This paper reviews the World Bank Group's experience in implementing urban transport projects under GEF Operational Program 11 (OP 11), on sustainable transport, and outlines the opportunities for improving...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37469Date: June 1, 2006
This Paper shares knowledge on how to systematically phase out force account procedures, phase in contracting and prepare government for a changed role. It provides guidance to government policy-makers...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 37365Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Andreski,Adam ;
Seth,Subhash C. ;
Walker,Wendy
World Bank's new partnership strategy for China focuses on economic integration, poverty and sustainable development. Message from the Country Director. Urbanization and the Eleventh Five Year Plan....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37081Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Dollar,David R.
This Economic and Sector Work (ESW) for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is in response to questions regarding perceived unrestrained monopolistic behavior by private sector operators in the port and rail sectors...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 36491Date: June 1, 2006
This report provides a detailed review of the current spectrum management regime in India; provides a perspective on best practice as may be applied in India and in addition provides a consideration of...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 68803Date: June 1, 2006
This working paper reviews available documentation on rural infrastructure, particularly rural transport facilities and irrigation and assessed growth, income, productivity, and employment impacts of rural...
Type: Rural Development AssessmentReport#: 36777Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Supangco,Joselito P.
This is a report of the third and final workshop on the Transport and Poverty Reduction Strategy Review (TPRSR) of the Government of Swaziland in the series of the World Bank Funded project on policy formulation,...
The continued spread of the bird-to-bird version of avian influenza (or bird flu, also known by its scientific identifier H5N1) with limited bird-to-human transmission comprises part of the baseline forecast...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47417Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Burns,Andrew ;
Van Der Mensbrugghe,Dominique ;
Timmer,Hans
This report presents specific analyses in support of a more focused and coordinated approach to Web work. It outlines a medium-term transformation that will make more efficient use of available resources...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 36880Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Harrison, Nick ;
Wielezynski,Pierre Guillaume
Recent international trends in the reform of road management, point to the need to transform force account road maintenance services. With Force Account, funding tends to be erratic; management of equipment...
Type: BriefReport#: 37368Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Andreski,Adam ;
Seth,Subhash C. ;
Walker,Wendy
This document specifies, most east asian countries have increasingly shifted responsibilities for infrastructure services to subnational tiers of governments. Infrastructure service provision involves...
Type: BriefReport#: 37142Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Muzzini,Elisa
This is a statement by Jiayi Zou at the executive directors' meeting of June 6, 2006 concerning discussion on Brazil’s Country Assistance Strategy Progress Report.
Type: Executive Director's StatementReport#: 121358Date: June 1, 2006
The purpose of this guide is to assist World Bank and IFC staff when contemplating engaging in customs reform and trade facilitation. It has been written from a nontechnical perspective to be as practical...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37963Date: June 1, 2006Author:
Alvarez De La Campa,Alejandro
This summary report integrates the findings and recommendations outlined in the various working papers included in the Rural Growth and Development Revisited Study (report nos. 36683, 36684, 36691, 36692,...
Type: Rural Development AssessmentReport#: 36682Date: June 1, 2006
In spite of the growing concerns about Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) being diverted from Latin America to China and India, the best available data show that Latin America has performed relatively well...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 66624Date: May 24, 2006Author:
Cravino,Javier Pablo ;
Lederman,Daniel ;
Olarreaga,Marcelo
This annual progress report of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) details the outcomes in these first two years of the PRSP by assessing each pillar of the strategy (economic growth, human resource...
Type: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)Report#: 35070Date: May 16, 2006
This report assesses Sri Lanka's experience with decentralization to date and discusses options for decentralization and implications for service delivery in three sectors: roads, solid waste and health....
Progress towards the main objectives of the FY03-05 Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) - improving the business environment and accelerating China's transition to a market economy, addressing the needs...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 36418Date: May 15, 2006
The aim of this study is to contribute to a better understanding of the extent and nature of poverty in urban areas of this region, giving particular attention to the disparities within urban areas between...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 36186Date: May 11, 2006
This report discusses the remarks delivered by Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank. He will also like to express when poor people lack access to basic financial services; it's much, much harder...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101340Date: May 3, 2006Author:
Wolfowitz,Paul
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