Urban transportation externalities are a key development challenge. Based on the existing literature, the authors illustrate the magnitudes of various external costs, re view response policies, and measure...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 77010Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Dulal, Hari Bansha ;
Timilsina, Govinda R.
In Japan, the sustainable development of cities and provinces has been vigorously pursued since the late 1990s under various programs through the initiative of the central government and local authorities....
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70161Date: February 1, 2011
To help the state government improve access to and availability of advanced diagnostics services, International Finance Corporation (IFC) assisted the government of Andhra Pradesh in structuring a novel...
Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011 has an unprecedented opportunity for transformation and sustained growth. Until the outset of the global economic crisis, economic growth was averaging 5 percent a year for a...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 59761Date: February 1, 2011
This paper investigates the main factors explaining long container dwell times in African Ports. Using original and extensive data on container imports in the Port of Douala, it seeks to provide a basic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5565Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Cantens, Thomas ;
Refas, Salim
Petroleum subsidy reform is increasingly seen as an opportunity for consolidating public finances and fostering sustainable economic development. Yemen, as the country with the lowest per capita income...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5577Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Breisinger, Clemens ;
Ecker, Olivier ;
Engelke, Wilfried
Building upon the transport governance filter developed by the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) transport team, which identified several thematic principles and actionable indicators on the governance of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 63327Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Queiroz, Cesar Augusto ;
Lopez Martinez, Alejandro ;
Ishihara, Satoshi ;
Hommann, Kirsten
Infrastructure has made a net contribution of around one percentage point to Nigeria's improved per capita growth performance in recent years, in spite of the fact that unreliable power supply held growth...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 62756Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Foster, Vivien ;
Pushak, Nataliya
This paper contains a critical discussion of the opening of the highway concession to the private sector in Italy over the past 20 years. It describes the political context, legal mechanisms and regulatory...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5567Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Limodio, Nicola
This Policy Note addresses strategic issues facing Polands transport sector. Despite recent growth and integration within the European Union (EU), the overall quality and efficiency of transport infrastructure...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 59715Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Cuttaree, Vickram ;
Czapski, Radoslaw ;
Park, Eun Jung ;
Giemza, Jaroslaw ;
Marquez, Patricio Vicente ;
Mircheva, Borislava ;
Olievschi, Vasile ;
Podolske, Richard C. ;
Shrestha, Anita ;
Strand, Jukka-Pekka
Against the backdrop of agreement that global coordinated action is needed to prevent dangerous climate change, individual countries are thinking through the implications of climate action for their economies...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 61096Date: February 1, 2011Author:
Jorgensen, Erika A. ;
Kasek, Leszek Pawel
This document summarizes the environment impact assessment of Danang Quang Ngai Expressway Project (DQEP) in Vietnam, highlighting the main issues and conclusions of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA),...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 59832Date: February 1, 2011
This study focuses on three countries of Central Asia - Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan-and applies the framework used by the World Development Report (WDR 2009). These countries agreed...
Type: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)Report#: 53556Date: January 18, 2011
This report provides responses by Trung Son Hydropower Project Management Board (TSHPMB) to comments obtained from consultations at village, commune, district and provincial levels and with NGOs for a...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 71591Date: January 15, 2011
This Country Partnership Strategy Progress Report (CPSPR) reviews the relevance of the FY09-12 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Cape Verde. This Progress Report confirms that the strategic priorities...
Type: CAS Progress ReportReport#: 57963Date: January 13, 2011
In 2010, 24 energy, transport, and water projects with private participation reached financial or contractual closure in 12 of the 63 International Development Association (IDA) countries involving investment...
Type: BriefReport#: 66322Date: January 7, 2011Author:
Perard, Edouard
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