The Sichuan Urban Development Project objective is to improve core urban functions by removing identified infrastructure bottlenecks hampering land development, transport, and environment in four second-tier...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 35818Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Sichuan Academy of Environmental Sciences ;
Chengdu Hydropower Investigation Design and Research Institute
The objective of this study is to construct a detailed and informative poverty-access profile that can simultaneously inform Guatemala's poverty reduction and rural transport strategies. In this respect,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 36208Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Puri,Jyotsna
This survey seeks to better inform the debate on reform. Better information around the Total Tax Contribution will encourage a clearer understanding from governments and help facilitate the appropriate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37962Date: January 1, 2006
The West Africa HIV/AIDS Project for the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor targets the major East-West highway that connects the five coastal countries of West Africa-Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo-and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 39296Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Chakrapani,Deepa ;
Gwin,Catherine
The Policy and Human Resources Development (PHRD) Fund, supported by Japan since 1990, is one of the largest Trust Funds managed by the World Bank. It is also one of the best known Funds in the Bank, as...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 40693Date: January 1, 2006
As part of the World Bank's enhanced focus on results, the annual portfolio review framework is being adapted to systematically assess quality performance and alignment of all Bank instruments to the results...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37880Date: January 1, 2006
In 2003, the World Bank launched a global round of the International Comparison Program (ICP), aimed at measuring the purchasing power parities (PPP) and corresponding price and volume levels of Gross...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 38494Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Biru,Yonas ;
Camelo, Heber ;
Ducharme, Louis Marc ;
Ryten,Jacob
The objective of this assignment has been to contribute to the discussions regarding the promotion of hybrid public-private partnerships (PPPs), primarily by the analysis of a small, select sample of such...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37553Date: January 1, 2006
The author provides a preliminary benchmarking of infrastructure performance in Lesotho in four major sectors--electricity, water and sanitation, information and communication technology, and road transportation--against...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3825Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Bogetic,Zeljko
Good quality roads are an essential requirement for economic development. Numerous studies show the close connection between the condition of infrastructure, growth, and poverty reduction. But road infrastructure...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 48887Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Nachuk,Stefan ;
Anggraini, Novia Cici ;
Donohoe,Jennifer ;
Ginting,Janes Imanuel ;
Hackett,Julie Diane ;
Endarso, Gregorius Kelik Agus ;
Lemargie,Kyle ;
Akhmadi,Agni Paramita
China has been among the world's largest recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI). Nonetheless, at the time China is moving into its eleventh five-year plan period, four issues with FDI to China are...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 39008Date: January 1, 2006
Cities are already the world's economic engines, accounting for almost 80 percent of total economic growth. Cities are also proven poverty fighters. Urban dwellers have higher incomes than their rural...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 38418Date: January 1, 2006
This discussion document is aimed at encouraging debate about the role infrastructure plays in growth and development in Pacific countries. The report examines infrastructure performance in Fiji, Federated...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 36031Date: January 1, 2006
Hosted by the Government of Mali in the capital city of Bamako, the main part of the 2005 Annual Meeting of Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) stakeholders took place from November 14th...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37195Date: January 1, 2006
The concept of sustainability in this study was based on the triple bottom line approach, with the caveat that aspects of sustainability identified would likely reflect good business management and directly...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 38217Date: January 1, 2006
Implementation of the Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) Long Term Development Plan (LTDP) accelerated in 2005. Work program activities of the LTDP intensified and started to deliver results....
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 38450Date: January 1, 2006
This paper summarizes methodological approaches for evaluating the role of urban transportation projects in poverty alleviation. Impact evaluations of urban transportation projects present special challenges,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 38922Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Boarnet, Maron B.
Poor road conditions in Manggarai District are having a negative impact on local businesses by increasing transport costs, reducing access to raw materials and inhibiting the ability of local businesses...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 56338Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Nachuk,Stefan ;
Anggraini,Novia ;
Anggraini, Novia Cici ;
Donohoe,Jennifer ;
Ginting,Janes Imanuel ;
Hackett,Julie Diane ;
Endarso, Gregorius Kelik Agus ;
Lemargie,Kyle ;
Akhmadi,Agni Paramita ;
Rooney,Peter ;
Yunarti,Nunik
The Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) has provided 505 grants worth more than 111 million dollars since its inception in 1999. By June 30, 2006, the PPIAF portfolio included activities...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 38621Date: January 1, 2006
The midterm review of the regional HIV/AIDS project for the Abidjan-Lagos transport corridor commissioned by the Secretariat in January 2006, reports on progress against project objectives and highlights...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 39281Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Chakrapani,Deepa ;
Gwin,Catherine
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