Many developing countries are concerned about the adjustment costs associated with trade liberalization, or are ill-equipped to take advantage of new export opportunities. There are a number of ways the...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 32384Date: April 12, 2005
There are a wide range of technologies available to the road manager for measuring attributes of the road network. The challenge is to select the appropriate equipment, given local conditions and the way...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37372Date: April 6, 2005Author:
Bennett,Christopher R. ;
Chamorro Gine,Marcela Alondra ;
Chen Chen ;
De Solminihac Tampier,Hernan ;
Flintsch, Gerardo W.
This study describes the status of the emerging carbon market, as of May 2004. The carbon market encompasses trades of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission allowances (under the European Union (EU) Emissions...
Type: PublicationReport#: 34388Date: April 1, 2005Author:
Lecocq,Franck Michel
This Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility Quarterly Report comprises a summary and the report. The summary includes: introduction; funding source; activity size; geographical focus; sectoral...
The first paper of this section (Durand-Laserve) documents how increasing pressures on urban land and the 'commodification' of shelter and settlement has increased 'market evictions' of families holding...
Report#: 87976Date: April 1, 2005Author:
Cira,Dean A. ;
Ferguson,Bruce ;
Freire, Mila ;
Kessides,C. Fallert ;
Lima,Ricardo ;
Mota, Jose Aroudo ;
Motta,Diana Meirelles Da
This note discusses the innovation climate in Tanzania and the policies being pursued there. This is part of the background work carried out for the Country Economic Memorandum exercise, with a focus on...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 41669Date: April 1, 2005Author:
Aubert,Jean-Eric ;
Wanga,Godwill George
This Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility Quarterly Report comprises a summary and the report. The summary includes: introduction; funding source; activity size; geographical focus; sectoral...
The report is an evaluation of the Bank assistance to the Pacific Member Countries (PMCs) over the period 1992-2002, primarily focused on the five borrowing countries in the region: Fiji, Samoa, Solomon...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 31940Date: March 31, 2005
The note reviews the objectives, programs, impact and lessons learned from the operations of the three National Construction Councils (NCCs) established to date - in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The Councils...
Type: BriefReport#: 34950Date: March 30, 2005Author:
Brushett,Stephen Jeremy ;
Seth,Subhash C.
This news release, dated March 29, 2005, announces the World Bank Group’s Board of Directors approved a 30 million dollars loan to Costa Rica to improve education indicators in the country in terms of...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 167268Date: March 29, 2005
Starting from the late 1980s the underlying trend in public participation in infrastructure (PPI) has pointed upwards and is continuing to do so today. Cycles around the underlying trend are normal and...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 37570Date: March 28, 2005Author:
Dellacha,Georgina ;
Ettinger,Stephen J. ;
Hahn,Shelly ;
Schur,Michael ;
von Kaludy, Stephan
Malawi is a small, land-locked country with a population of just over 11 million and is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa. Nearly 60 percent of the population lived below the poverty...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 82240Date: March 24, 2005
The proposed amendment to the Credit Agreement regarding Azerbaijan Highway Project intends to utilize project savings of US$ 15 to 16 million (about 30 percent of the credit amount), to construct a bypass...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 31847Date: March 17, 2005
In March 2005, Yoshiaki Abe was interviewed on behalf of the World Bank Group Archives oral history program by Marie T. Zenni. During his tenure at the Bank from 1967 to 1996, Mr. Abe worked in the following...
Type: TranscriptReport#: 78785Date: March 17, 2005
This news release, dated March 15, 2005, announces the World Bank approved a United States (U.S.) 20 million dollars grant to step up the fight against human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169746Date: March 15, 2005
The Sixth Quality of Supervision Assessment (QSA6) included 130 randomly selected operations approved by the Board prior to FY04 and still active on July 1, 2004, representing 11 percent by number and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 46146Date: March 15, 2005Author:
Hari Prasad, P.
This news release, dated March 14, 2005, announces the World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loan of United States (U.S.) 25 million...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169451Date: March 14, 2005
This news release, dated March 11, 2005, announces World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn welcomed the release of the Commission for Africa report. The World Bank Group strongly endorses the Commission...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 166925Date: March 11, 2005
This paper considers the major issues confronting the financing and management of road transport infrastructure in Africa today. From the starting point of accelerating road deterioration and inadequate...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 38454Date: March 1, 2005Author:
Brushett,Stephen Jeremy
Within the framework of the China Fuzhou Urban Transport Project, this environmental assessment summary outlines the funding of transport infrastructure, discusses likely negative environmental impacts,...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 32480Date: March 1, 2005Author:
Guangzhou Research Institute of Environmental Pr
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