A growing concern among those interested in economic development is the realization that hundreds of billions of dollars are illicitly flowing out of developing countries...
Prosperity in the world today depends on societies' nurturing of young children. Quality care (stimulation, health, and nutrition) during ages 0 5 has a decisive...
Indonesia has begun to emerge into middleincome status, yet persistent poverty and stark inequalities continue to affect young childrens development. This book tells the story...
Aimed at policymakers and practitioners, this book uses the latest census and survey data to reveal the abiding costs of education to individual households. It...
Education in SubSaharan Africa: A Comparative Analysis takes stock of education in SubSaharan Africa by drawing on the collective knowledge gained through the preparation of...
Over the past decade, Egyptian women have made significant progress in improving their economic and social status. The governments commitment to womens empowerment is strong...
Virtually every country in the world faces the challenge of designing the regulatory and financial mechanisms that ensure costeffective procurement of generation to supply electricity...
Back in the early 1990s, economists and policy makers had high expectations about the prospects for domestic capital market development in emerging economies, particularly in...
While publicprivate partnerships in education in the United States have received a lot of attention, research on such partnerships elsewhere has been limited even though...
Energy is intrinsic to urban settlements, embedded in the built environment, and directly used to power socioeconomic activity, transport and communications, and enable the provision...
While energy is essential for development, standard fossil fuels are often in short supply in countries where it is needed most. However, alternative fuel resources...
Following the East Asian financial crisis, the Pacific Island Member Countries (PMC) appear to be headed toward recession. The governments are increasingly aware that stateled...
This book advances the understanding and integration in operational terms of environmental flows (water allocation) into integrated water resources management (IWRM). Based on an indepth...
Equality for Women tracks various countries progress with implementing and financing the third World Bank Millennium Development Goal (MDG3) by examining national experiences and successes...
Faced With Changing Economic Circumstances And A Reorientation Of Trade Toward Europe And Asia, Will Eurasias Cities Be Able To Adjust? Will Some Cities Be...
Introduced in Bolivia a little over a decade ago, social funds have become a key communityled poverty reduction tool. A departure from traditional governmentsponsored approaches,...
Countries throughout the world are increasingly relying on individual pension savings accounts to provide income replacement in old age for their citizens. Although these have...
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This book aims to help the policymaker and development community in general to understand the nature of the problems and policy dilemmas that landlocked countries...
'Contribution of Information and Communication Technologies to Growth' is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results...
The movement toward decentralization, accountability, and democratic forms of government at the local level is gathering momentum and the enormous costs of corruption are being...
Early in 2000, Ecuador, confronted with a serious economic and governance crises, adopted the U.S. dollar as its national currency. The economic situation was dire...
Early in 2000, Ecuador, confronted with a serious economic and governance crises, adopted the U.S. dollar as its national currency. The economic situation was dire...
During recent years, many Latin American countries have undergone significant reforms. The economic systems that emerged in the 1930s, stifled by heavy government intervention and...
Why does conflict occur over the use of natural resources? How are external factors built into local conflicts? What governing mechanisms are conducive to equitable...
Why does conflict occur over the use of natural resources? How are external factors built into local conflicts? What governing mechanisms are conducive to equitable...
This book analyzes the cultural heritage sector in the Middle East and North Africa region and the World Bank's policy and operational experiences in this...
Trade integration contributes substantially to economic development and poverty alleviation. In recent years much progress was made to liberalize the trade regime, but customs procedures...
A companion to the 'Customs Modernization Handbook', this book provides case studies on customs modernization initiatives in seven countries: Bolivia, Morocco, Mozambique, Peru, the Philippines,...
In recent years, the world has seen both massive destruction caused by natural disasters and immense financial and physical support for the victims of these...
This handbook presents an overview of the major policy considerations for establishing a government securities market. It also offers a detailed description of the policy...
Domestic government debt markets play a critical role in managing public debt effectively and reducing the vulnerability of developing countries to financial crises. Many aspects...
With challenges similar to those faced by a number of low income countries, Madagascar faces critical policy choices with respect to postbasic education. Enrolment ratios...
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