This volume contains written contributions from some of the key actors involved on both the Chinese and the World Bank sides in the past four decades of partnership. It is clear that the World Bank from...
This volume contains written contributions from some of the key actors involved on both the Chinese and the World Bank sides in the past four decades of partnership. It is clear that the World Bank from...
The objective of the Integrated Economic Development of Small Towns Project is to improve public infrastructure and services to contribute to sound development of the selected small towns in Guangdong...
Over the past three decades, China's urbanization has supported high growth and rapid transformation of the economy. Today, more than half of the world's population lives in cities, and by 2030 that will...
Growth in developing countries is expected to pick up from 4.8 percent in 2013 to 5.0 percent in 2014, 5.4 percent in 2015, and 5.6 percent in 2016. Stronger global growth will help most developing East...
The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is a forum for discussion and debate of important policy issues facing developing countries. The conferences emphasize the contribution...
The Philippines has one of the largest public-private partnership programs in education in the world, serving more than 567,500 students who represent almost 9 percent of the 6.5 million high school students...
China's remarkable economic performance over the last 30 years resulted from reforms that met the specific conditions of China at any point in time. Starting with a heavily distorted and extremely poor...
This paper investigates the extent to which structural change in China's economy has contributed to changes in energy intensity. It uses a new province-level data set on energy intensity over the period...
The Tax Sharing System (TSS) Reform of 1994 brought China's intergovernmental fiscal system much closer to international practice. It also moved China out of the precarious fiscal situation of the mid-1990s...
This paper presents a methodology to evaluate fiscal decentralization focusing on the potential mis-targeting of intergovernmental fiscal equalization transfers. The approach builds on an explicit comparison...
Continued macroeconomic stability and a stronger international economy are supporting renewed growth in Indonesia, and are contributing to a reduction in poverty. The Government's Economic Policy Package...
Amid slowing world trade and regional growth, the Megawati administration has inherited a fragile economy. Financial markets gave the new team a strong vote of confidence but the honeymoon will be short...
The notes in this report are designed to highlight the broad range of issues that need to be considered with regard to decentralization. They are intended to provide brief overviews of the many different...
The study identifies strategic priorities for restoring sound public finances, emphasizing the need to maintain fiscal sustainability under a constrained budget, the need to improve the processes for making...
The notes in this report are designed to highlight the broad range of issues that need to be considered with regard to decentralization. They are intended to provide brief overviews of the many different...