The paper provides a first, systematic benchmarking of infrastructure performance in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) countries (South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland) in four...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3987Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Bogetic, Zeljko ;
Fedderke, Johannes Wolfgang
This paper describes the need to update the World Bank's transport sector strategy to respond to important changes of approach in international Development. The paper recognizes the valuable contribution...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84180Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Kunieda, Mika ;
Roberts, Peter
The authors interviewed commuters in Delhi, India, asking them to report their willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce their risk of dying in road traffic accidents in each of three scenarios that mirror the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3995Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Alberini, Anna ;
Bhattacharya, Soma ;
Cropper, Maureen L.
The goal of this analysis is to see how Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) service exports compete with China and India. Because consistent bilateral time series data are only available for the United...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 66628Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Freund, Caroline
In this issue: Perspectives on GEF-3 from Our Partners: UNDP (Frank Pinto); UNEP (Olivier Deleuze); World Bank (Steve Gorman); Pacific SIDS (Robert Aisi). New CEO appointment. Curtain-Raiser on Assembly....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37629Date: August 1, 2006
Contrary to the prevailing view that the Doha negotiations have achieved little, the authors find that on trade facilitation much progress has been made. This is particularly true in regard to action by...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3971Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Finger, Joseph Michael ;
Wilson, John S.
This climate report is based on a survey of 138 formal and 108 informal enterprises and analyzes the current situation of the investment climate to better understand the challenges faced by firms in Niger...
The purpose of this guide is to help village technical workers build better roads and bridges. It uses examples, both good and bad drawn from nearly eight years of experience with the Kecamatan Development...
The reduction of child mortality and the improvement of maternal health are two of the Millennium Development Goals. Child and maternal mortalities continue to represent severe burdens in many developing...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 37366Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Babinard, Julie ;
Roberts, Peter
The objective of this book is to assist people who involve in building small scale infrastructure at village level, such as technical facilitator, technical cadre and villagers. So they will understand...
Type: PublicationReport#: 44489Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Hartmann, Ekart ;
Giesbrecht Unger, Karl Heinz
This paper uses a case study approach to explore the effects of NAFTA and GATT membership on innovation and trade in the Mexican soaps, detergents, and surfactants (SDS) industry. Several basic findings...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3999Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Javorcik, Beata ;
Keller, Wolfgang ;
Tybout, James R.
The workshop was aimed at frontline decision makers from borrowing agencies of selected countries of South Asia. Its purpose was to help them internalize and institutionalize the concept of strategic communications...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 46860Date: August 1, 2006
Many developing countries subsidize petroleum products. The doubling of world oil prices since January 2004 has had very high fiscal costs for these countries, increasing public debt and squeezing other...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 37199Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Bacon, Robert W. ;
Kojima, Masami
This Note shows how, through a process of consultation between the World Bank Transport Sector and Private Sector Department, some focus on transport has been introduced into the Global "core" module of...
Type: BriefReport#: 37371Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Aoki, Naomi ;
Roberts, Peter
The objective of this study is to contribute to a better understanding of the extent and nature of poverty in urban areas in transition countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, providing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3998Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Infrastructure Department, Europe and Central As
This Annual Report outlines Inspection Panel activities during the period July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006. The inspection Panel aims to provide an effective forum for investigating the complaints of people...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 37593Date: July 31, 2006
This report examines the performance of Pakistan's terrestrial links with the global market place, identifying their strengths and weaknesses, providing policy suggestions and, in some cases, broad investment...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 36523Date: July 18, 2006
On July 14, 2006, the Multi Donor Fund issues its First Year Report today, highlighting the results it achieved in the past 12 months. The Multi
Donor Fund for Aceh and Nias, was set up in May 2005 and...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164954Date: July 14, 2006
On July 6, 2006, the World Bank Board recently approved US208 million dollars in support of Indonesia’s Strategic Roads Infrastructure Project
(SRIP), a key development initiative that will address the...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165301Date: July 6, 2006
This study provides the analytic input for policy dialogue with government and relevant private sector by examining the constraints and challenges that undermine growth of tourism in Mozambique. It outlines...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 38030Date: July 6, 2006
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