On September 1, the government relaxed
lockdown measures as the number of new Coronavirus disease
(COVID) cases declined. However, confidence remained subdued
due to...
Type: BriefReport#: 164340Date: September 22, 2021Author:
Puthong,Warunthorn ;
Ariyapruchya,Kiatipong ;
Edwards,Kim Alan
Governments have been using technology
to modernize the public sector for decades. The World Bank
Group (WBG) has been a partner in this process, providing
both financing...
Type: PublicationReport#: 164081Date: September 17, 2021Author:
Dener,Cem ;
Nii-Aponsah,Hubert ;
Ghunney,Love Emma ;
Johns,Kimberly D.
This case study explores the reforms of
the business registration process implemented in Greece
since 2005. It identifies lessons that can be valuable for
public servants...
Debt in emerging market and developing
economies (EMDEs) is at its highest level in half a century.
In about nine out of 10 EMDEs, debt is higher now than it
was in...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9771Date: September 10, 2021Author:
Kose,Ayhan ;
Ohnsorge,Franziska Lieselotte ;
Reinhart,Carmen M. ;
Rogoff,Kenneth S.
This is part of the Foundational
Teaching Skills Teacher Training Package meant to be used by
master trainers delivering group support to teachers focused
on improving...
Type: ReportReport#: 163838Date: September 8, 2021Author:
World Bank
Mozambique is one of the thirty highest
tuberculosis (TB) burden countries in the world with respect
to total incidence. Active case finding programs in
Mozambique have...
In 2019, the government of Bulgaria
launched a review of its 2014-2020 e-Government Strategy, to
understand the current status of reforms and identify
critical gaps....
The survey, Assessing digital readiness
and skills and the organizational climate for innovation in
the civil service in Kosovo seeks to inform the government
of Kosovo...
Type: ReportReport#: 164219Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Fallov,Jonas Arp ;
Menon,Vikram ;
Kay,Kerenssa Mayo ;
Mukhtarova,Turkan ;
Rexheqebaj,Valmira
This report analyzes the start-up
ecosystem in Tokyo and the greater surrounding area in Japan
in the transition of the innovation model to a hybrid of
traditional public...
Type: ReportReport#: 165104Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Mulas,Victor ;
Astudillo Estevez,Pablo Andres ;
Riku,Takashi ;
Wyne,Jamil Uzair ;
Zhang,Xin-000520066
The belief that stable forests need to
be conserved reflects their extensive contributions to
carbon sequestration, hydrology, biodiversity, climate,
culture, and society....
Type: ReportReport#: 165865Date: September 1, 2021
The technical guide distinguishes the
automated risk analysis from the general verification of the
AID, which is a comprehensive legal procedure carried out by
the staff...
Type: ReportReport#: 163322Date: August 25, 2021Author:
Kotlyar,Dmytro ;
Pop,Laura
This paper employs a matched firm
production/innovation panel data set from Chile to explore
the response of firm innovation to the increased competition
arising from...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9757Date: August 23, 2021Author:
Cusolito,Ana Paula ;
Garcia Marin,Alvaro Felipe ;
Maloney,William F.
This paper documents that the spread of
communism in China was partly caused by state failures in
the early 20th century. It finds that famines became more
frequent...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9754Date: August 23, 2021Author:
Huang,Zhangkai ;
Miao,Meng ;
Shao,Yi ;
Xu,L. Colin
What is the appropriate level of
employment in the public sector as a whole and for essential
workers like public administrators, teachers, and doctors?
Is the public...
Type: ReportReport#: 163059Date: August 18, 2021Author:
Baig,Muhammad Faisal Ali ;
Hasnain,Zahid ;
Mukhtarova,Turkan ;
Rogger,Daniel Oliver
Robust corporate governance is vital if
power utilities are to perform well (Irwin and Yamamoto
2004; Foster and Rana 2020). Corporate governance has
internal and external...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 162891Date: August 12, 2021Author:
Semikolenova,Yadviga Viktorivna ;
Driscall,Ian ;
A Lee, Min
Remote schools in developing countries
are costly to supervise, resulting in low teacher
accountability and poor education outcomes. This paper
reports the results of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9748Date: August 10, 2021Author:
Gaduh,Arya Budhiastra ;
Pradhan,Menno Prasad ;
Priebe,Jan ;
Susanti,Dewi
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