The World Bank's Enterprise Surveys (ES) collect data from key manufacturing and service sectors in every region of the world. The surveys use standardized survey instruments and a uniform sampling methodology...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 44277Date: January 17, 2007
Amid a shifting policymaking environment from private to public, volume one of this report discusses how public policies could attract more and better private investments. In attracting back private capital,...
Type: PSD, Privatization and Industrial PolicyReport#: 36624Date: January 10, 2007
Amid a shifting policymaking environment from private to public, volume one of this report discusses how public policies could attract more and better private investments. In attracting back private capital,...
Type: PSD, Privatization and Industrial PolicyReport#: 36624Date: January 10, 2007
Mali's Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Framework (GPRSF) adopted by the Government in December 2006, comprises programs over the 2007-11 period grouped under the following three pillars: (i) infrastructure...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 38395Date: January 9, 2007
Some of the headings included in this issue of the daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: U.S. factory activity up in December; construction outlays continue decline;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60391Date: January 3, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Streifel,Shane S. ;
DeKleine, Annette
Input subsidies can underwrite risks of early adoption of new technologies and can help input distributors achieve economies of scale, which, in turn, allow them to reduce prices charged to farmers. But...
The World Bank committed $30.6 billion in transport-related projects during the past decade, making it one of the largest sectors. The evaluation looks into the Bank's experience in the sector, and assesses...
Type: PublicationReport#: 39660Date: January 1, 2007
The country profile for Cambodia is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the World Bank in 2007. The enterprise surveys focus on the many factors that shape the decisions of firms to...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47232Date: January 1, 2007
There is persuasive evidence that India has a comparative advantage in agriculture. Yet its share in global agriculture exports is miniscule and its domestic market is increasingly protected. In global...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 48891Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Mattoo,Aaditya ;
Mishra, Deepak ;
Narain,Ashish
This is the first report presenting the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and indicators. It aims to shed light on how different countries are doing in the area of trade logistics, and what they can do...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 43005Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Arvis,Jean Francois ;
Antoci,Monica Alina ;
Panzer,John
The country profile for Kenya is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the World Bank in 2007. The enterprise surveys focus on the many factors that shape the decisions of firms to invest....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47236Date: January 1, 2007
The country profile for Albania is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the World Bank in 2007. The enterprise surveys focus on the many factors that shape the decisions of firms to invest....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47231Date: January 1, 2007
In recent years helpful guides have appeared in both English and Spanish to assist planners and officials to construct accessible buildings and pedestrian infrastructure which are usable by seniors, persons...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84170Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Rickert, Tom
The Sub Saharan Transport Policy program (SSATP) was launched to improve the performance of the transport sector by promoting sound policy reforms. At the inception, the program focused on promoting road...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 40952Date: January 1, 2007
This paper looks at specific type of private participation in infrastructure (PPI) projects called "unsolicited proposals." Unsolicited proposals are not requested by a government and usually originate...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 41730Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Dellacha,Georgina ;
Hodges,John T.
Governments and donors have learned many key lessons about infrastructure and development over the past 15 years. Published and unpublished research over this period yields a snapshot of the main dimensions...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 71340Date: January 1, 2007
Some see trade in services as irrelevant to the development agenda for least developed countries (LDCs). Others see few benefits from past market openings by LDCs. This book debunks both views. It finds...
Many leadership interventions in Madagascar and other countries have shown that focusing on leadership can be effective in leveraging and accelerating technical reforms in a variety of settings. Reinforcing...
Type: WBI Working PaperReport#: 42997Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Heidenhof,Guenter ;
Teggemann,Stefanie ;
Sjetnan,Cia
The main focus of this analysis is the economic impacts of the KALAHI-CIDSS project. It looks at the costs and benefits of seven major subproject (SP) categories that cover 1,175 completed and ongoing...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 39386Date: January 1, 2007
This report contributes to government efforts by reviewing current standings of the electricity and gas sectors and developing policy recommendations in order to mitigate the impact of gas price increases...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 43559Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Myroshnychenko,Yuriy
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