More and more developing country governments are tapping the global debt capital markets. Thisis increasing the amount of finance available for development, but at a considerably higher costthan traditional...
Most trade moves along a few high-density routes: the corridors. Improving their performance has emerged as a necessary ingredient for growth and integration into the regional and global economy. In Africa...
This paper seeks to develop estimates of the net cost of the urban expansion in Tanzania. The paper focuses on developing estimates of the cost of planning and servicing land for new residential urban...
The social component of the economics of adaptation to climate change (EACC) study employed two approaches in Ethiopia. Participatory scenario development workshops were conducted at community and the...
Micro-finance institutions (MFIs) will certainly be affected by the financial crisis ricocheting across the globe, but the authors believe that the sector is fundamentally sound. Larger institutions, especially...
Micro-finance institutions (MFIs) will certainly be affected by the financial crisis ricocheting across the globe, but the authors believe that the sector is fundamentally sound. Larger institutions, especially...
A road network providing adequate connectivity across national territory is typically one of the most costly items of infrastructure that any country requires. It is also the one that has typically weighed...
The major objective of the study was to come up with illustrative success stories as well as failures to give lessons on ICT interventions in the area of rural livelihoods and their impact in Tanzania...
The paper focuses its analysis on the last three decades of the twentieth century. The basic assumption is that Egypt's economic performance during this period was less than satisfactory compared with...
This paper analyzes the role of the leadership in the economic growth in Rwanda, a country that was seriously affected by civil war and the 1994 genocide. It appears that the will and the clear vision...
The population of Colombia in 2005 was around 41 million. The annual rate of population growth accelerated from 2 percent in the 1940s to almost 3.4 percent in the 1950s, it fell to 2.8 percent between...
The population of Colombia in 2005 was around 41 million. The annual rate of population growth accelerated from 2 percent in the 1940s to almost 3.4 percent in the 1950s, it fell to 2.8 percent between...
China's outstanding achievements in economic growth and poverty reduction over the last fifteen years have been well documented. A major element of that growth consisted of the development of its infrastructure...
China's outstanding achievements in economic growth and poverty reduction over the last fifteen years have been well documented. A major element of that growth consisted of the development of its infrastructure...
Bangladesh has already achieved one of the millennium development goals (MGDs), namely gender parity in primary and secondary schools. It is likely to achieve several more by 2015. This report analyzes...
The discussion paper recounts the background to the Independent Private Power (IPP) program, describes the "orderly framework" developed by the Bank Group for the IPP workout, and concludes with several...
Given the pace of globalization of agriculture, rapid changes in science base, and the diverse regional features of the research systems, there is a need to take stock of recent experience and re-think...
This study is based on different data sources but mainly on the Myanmar Study on Tobacco Economics 2001. Surveys of smoking prevalence in Myanmar show varying results, but most suggest that over 50 of...
This report provides an assessment of Latin America market sectors engaged in the supply and consumption of CFCs. The report was designated to identify those countries that are at greater risk of falling...
At its October 1995 meeting the council of the global environment facility (GEF) asked the scientific and technical advisory panel (STAP) of the GEF to review for the council the prospects for renewable...