Documents et rapports
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The future of work requires more, not less technology in developing countries (anglais)
Digital technology is transforming the organization and location of production, and thus the futureof work. It risks widening the gap between richer and developing countries, and between the better skilled...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 117820 Date du document: 1 juillet 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Where to create jobs : cities or towns? (anglais)
Should public investment be targeted to big cities or to small towns, if the objective is to minimize national poverty? To answer this policy question we extend the basic Todaro-type model of rural-urban...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 115360 Date du document: 21 avril 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Christiaensen,Luc,De Weerdt,Joachim,Kanbur,Ravi
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Protecting Shareholder Rights : How to Add Value to the AGM and Improve Communication with Shareholders (anglais)
Corporate Governance (CG) Focus is a regular installment produced by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Corporate Governance Group in Indonesia to provide IFC clients with insights into the evolving...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 192091 Date du document: 31 mars 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: James Christopher Razook,Mohsin Ali Chaudhry
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How has regional integration taken place in other regions? Lessons for South Asia (anglais)
As the momentum for multilateral trade liberalization has slowed, an increasing amount of liberalization is taking place at a regional level. As of April 2015, there are 406 regional trade agreements (RTAs)...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 97141 Date du document: 1 avril 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kathuria,Sanjay,Shahid,Sohaib,Ferrantino,Michael Joseph
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Building legal services from the ground up : learning from pilot initiatives in Jordan (anglais)
Like most governments, the Government of Jordan (GoJ) struggles with the provision of legal aid services - information, counseling, and representation by a lawyer - to the poor. Jordanians have the legal...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 119824 Date du document: 1 février 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Prettitore,Paul Scott
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Growth slowdown heightens the need for reforms : Le ralentissement de la croissance accentue la nécessite des réformes (français)
This brief concerns the ongoing regional tensions, together with a challenging (albeit slightly improving) external environment, that have hit the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 86489 Date du document: 1 janvier 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Devarajan,Shantayanan,Mottaghi,Lili
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Growth slowdown heightens the need for reforms (arabe)
This brief concerns the ongoing regional tensions, together with a challenging (albeit slightly improving) external environment, that have hit the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 86489 Date du document: 1 janvier 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Devarajan,Shantayanan,Mottaghi,Lili
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Growth slowdown heightens the need for reforms (anglais)
This brief concerns the ongoing regional tensions, together with a challenging (albeit slightly improving) external environment, that have hit the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 86489 Date du document: 1 janvier 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Devarajan,Shantayanan,Mottaghi,Lili
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Seismic risk assessment in Costa Rica : building capacity in the water and sanitation sector : Evaluación del riesgo sísmico en Costa Rica : Fortalecimiento de capacidades en el sector de agua y saneamiento (espagnol)
Costa Rica is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the World due to the tectonic interaction of the Cocos and Caribbean plates. Earthquakes, and other natural hazards, place major stress on the...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 82614 Date du document: 1 novembre 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Seismic risk assessment in Costa Rica : building capacity in the water and sanitation sector (anglais)
Costa Rica is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the World due to the tectonic interaction of the Cocos and Caribbean plates. Earthquakes, and other natural hazards, place major stress on the...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 82614 Date du document: 1 novembre 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Industrial parks where firms need it : a new way to attract investment (anglais)
This brief includes the following headings: a unique approach to location selection; the tough question: 'how to'; and conditions and risks.
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 82660 Date du document: 1 octobre 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Jordan,Luke Simon,Saleman,Yannick
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Frequently asked questions on "resilience" (anglais)
"Resilience" is a word increasingly used in the field of humanitarian response and international development. But what exactly is resilience? What does it mean for education systems operating in contexts...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 81140 Date du document: 1 avril 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Potential impact of climate change on resilience and livelihoods in mixed crop-livestock systems (anglais)
Mixed crop-livestock systems cover over one million square kilometers of farmland and support the livelihoods of millions of poor people in arid and semi-arid areas of Africa. The scant and highly variable...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 76045 Date du document: 1 mars 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Braimoh,Ademola,Morgan,Nancy Ruth,Le Gall,Francois G.
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Public expenditures in South Sudan : are they delivering? (anglais)
Budget expenditures have been on the rise in South Sudan since the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), reaching levels that are quite in excess of those of its East African neighbors. This note examines...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 77429 Date du document: 1 février 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Adiebo, Kimo, Bandiera, Luca, Zacchia, Paolo
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Routine livestock data collection in Uganda (anglais)
The Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAFF), including the department of animal production and marketing and the department of livestock health and entomology in the directorate...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 86402 Date du document: 1 janvier 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Pica-Ciamarra, Ugo,Sserugga, Joseph
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Routine livestock data collection in Uganda : Collecte de données de routine en Ouganda (français)
The Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAFF), including the department of animal production and marketing and the department of livestock health and entomology in the directorate...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 86402 Date du document: 1 janvier 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Pica-Ciamarra, Ugo,Sserugga, Joseph
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Household lighting fuel costs in Kenya (anglais)
This note presents empirical data from the 2005 - 06 Kenya integrated household budget survey on the expenditure for lighting fuels and the adoption of solar home systems among Kenyan households. A key...
Numéro du rapport: 115042 Date du document: 1 décembre 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Tanzania economic update : spreading the wings (anglais)
Tanzania continues to stand out as a model of sound economic performance in the African continent, with a growth rate of over six per cent in 2011 and 2012, surpassing other regional economies and demonstrating...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 73346 Date du document: 1 octobre 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Morisset,Jacques
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We want what the Ok Tedi women have! : Guidance from Papua New Guinea on women's engagement in mining deals (anglais)
Despite global gender equality gains in education, life expectancy, and labor force participation, two areas of persistent inequality remain: asset gaps and women's agency. In many developing countries...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 72441 Date du document: 1 septembre 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Harley,Georgia,Menzies,Nicholas
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South Africa economic update : focus on green growth (anglais)
The global financial roller coaster, with the Euro zone as its lead car, has hit economic prospects across the globe. The South African economy, with its close links to the world economy, has suffered...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 70859 Date du document: 1 novembre 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Brahmbhatt,Milan,Denis, Allen,Gillson,Ian John Douglas,Hussain,Sarwat,Im,Fernando Gabriel,Lange, Glenn-Marie,Leiman,Anthony,Losse-Mueller,Thomas,Mahajan,Sandeep,Ngwenya,Phindile Abigail,Toman,Michael A.