This report reviews Gabon's infrastructure issues and challenges, and recommends specific strategies for improving the performance of the infrastructure sectors. In particular, it focuses on the policy...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 70651Date: September 1, 2007
The paper has three parts. It first summarizes the main factors that influence the costs and fare box cost recovery of rail passenger services, with illustrations from a range of different countries in...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 43025Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Amos,Paul Frederick ;
Bullock,Richard G.
This paper finds that a 1 percent reduction in the cost of exporting or the cost of international transport is associated with an export diversification gain of 0.3 percent or 0.4 percent respectively....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4368Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Dennis,Allen Curtis K. ;
Shepherd,Benjamin A.
As a first step in defining a new policy for the Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector, the present report proposes options and strategies for a revival of IWT in Bangladesh. While lack of resources has...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 45188Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Guillossou,Jean-Noel
This paper follows up on discussions relating to the simplification of the Performance-Based Allocation (PBA) formula that took place at the first IDA 15 replenishment meeting held in Paris in March 2007...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 41148Date: September 1, 2007
The objective of the Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) is to build the foundation for accelerated growth by enhancing the integration of its economy into regional and global markets. Burkina Faso...
Type: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows StudyReport#: 43134Date: September 1, 2007
In spite of the growing concerns about foreign direct investment being diverted from Latin America to China and India, the best available data show that Latin America has performed relatively well since...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4360Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Cravino,Javier Pablo ;
Lederman,Daniel ;
Olarreaga,Marcelo
This analysis looks at the determinants of firms' decisions to locate in the informal vs. formal sector. The authors test the hypothesis that firm decision-making regarding formality is based on a model...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 41971Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Desai,Vyjayanti Tharmaratnam ;
Ingram,Michael ;
Ramachandran,Vijaya
This Transport Note has been prepared as an adjunct to the 2006-07 updating of the World Bank's Railways Databases. It uses the databases for inferences on aggregate trends as well as other Bank documents...
Type: BriefReport#: 41963Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Amos,Paul Frederick ;
Thompson,Louis Stanley
This note states that the number of new transport projects with private participation, along with the associated investment commitments, grew strongly for the second consecutive year, according to just-released...
Taking its outset in a description of the urban sector in Mali, this report explores the most promising entry points for future urban and municipal development. Mali is much less urbanized than other countries...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 41890Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Casalis,Alicia B. ;
Diop,Mahine ;
Eghoff,Christian Vang ;
Farvacque-Vitkovic,Catherine D.
In 2006 most of the people of Uganda, with the notable exception of those in the conflict-blighted Northern Region, enjoy a better quality of life and brighter opportunities in a stable and growing economy....
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 39221Date: September 1, 2007
This issue of the China Urban Development Quarterly includes the following headings: stepping up: improving the performance of China's urban water utilities; urban planning news; urban events; public water...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 43029Date: September 1, 2007
Can the clothing sector be a driver of export diversification and growth for today's low-income countries as it was in the past for countries that have graduated into middle income? This paper assesses...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4343Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Brenton,Paul ;
Hoppe,Mombert
On August 28, 2007, the World Bank’s Board of executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA) grant
of US11 million dollars for the Transport Sector Development Project.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169507Date: August 28, 2007
The fiscal space generated by a prolonged oil windfall has enabled Algeria to embark on a massive public investment program for 2005- 09, Programme Complementaire de Soutien a la Croissance (PCSC). Taking...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 36270Date: August 15, 2007
The fiscal space generated by a prolonged oil windfall has enabled Algeria to embark on a massive public investment program for 2005- 09, Programme Complementaire de Soutien a la Croissance (PCSC). Taking...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 36270Date: August 15, 2007
Using a comprehensive geo-referenced database of indicators relating to global change and energy, the paper assesses countries' likely attitudes with respect to international treaties that regulate carbon...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4300Date: August 1, 2007Author:
Buys,Piet ;
Deichmann,Uwe Klaus ;
Meisner,Craig M. ;
Ton-That,Thao ;
Wheeler, David
Governance is central to development outcomes in infrastructure, not least because corruption (a symptom of failed governance) can have significantly negative impact on returns to infrastructure investment....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4331Date: August 1, 2007Author:
Kenny,Charles J.
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