The province of Gansu in China, the object of three Bank missions and this report, faces a challenging situation in achieving income growth and poverty reduction for its population. The report begins by...
Type: PublicationReport#: PUB6064Date: September 30, 1988
As the economy of Trinidad and Tobago is at a crossroads, this report reviews serious recent economic developments and the main policy issues for the country. The report focuses on the state of the economy...
Type: PublicationReport#: PUB7139Date: September 30, 1988
The current economic system of Laos is the result of a series of institutional changes initiated in the late 1970s and the early 1980s. The main objective of these changes was to ensure that economic development...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 7188Date: September 21, 1988
With almost six million people, Bangkok is almost thirty times larger than the second largest city, Chiang Mai. The secondary cities in Thailand have stayed small and have not shared proportionately in...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 82687Date: September 1, 1988Author:
Lee, Kyu Sik
This document reports on three meetings (roundtables) held in Rome, Italy, in April 1986 to discuss important transport policy issues in sub-Saharan Africa. A different grouping of countries participated...
Type: PublicationReport#: EDI9Date: August 31, 1988Author:
Levy, Hernan ;
Malone, Patrick O.
Despite abundant natural resources and the prospects of a major increase in mineral revenues, Papua New Guinea faces several development challenges in the years ahead. Nevertheless, opportunities exist...
Type: PublicationReport#: PUB7121Date: August 31, 1988
This is the fourteenth annual review of project performance results. The main purpose of this review is to report on the performance of World Bank supported projects evaluated in 1987 and to draw lessons...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 7404Date: August 17, 1988
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing a loan to Aquabio (Sabah) Sdn Bhd to help finance a shrimp farming project in Malaysia. In addition, IFC has an option to participate in the equity...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165146Date: August 3, 1988
Transmigration is a multifaceted economic and social program, which has had a significant impact on employment, migrant welfare, and regional development in Indonesia. The origins of transmigration lie...
Type: PublicationReport#: PUB6508Date: July 31, 1988
Taking into account the need for information on the practical aspects of privatization of state - owned enterprises, this report reviews what is known about recent experiences in this field of selected...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP90Date: July 31, 1988Author:
Candoy - Sekse, Rebecca ;
Ruiz Palmer, Anne
Charging for roads. The value-added tax and developing countries. Indexation and stabilization : theory and experience. Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Africa. Urban labor markets and development.
Type: PublicationReport#: 17500Date: July 31, 1988Author:
Elkan, Walter ;
Kannappan, Subbiah ;
Mcnelis, Paul ;
Newbery, David M. ;
Shoup, Carl
This article discusses two theoretical methods of measuring road use costs and designing a system of road user charges. The first states that road damage externalities are zero and road damage costs are...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 8734Date: July 31, 1988Author:
Newberry, David M.
Since the mid 1970s, an economic crisis and instability have reduced the living standards of an increasing section of the Argentine population. To mitigate the hardship experienced by the poor, the Government,...
Type: PublicationReport#: PUB6900Date: June 30, 1988
Despite rapid and substantial progress in the Malaysian transport sector, many needs remain to be met. This report attempts to respond to those needs. The report is in seven chapters, preceeded by a summary...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: 7063Date: June 30, 1988
This press release announces an address delivered in Royal Agricultural Society at Warwick University, by W. David Hopper, Senior Vice President of the World Bank, who spoke on the future of the agro-industry...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158947Date: June 29, 1988
This press release by World Bank President, Barber Conable, welcomed the recent agreement between Brazil and its creditor commercial banks' advisory committee, praising its innovative aspects and its use...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158948Date: June 29, 1988
This study analyses the Bank's experience in the field of agricultural marketing over the last two decades. Current Bank thinking on development has placed renewed emphasis on the role of prices in guiding...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 7353Date: June 28, 1988
This press release announces World Bank loan and its concessionary lending affiliate, International Development Association (IDA), finance totaling five hundred million US dollars to China for embarking...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158638Date: June 27, 1988
This press release announces three World Bank loans totaling two hundred eleven million US dollars for Algeria to benefit from three projects designed to rebuild the country's railway network, prepare...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158675Date: June 27, 1988
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