This report presents our assessment of the relative importance of theseveral pollution problems and other man-induced chemical changes in theMediterranean Sea. It also presents an assessment of the relative...
Despite efforts to generate more funds for education, current financing in the education sector is inadequate, inefficient, and inequitable to ensure quality education and improve learning outcomes. One...
Monetary remittances represent the most visible transnational activity of migrants and can be considered as a function of migrant’s ability of producing savings from income and of remitting (supply side)...
Policy discussion of social accountability initiatives has increasingly focused on questions about their tangible development impacts. The empirical evidence is mixed. This meta-analysis rethinks some...
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Policy discussion of social accountability initiatives has increasingly focused on questions about their tangible development impacts. The empirical evidence is mixed. This meta-analysis rethinks some...
Policy discussion of social accountability initiatives has increasingly focused on questions about their tangible development impacts. The empirical evidence is mixed. This meta-analysis rethinks some...
Under what conditions can information and communications technologies (ICTs) enhance the well-being of poor communities? The paper designs an alternative evaluation framework (AEF) that applies Sen's capability...
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is a global partnership of 37 forested developing countries, 14 donor countries and organizations, and civil society, indigenous peoples, private sector, and international...
Poverty in Turkey has declined significantly between 2003 and 2006, as a result of rapid poverty reduction in urban areas. In the same time period, the reduction in poverty in rural areas has been slow...
Poverty in Turkey has declined significantly between 2003 and 2006, as a result of rapid poverty reduction in urban areas. In the same time period, the reduction in poverty in rural areas has been slow...
The use of environmental assessment (EA) to identify the environmental consequences of development projects and to take these consequences into account in project design is one of the World Bank's most...
This paper explores two propositions regarding international river basins: 1) cooperative development of international rivers offers unique economic advantages over unilateral development; and 2) benefit...
With the evolution of neoclassical growth models, it became increasingly evident that factor accumulation alone was insufficient for sustained growth. Empirically, the growth experience of many countries...
This compilation of data is prepared as a companion to the Bank's research project on distortions to agricultural incentives. Its purpose is to provide comparative basic economic and trade indicators for...
This paper explores the policies programs and institutional arrangements that best facilitate ex-combatant reintegration. It is intended to support Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program...
Cet article examine les programmes de politiques et les accords institutionnels qui facilitent au mieux la réintégration des anciens combattants. Il vise à soutenir les décideurs politiques, les spécialistes...
This report examines Namibia's Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Teacher Professional Development (TPD) efforts thus far. It first describes the elements with which the foundation for...
A solid waste management (SWM) preparation mission was carried out mid-2004 for the World Bank Coastal Cities Environmental Sanitation Project (CCESP). The purpose of the mission was to assess the SEM...
This paper on an analysis of sectoral patterns of investment and saving in China - over time and compared to other countries - sheds light on the factors driving high investment and on how saving is channeled...