Documents et rapports
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Challenges and opportunities in urban transport projects : career reflections of two World Bank specialists (anglais)
Problems or even failure in transport initiatives are more likely for projects set in the urban areas of developing countries. Connecting a rural village to an all-weather road or restoring a section of...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 96250 Date du document: 1 mars 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kumar, Ajay,Zimmerman,Samuel L.
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Understanding the emerging role of motorcycles in African cities : a political economy perspective (anglais)
A decline in organized public transport systems has led to rapid growth in non-conventional means of public transport, initially provided by minibuses and shared taxi/vans, and more recently by commercial...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 66941 Date du document: 1 avril 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kumar, Ajay
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Understanding the emerging role of motorcycles in African cities : a political economy perspective : Comprendre l'importance croissante de la motocyclette dans les villes Africaines : une perspective d'economie politique (français)
A decline in organized public transport systems has led to rapid growth in non-conventional means of public transport, initially provided by minibuses and shared taxi/vans, and more recently by commercial...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 66941 Date du document: 1 avril 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kumar, Ajay
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Bus renewal scheme in Dakar : before and after (anglais)
The population of Senegal is about 12 million. Over 3 million people live in the Dakar metropolitan region, which is growing at twice the pace of the country as a whole (the population growth rate of Dakar...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 66939 Date du document: 1 mai 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kumar, Ajay,Diou,Christian
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Bus renewal scheme in Dakar : before and after : Renouvellement du parc d'autobus a Dakar : avant - apres (français)
The population of Senegal is about 12 million. Over 3 million people live in the Dakar metropolitan region, which is growing at twice the pace of the country as a whole (the population growth rate of Dakar...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 66939 Date du document: 1 mai 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kumar, Ajay,Diou,Christian
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Stuck in traffic : urban transport in Africa (anglais)
This note summarizes recent research on urban transport in 14 large African cities performed at the World Bank under the aegis of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic project. The objective of...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 44980 Date du document: 1 janvier 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kumar, Ajay,Foster,Vivien,Barrett,Fanny
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The World Bank research observer 18 (1) (anglais)
Tight money in a post-crisis defense of the exchange rate : what have we learned?, by Peter J. Montiel. Foreign bank entry : experience, implications for developing economies, and agenda for further research...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 25578 Date du document: 31 mars 2003 Auteur: Botero,Juan Carlos,Clarke, George,Cull,Robert J.,Gwilliam,Kenneth M.,Keinan,Yoram,Kleinheisterkamp,Jan,Kumar, Ajay,La Porta,Rafael,Lopez-De-Silanes,Florencio,Martinez Peria,Maria Soledad,Montiel,Peter J.,Pistor,Katharina,Sanchez,Susana M.,Shleifer,Andrei,Volokh, Alexander,West,Mark D.
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How effective are second generation road funds? A preliminary appraisal (anglais)
Underfunded, inefficient road maintenance is a perennial problem in many developing economies. To address it, some countries have created ‘second generation’ road funds that are financed by fuel levies...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 76444 Date du document: 1 mars 2003 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Gwilliam,Kenneth M.,Kumar, Ajay
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A review of road sector reforms in Tanzania (anglais)
Tanzania has been one of the countries at the forefront of reforms inspired by the Road Management Initiative. This paper focuses on some of the main challenges that the country now faces in consolidating...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 29727 Date du document: 1 avril 2002 Auteur: Kumar, Ajay
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A contrasting approach to road sector reforms : the case study of Uganda experience (anglais)
The key features of the road reform process initiated in Uganda are: (a) development of an analytical basis to review different road financing and management options; (b) commitment and ownership of the...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 29726 Date du document: 1 mars 2002 Auteur: Kumar, Ajay
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Implementing second-generation road funds - lessons learned (anglais)
The note is based on a review of experience with the operation of second-generation Road Funds in Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia. Findings of this review are based on an assessment of the structure...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 22200 Date du document: 31 décembre 2000 Auteur: Kumar, Ajay