Standard explanations of hyperinflation have focused on the impact of a rapid expansion of the money supply required to finance a given real fiscal deficit. There are, however, a continuum of initial...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8635Date: July 31, 1986Author:
Kharas, Homi ;
Pinto, Brian
This report reviews and synthesizes available evidence about adolescent fertility in sub - Saharan Africa. Recent studies, primarily from West Africa, suggest relatively high levels of sexual activity,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: PHN8623Date: July 31, 1986Author:
Cherlin, Andrew ;
Riley, Nancy E.
In July 1986, Warren C. Baum was interviewed on behalf of the World Bank Group Archives oral history program by Robert W. Oliver. Mr. Baum earned a PhD in economics from Harvard University, and he joined...
This press release dated July 22, 1986, announces, the President of the World Bank, Mr. Barber Conable, welcomed the program of structural reforms by the Government of Mexico. This program of structural...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 152177Date: July 22, 1986
This report reviews the initial transformation of the economy during the 1977-80 period, examines the major results of the 1981-85 Development Plan in terms of investment, resource mobilization and growth,...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 6070Date: July 15, 1986
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and two foreign financial institutions will help finance a major expansion and modernization of Bajaj Tempo Limited, one of the largest manufacturers of light...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 157159Date: July 11, 1986
The efficiency of equipment management and usage is very low in many parts of the developing world. This is typically manifested in low equipment availability and utilization, causing severe economic losses....
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: TRP2Date: July 1, 1986Author:
Harral, Clell G ;
Eaton, James W
This paper is written as an input to the forthcoming Philippines economic report. It analyzes the causes of the present crisis in the Philippines financial sector and proposes corrective measures. It...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8633Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Ghanem,Hafez
Although tax systems of developing countries in an early stage of development tend to generate revenues from international trade transactions and production processes, this paper explores some issues for...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8634Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Shalizi, Zmarak ;
Squire, Lyn
The need for a more rigorous approach to the assessment of foreign borrowing has been starkly revealed by recent events. Today, countries with and without access to voluntary commercial lending are faced...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8637Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Kharas, Homi J.
This essay examines issues related to China's urban construction and financing. It argues that urban construction in China could be improved through better pricing and management of urban services, which...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: UDD101Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Zhang, Jun
This paper reviews recent developments in macroeconomic theory and considers their relevance for the study of developing countries. Particular emphasis is given to the rational expectations revolution....
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: ERS5Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Corden, W. Max
This paper discusses the importance of a coherent macroeconomic strategy for coping with coffee booms in Colombia. Such a strategy is a pre-condition for sustainability of the trade liberalization program...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8632Date: June 30, 1986Author:
Cuddington,John T.
The terms listed in this glossary are generally those pertaining to the field of maintenance management and which are not normally found in dictionaries, but anumber of specialist terms in the technical...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 20826Date: June 4, 1986
This paper compares the characteristics and costs of the main types of urban transit systems, including buses, trains, light rail, rapid rail and suburban rail systems. As well as covering the examination...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP52Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Armstrong-Wright,Alan T.
This paper (and the accompanying transcript of Mr. Jaycox's remarks to a panel discussion) is on the debt problems of seriously affected countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. It classifies...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP378Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Jaycox,Edward V. K. ;
Gulhati, Ravi I. ;
Lall,Sanjaya ;
Yalamanchili, Satya
This article presents a rationale for changing the current emphasis of precollege computer courses. It suggests that as an interim approach, to be used before computers are integrated effectively across...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP377Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Lockheed,Marlaine E. ;
Mandinach, Ellen B.
Can locally based collective action be a viable way to manage common property resources? Many writers on collective action and common property are sweepingly pessimistic about the ability of the people...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: ARU54Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Wade,Robert
Providing a framework for evaluating the adequacy of policy measures taken to improve medium-term economic performance ranks high on the agenda for policy research in the development area. This paper explores...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: DWA8602Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Genberg,Anders Hans O. ;
Swoboda, Alexander K
Large-scale capital flight is often mentioned as an important cause of the external debt problem of developing countries. Motivated by this concern, this paper addresses the following questions (1) What...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: CPD8551Date: May 31, 1986Author:
Cuddington,John T.
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