This note asserts that Eastern Europe and Central Asia is attracting more investment to infrastructure projects with private participation than any other developing region except Latin America. Members...
This paper examines different models of governing structure found in metropolitan areas around the world. It evaluates how well these models achieve the coordination of service delivery over the entire...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4317Date: August 1, 2007Author:
Slack,Naomi Enid
This paper assesses the impact of internal infrastructure and landlockedness on Central Asian trade using a panel gravity equation estimated on a large sample of countries (167 countries over 1992-2004)....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4335Date: August 1, 2007Author:
Grigoriou,Christopher
The Bank has been undertaking urban road management system (RMS) projects in three cities in China: Guangzhou (P003614), Urumqi (P045915), and Shijiazhuang (P056596). The objective of this study is to...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 40921Date: August 1, 2007
The authors assess impacts of rural road rehabilitation on market development at the commune level in rural Vietnam and examine the variance of those impacts and the geographic, community, and household...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4340Date: August 1, 2007Author:
Mu,Ren ;
Van De Walle,Dominique
Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: equity markets continue...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60710Date: July 13, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Streifel,Shane S. ;
DeKleine, Annette
This Economic Report is the first by the World Bank on the economy of Himachal Pradesh (HP), and the first on a hill state in India. HP is a unique state in many respects-most importantly because of the...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 39810Date: July 4, 2007
For decades, Gambia has served as a regional entrepot, using the river as a transportation link to the hinterland. Relatively low import taxes, well-functioning port and customs services, and limited...
Type: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows StudyReport#: 43132Date: July 1, 2007
This Economic Report is the first by the World Bank on the economy of Himachal Pradesh (HP), and the first on a hill state in India. HP is a unique state in many respects-most importantly because of the...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 39810Date: July 1, 2007
Output-based aid is one method for improving the delivery of basic infrastructure and social services where policy concerns - such as lack of ability to pay or the presence of externalities that benefit...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 40831Date: July 1, 2007
Biofuels offer a potential source of renewable energy and could lead to large new markets for agricultural producers. However, few current biofuel programs are economically viable, and most have social...
The objective of the Sao Luis Enhancing Municipal Governance and Quality of Life Project is to improve public service in the Bacanga Basin of Sao Luis municipality, and enhance the capacity of the city...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 43240Date: July 1, 2007
Dhaka is one of the ten mega-cities in the world. Growing at a very fast rate, the population of Dhaka urban area is predicted to increase to about 21 million by 2015 from the current population of 11.3...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 75062Date: July 1, 2007
As administrator of the Multi-Donor Trust Funds (MDTFs) for Sudan, the World Bank agreed to provide the donors with an annual report on the progress of activities financed by their contributions. A preliminary...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 48420Date: June 30, 2007
This paper evaluates the extent of fiscal resource availability for infrastructure in four East African countries and explores the main options for its expansion. A number of major channels will be examined....
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 48086Date: June 28, 2007Author:
Briceno-Garmendia,Cecilia M. ;
Foster,Vivien
This is a statement by Whitney Debevoise at the meeting of June 28, 2007 concerning the Buenos Aires Infrastructure Adaptable Program Loan (APL)for Argentina.
Type: Executive Director's StatementReport#: 148302Date: June 28, 2007Author:
Debevoise,Eli Whitney
The purpose of this Economic Sector Work (ESW) is to: (i) provide a framework to help the government analyze transport sector issues and finalize the update of the transport sector strategy; and (ii) identify...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 40178Date: June 28, 2007
This transcript, from the session of regular Board meeting of Executive Directors of the IBRD and IDA, held on June 28, 2007, covers the second phase adaptable program lending (Loan) to theProvince of...
Type: TranscriptReport#: 148307Date: June 28, 2007
The premise of the report on a strategy for sustained growth is that Bangladesh, could join the ranks of middle-income countries (MICs) within a decade by 2016 or some time soon after. It has the necessary...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 38289Date: June 26, 2007
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