Documents et rapports

Africa infrastructure symposium : summary of proceedings (anglais)

This document summarizes the proceedings of the Africa Infrastructure Symposium sponsored by the Africa Region Infrastructure Group Team. The Symposium gave staff an opportunity to address three main areas;...

Integrated pest management : theory and practice (anglais)

No discussion of applied ecology in the service of economic development can be complete without a segment on agricultural pest management. This is a field which epitomizes the application, or frequently...

Economic analysis of agricultural projects (anglais)

Increasing the growth and efficiency of the agricultural and rural sectors of the developing countries is of prime concern to the international community. The large quantities of scarce resources, both...

Analyse économique des projets agricoles (français)

Le renforcement de la croissance et de l’efficacité des secteurs agricoles et ruraux dans les pays en développement est au cœur des préoccupations de la communauté internationale. De grandes quantités...

Agroindustrial project analysis : Analisis de proyectos agroindustriales (espagnol)

Agroindustry is of growing importance in the economies of developing countries. This book is intended to be an applied guide to the design and analysis of agroindustrial investments in developing countries...

Agroindustrial project analysis (anglais)

Agroindustry is of growing importance in the economies of developing countries. This book is intended to be an applied guide to the design and analysis of agroindustrial investments in developing countries...

Agroindustrial project analysis : L'analyse des projets agro-industriels (français)

Agroindustry is of growing importance in the economies of developing countries. This book is intended to be an applied guide to the design and analysis of agroindustrial investments in developing countries...

World Bank/IFC organizational listing (anglais)

Environmental guidelines (anglais)

As an integral part of its appraisal, and supervision function, the Bank is required to evaluate the adequacy, and effectiveness of pollution control measures, for projects involving industrial operations...

Case studies on industrial processing of primary products (Vol. 1 of 2) (anglais)

In the last decade there has been increasing interest in aiding the economies of developing countries by expanding local processing of primary products. This report presents the findings of a joint research...

Case studies on industrial processing of primary products (Vol. 2 of 2) : Cocoa, coconut oil, tea (anglais)

In the last decade there has been increasing interest in aiding the economies of developing countries by expanding local processing of primary products. This report presents the findings of a joint research...

Technology, finance and development (anglais)

The central message of this book is that the World Bank has had a substantial impact on the development and diffusion of technology in the Third World, and has become one of the main technological institutions...

Argentina - Petroleum geology brief (anglais)

Argentina is among the most important oil-producing countries, but as a result of discontinuous and uncoordinated evolution of the petroleum industry, the body of technical knowledge about its oil and...

Industrial organization and the general equilibrium costs of protection in small open economies (anglais)

This paper outlines the theoretical structure and empirical implementation of a real trade general equilibrium model of a small open economy incorporating some features associated with the 'industrial...

Education sector memorandum No. 5.2 - implementation of the construction components of education projects (anglais)

This paper restates some of the considerations on which, satisfactory design and execution of project construction components depend. The report presents: project management arrangements; construction...

Tracer system guidelines (anglais)

A primary aims of a tracer system should be to measure the following: whether this is the work which was explicitly intended by the curriculum content of schooling or training; what use they make of further...

Sector support strategy paper - transportation (anglais)

Efficient transport is a key factor in economic, social and political development. It is the cutting edge of economic activity in areas being opened up for settlement. Once established, it requires constant...

Economic analysis of agricultural projects : Analisis economico de proyectos agricolas (espagnol)

Increasing the growth and efficiency of the agricultural and rural sectors of the developing countries is of prime concern to the international community. The large quantities of scarce resources, both...

International experiment to establish correlation and standard calibration methods for road roughness measurements (anglais)

This report consists of a collection of appendices related to the experiment to establish correlation and standard calibration methods for road roughness measurements. Appendix A describes the various...

Rates of return in bank's project work (anglais)

The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of a project is the discount rate which equalizes the present value of the cost stream associated with the projects benefit stream. The cost stream includes all cost required...