date: January 1, 1987 Author: Johnson Cointreau, Sandra
A medium term macroeconomic framework of adjustment with growth

This paper develops a medium-term macroeconomic framework for assessing the impact of structural adjustment policies on the economic performance of developing countries. The salient feature of this analytical...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: DWA8705 Date: January 1, 1987 Author: Hwa,Erh-Cheng
Stabilization and liberalization policies in Colombia : prospective simulations, 1985-90

Over the decades of the sixties and seventies, Colombia achieved impressive economic growth. However, since the beginning of this decade, the country's growth has slackened and balance of payments have...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: DWA8709 Date: January 1, 1987 Author: Cherif, M ; Hwa,Erh-Cheng
The Bank's analytical approach to socialist countries and economic reform

This is a first attempt at advancing some generalization about the Bank's analytical work on socialist economies. It is based on a very selective review of Bank work on socialist member countries, and...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD5 Date: January 1, 1987 Author: Schrenk,Martin
The national oil companies in Latin America : issues in organization and management

This paper analyzes the most important issues that have faced and are still facing the organization and management of National Oil Companies (NOCs) in Latin America based on the Bank's experience in the...
Type: Working Paper Report#: 52575 Date: January 1, 1987 Author: Khelil,Chakib
Action - planning workshops for development management : guidelines

The Action-Planning approach, as opposed to the conventional development planning and implementation techniques, is directed toward improving the borrowers' institutional capacity to efficiently and effectively...
Type: Publication Report#: WTP56 Date: December 31, 1986 Author: Silverman, Jerry M ; Kettering, Merlyn ; Schmidt, Te
The phasing of a trade liberalization policy : preliminary evidence

This paper is a preliminary report on a research project on "The Timing and Sequencing of a Trade Liberalization Policy," conducted by the CPD since the spring of 1984. While the superiority of free trade...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8642 Date: December 31, 1986 Author: Papageorgiou, Demetrius ; Choksi, Armeane ; Michaely
Export promoting policies under countervailing threats : GATT rules and practice

This paper reviews the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) rules on subsidies in trade and examines the quantitative importance and pattern of countervailing actions undertaken by major advanced...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: ERS9 Date: December 31, 1986 Author: Nam, Chong-Hyun
Role and educational effects of practical activities in science education

This paper surveys the literature on the role and educational effects of practical activities in science teaching. Two issues are investigated: (a) the validity of the assumptions on which the nature...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: EDT51 Date: December 31, 1986 Author: Haddad, Wadi D. ; Za'rour, George I.
Distance education : an economic and educational assessment of its potential for Africa

Distance education includes the use of correspondence courses, the work of open universities, and education in-school and out-of-school based on broadcasting by radio or television. It is defined as an...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: EDT43 Date: December 31, 1986 Author: Perraton,Hilary David
On import substitution, quality uncertainty and development policy

This paper relates the consumer bias towards foreign goods in developing countries to the quality reputation of locally produced goods. It argues that consumers may be perceived to be discriminating if...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: DWA8605 Date: December 31, 1986 Author: Agbonyitor,Alberto D. K.
Paying for health and schooling services in rural Africa : a Mali case study

This study reports on an analyses of household demand for health, schooling and water supply services in an impoverished region of the African Sahel. The purpose of the analysis is to assess the ability...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: PHN8615 Date: December 31, 1986 Author: Birdsall, Nancy ; Orivel, Francois ; Ainsworth, Mart
The Bank's approach to direct foreign investment in developing countries : an evaluation

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the Bank's involvement in assisting member countries to attract and benefit from direct private foreign investment, and to suggest a set of general principles within...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD4 Date: December 31, 1986 Author: Bannon,Ian
Managing commodity export booms : the case of coffee

This paper suggests a number of important policy issues for countries currently benefitting from the temporary coffee export boom. First and foremost among these policy concerns is the tendency of these...
Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8645 Date: December 31, 1986 Author: Cuddington,John T.
Announcement of Development Finance Project to Provide Capital for Many Subprojects on December 18, 1986

This press release announces the World Bank has approved two loans totaling sixty-five million US dollars to two development banks in Malaysia to be used for financing subprojects in manufacturing, transportation,...
Type: Announcement Report#: 157414 Date: December 18, 1986
Improving Indonesia's cities : a case study of economic development (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report

This book is part of Learning Kit No.5 in the World Bank's series of multimedia kits about economic development, Toward a Better World. This book includes the following headings: the developing countries...
Type: Publication Report#: 74581 Date: December 10, 1986 Author: Baldwin,Harriet B. ; Rosen, Carol [editor]
Ethiopia - Agricultural residue briquetting pilot projects for substitute household and industrial fuels (Vol. 2 of 2) : Annexes

Agricultural residues briquettes are a viable economic alternative to increasingly scarce and costly fuelwood for both domestic and industrial fuel. If necessary, the entire production from the pilot projects...
Type: ESMAP Paper Report#: ESM62 Date: December 1, 1986
Foreign investment incentives and restrictions in developing countries : an analysis of World Bank policy recommendations

In recent years the World Bank has advised member countries on how they could improve their policies toward private foreign direct investment, by means of policy conditionality in adjustment lending as...
Type: Publication Report#: CPD8641 Date: November 30, 1986 Author: Hallberg,Kristin