Documents et rapports
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Transforming Karachi into a livable and competitive megacity : a city diagnostic and transformation strategy (anglais)
Karachi is the largest city in Pakistan, with a population of 16 million. It accounts for one-third of Sindh’s population and one-fifth of the country’s urban population. However, a highly complex political...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 123628 Date du document: 20 février 2018 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Ellis,Peter D.,Friaa,Jaafar Sadok,Kaw,Jon Kher
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Economic boom or ecologic doom? : using spatial analysis to reconcile road development with forest conservation (anglais)
The natural endowment of the Democrat Republic of Congo, in the form of land, minerals, and forests, is unparalleled. The right mix of policies has the potential to unleash incentives that could transform...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 105983 Date du document: 11 mai 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Barra,Alvaro Federico,Burnouf,Mathilde Marthe Julienne,Damania,Richard,Russ,Jason Daniel
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The Bhutan electric vehicle initiative : scenarios, implications, and economic impact (anglais)
This report summarizes the results of a technical analysis of the Bhutan electric vehicle (EVs) initiative. The analysis, assuming three scenarios for the uptake of EVs in the country, introduces international...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 104339 Date du document: 1 janvier 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Zhu,Da,Patella,Dominic Pasquale,Steinmetz,Roland Olivier,Peamsilpakulchorn,Pajnapa
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State water agencies in Nigeria : a performance assessment (anglais)
This document provides the government of Nigeria with a structured and coherent quantitative snapshot of the state of national urban water sector. The focus is on water provision by state water agencies...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 99457 Date du document: 8 septembre 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Macheve,Berta Adelaide Da Silva,Danilenko,Alexander V.,Abdullah,Roohi,Bove,Abel Paul Basile,Moffitt,Larry Joe
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Uncovering the drivers of utility performance : lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean on the role of the private sector, regulation, and governance in the power, water, and telecommunication sectors (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (anglais)
This book conducts a micro-level analysis of various determinants of infrastructure sector performance that affect development. This book focuses on the distribution segment of three basic infrastructure...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 78679 Date du document: 7 juin 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Andres,Luis Alberto,Guasch, J. Luis,Schwartz,Jordan Z.
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Uncovering the drivers of utility performance : lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean on the role of the private sector, regulation, and governance in the power, water, and telecommunication sectors (Vol. 2 of 2) : Sumário executivo (portugais)
This book conducts a micro-level analysis of various determinants of infrastructure sector performance that affect development. This book focuses on the distribution segment of three basic infrastructure...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 78679 Date du document: 7 juin 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Andres,Luis Alberto,Guasch, J. Luis,Schwartz,Jordan Z.
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Investing in infrastructure : harnessing Its potential for growth in Sri Lanka (anglais)
The report starts with an overview and introduces the main findings. It addresses major constraints, instruments, and outcomes important to unleash the potential of infrastructure investments and policy...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 78300 Date du document: 3 juin 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Biller,S. A. Dan,Nabi,Ijaz
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Infrastructure and employment creation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) (anglais)
The state of national labor markets has always been a concern for governments and development agencies such as the World Bank. Key labor market indicators, such as the rate of unemployment, send signals...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 74918 Date du document: 17 janvier 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Bacon,Robert W.,Estache,Antonio,Ianchovichina,Elena,Salamon,Ilhem
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Uncovering the drivers of utility performance : lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean on the role of the private sector, regulation, and governance in the power, water, and telecommunication sectors (Vol. 2 of 2) : Resumen ejecutivo (espagnol)
This book conducts a micro-level analysis of various determinants of infrastructure sector performance that affect development. This book focuses on the distribution segment of three basic infrastructure...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 78679 Date du document: 1 janvier 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Andres,Luis Alberto,Guasch, J. Luis,Schwartz,Jordan Z.
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Greening growth in Pakistan through transport sector reforms : strategic environmental, poverty, and social assessment (anglais)
The Government of Pakistan's (GoP's) 2011 Framework for Economic Growth seeks to place Pakistan on a sustained high economic growth path of 7 percent per year through measures to reduce the cost of doing...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 79263 Date du document: 1 janvier 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Afzal,Javaid,Biller,S. A. Dan,Sanchez-Triana,Ernesto,Malik,Sohail J.
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Geography of growth : spatial economics and competitiveness (anglais)
This volume is organized as follows. Chapter one address two questions: how has spatial concentration evolved with growth and development, and what are the efficiency implications of too much or too little...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 68360 Date du document: 20 avril 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Nallari,Yugandhar Raj,Griffith,Breda,Yusuf,Shahid
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Airport economics in Latin America and the Caribbean : benchmarking, regulation, and pricing (anglais)
This report presents the findings of a first-ever, comprehensive study of how Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region airports have evolved during a notable period of transition in airport ownership...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 66236 Date du document: 20 décembre 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Serebrisky,Tomas S.
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Africa's ICT infrastructure : building on the mobile revolution (anglais)
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been a remarkable success in Africa. Across the continent, the availability and quality of service have gone up and the cost has gone down. In just...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 63251 Date du document: 23 juin 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Briceno-Garmendia,Cecilia M.,Foster,Vivien,Mayer,Rebecca,Minges,Michael,Williams,Mark David John
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Africa's power infrastructure : investment, integration, efficiency (anglais)
This study is a product of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a project designed to expand the world's knowledge of physical infrastructure in Africa. The AICD provides a baseline against...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 61309 Date du document: 11 avril 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Eberhard,Anton Adriaan,Rosnes, Orvika,Shkaratan,Maria,Vennemo,Haakon
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Africa's transport infrastructure : mainstreaming maintenance and management (anglais)
The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) has produced continent-wide analysis of many aspects of Africa's infrastructure challenge. The main findings were synthesized in a flagship report titled...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 60803 Date du document: 11 mars 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Gwilliam,Kenneth M.
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Africa's water and sanitation infrastructure : access, affordability, and alternatives (anglais)
The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) has produced continent-wide analysis of many aspects of Africa's infrastructure challenge. The main findings were synthesized in a flagship report titled...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 60804 Date du document: 9 mars 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Banerjee,Sudeshna Ghosh,Morella,Elvira
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Open skies for Africa : implementing the Yamoussoukro decision (anglais)
For the purposes of this book, "open skies" refers to a bilateral or multilateral air service agreement that liberalizes the rules for international aviation markets and minimizes government intervention...
Type de document: Autre étude en matière d’infrastructure Numéro du rapport: 55200 Date du document: 23 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Schlumberger,Charles E.
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Rural road investment efficiency : lessons from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Uganda (anglais)
This report is the second in a series of studies on transport and aid effectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa. It follows a study on transport costs and prices along the main international trade corridors...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 53646 Date du document: 23 mars 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Raballand,Gael J. R. F.,Macchi,Patricia Paula,Petracco,Carly Kathleen
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Le prix et le cout du transport en Afrique : étude des principaux corridors (français)
L’objectif de l’étude est d’examiner, d’identifier et de quantifier les facteurs qui expliquent les prix élevés du transport routier en Afrique. De tels prix sont un obstacle important à la croissance...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 46181 Date du document: 25 juin 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Teravaninthorn,Supee,Raballand,Gael J. R. F.
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Transport prices and costs in Africa : a review of the international corridors (anglais)
The objective of the study is to examine, identify, and quantify the factors behind Africa's high prices for road transport. Such prices are a major obstacle to economic growth in the region, as shown...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 46181 Date du document: 10 octobre 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Raballand,Gael J. R. F.,Teravaninthorn,Supee