'The Africa Multi-Country AIDS Program 2000–2006' shows that the funding made available through the World Bank's Multi-Country AIDS Program (MAP) has dramatically increased access to HIV prevention,
The World Bank approaches malaria not only as a major public health issue but also as a broader development problem that costs Africa US$12 billion a year and helps keep families and communities in po
This report compiles statistical tables and analysis on the world's people, their economies, and the environment. Release of the final report of the International Comparison Program (ICP) and publicat
From the World Bank Institute's Knowledge for Development (K4D) program (launched in 1999), this volume presents analytical work and research on the knowledge economy in client countries. Using case s
This volume reports on the findings of a research program on new structural economics, conducted while Lin was a chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank from 2008 to 2011. He attem
Gender-Sensitive Approaches to the Extractive Industry in Peru was commissioned under the World Bank's Gender and Extractive Industries program and presents a detailed look at the importance of ensur
This is a case study of the design of "e-Sri Lanka," a World Bank funded program that is supposed to help Sri Lanka develop its information and communication technology capacity in order to harness it
As Brazil is massively investing in a scale-up of in vocational education and training (VET) through the national flagship program, PRONATEC, this report assesses institutions and policies in VET taki
The report shares what has been done towards meeting the Millenium Development Goals, and how lessons from successes and failures might be applied during the remaining five years of the program to imp
'O Programa Multinacional de Africa Contra a SIDA 2000-2006' mostra que o financiamento disponibilizado atraves do Programa Multinacional Contra a SIDA (MAP) aumentou dramaticamente o acesso a prevenc
En financant le Programme plurinational contre le SIDA (PPS), la Banque mondiale a permis un considerable elargissement de l'acces aux services de prevention, de soins et de traitement lies au VIH en
Writing for policymakers in developing countries, Kuznetsov (a senior economist with the World Bank's Knowledge for Development Program) and his contributors explore the possible contributions of dias
World Bank Group support to West Bank and Gaza covered four broad areas: governance, private sector development, infrastructure, and human and social development. The tension between the long-term dev
