The purposes of this report are to: 1) assess the current situation and development potential of the electric power sector in Burkina Faso; 2) identify the sector's main problems, development strategy...
Sector activity (lending, supervision, sector work, and policy and research work) continued in FY92 at about the same levels as in previous years. Sector lending was about $1 billion in 11 projects. Lending...
FY90 was a period of relatively active lending for the urban sector. Although this year's lending performance was the lowest in five years, this situation is expected to improve in the coming two years...
This paper discusses some of the generic issues of the housing sector in centrally planned economies in the context of attempted economic liberalization. The issues stem from the fact that the state has...
The role of monetary balances in economic growth has long been a topic of macroeconomic research. This paper examines the role of real money balances in an aggregate production function of a developing...
This report provides an overview of changing patterns in international seatrade and related logistics management practices. Critical assessments are made of what these changes imply for ports and national...
This paper examines the kinds of housing subsidies that are channeled through housing finance systems in economies experiencing high inflation and financial stress. While Argentina is used as a case study...
The objective of this paper is to explore the interactions between financial and urban policies, and their joint impact on the performance of the housing sector during the course of economic development...
Poland's housing and macroeconomic policies have restricted investments in housing and urban infrastructure to a level well below that of other European countries. This has resulted in a shortage of housing...
Poland's housing and macroeconomic policies have restricted investments in housing and urban infrastructure to a level well below that of other European countries. This has resulted in a shortage of housing...
The increasing emphasis on policy reform in the Bank's operational program has focussed attention on how best to facilitate such reforms. The first part of this discussion paper reviews Bank experience...
This report presents the results of follow-up research on a previous study which recommended developing a viable strategy for promoting the construction industry in developing countries. The report deals...
This report summarizes the current issues and problems in the sector and assesses the effectiveness of the Bank's response. It then goes on to describe emerging trends and issues and directions for future...
This report defines the dimensions of the construction industry, traces the events leading to establishment of the Bank's policy and reviews the effectiveness of Bank assistance for promoting the industry...
This paper is a continuation of an earlier study on the way in which port managements prepare their tariffs. This paper seeks to define a procedure for tariff evaluation which takes advantage of the capabilities...
This note describes the links between the transport industry and other economic sectors of production or demand, in Cote d'Ivoire, India, Mexico, Philippines and the United States. The account is based...
Due to a general lack of knowledge concerning personal and rural travel in poor countries which creates difficulties in assessing transport projects, this study attempts to dispel some of the ignorance...
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are private voluntary organizations that operate independently of national governments. NGOs make a sizeable total contribution to the worldwide development effort...