Great progress has been made in recent years in securing better access and financial protection against the cost of illness through collective financing of health care. Managing scarce resources effec
Half of small businesses in Kenya are owned and operated by women, but Kenya's women suffer significant inequities. This report by the World Bank asserts that business women in Kenya should be encoura
'Recruiting, Retaining and Retraining Secondary School Teachers and Principals in Sub-Saharan Africa' is based on country studies in Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar, Tanzania and Uganda and an ext
'Structured Finance in Latin America' explores how structured finance mechanisms can channel pension savings to support projects in underserved sectors, deepen capital markets, and contribute to inves
India's relatively low HIV prevalence rate often raises the question of whether it is in corporate sector interest to allocate resources to combat HIV and AIDS. The five case studies in this report fe
This report from the World Bank seeks to analyze the distributional effect of minimum wage policies in the developing world, particularly Latin America and the Caribbean, in order to provide guidance
Shah (public sector governance, World Bank Institute) brings together leading international experts to provide a practical guide for local administrators in developing countries who are involved in de
The limited use of fertilizer by farmers in Africa stands in contrast to the much more extensive use of fertilizer by farmers in other developing regions. This contrast has stimulated considerable dis
This book contributes to the debate about the role of agriculture in poverty reduction by addressing three sets of questions: (1) Does investing in agriculture enhance/harm overall economicgrowth, and
Contributors from universities and institutions from around the world (including the World Bank) participated in a conference sponsored by the World Bank and its partners and held in Budapest, Hungary
This study gives an overview of the intermediation of worker remittance flows from the United States to Guatemala. In contrast to other remittance corridors in the world, most transfers in this corrid
Empirical insights on household behavior and electricity consumption patterns in this book reveal that, in Europe and Central Asia, the erosion of tariff based subsidies has disproportionately affecte
According to the editors, universities have in recent years been called upon to take a larger role in stimulating economic growth in developed and developing countries around the world. This volume co
Research in recent years on aid effectiveness shows that significant obstacles in fragile states--insecurity, poor governance and weak implementation capacity--usually prevent aid from achieving the d
'Infrastructure at the Crossroads' brings together lessons from the last two decades of World Bank engagement in infrastructure. It analyzes trends in the Bank's infrastructure lending, describes the
Shah brings together 12 essays that examine the role of local governments in developing countries, as well as a comparative institutional framework for governance. In addition, the essays follow the h
Mineral taxation is a significant factor in the achievement of development, and this report gives key practical issues in tax administration, revenue distribution and reporting. This covers general ta
The information revolution, in recent years, has worked as a catalyst to create a globalized yet localized world with local governments playing an ever-increasing role in the domestic and global econo
This report provides policy makers and those working in the health sector with information on the nature and extent of health problems in Sub-Saharan Africa and the health care strategies that show th
This book examines the objectives set by the World Bank for its operations in Turkey in the period 1993-2004 and the extent to which those objectives were met.
That raising income levels alleviates poverty, and that economic growth can be more or less effective in doing so, is well known and has received renewed attention in the search for pro-poor growth. W
Access for All: Building Inclusive Financial Systems outlines the "new" vision of microfinance, laying out in plain language what CGAP and others in the development field have learned over the past 10
In surveys, the way the question is worded has been shown to influence the results in either direction up to 30 percent. Master practitioner Iarossi describes the problems or biases in different data
Providing the most complete and up to date analysis of the range of agricultural issues under negotiation in the multilateral trade negotiations underway in the World Trade Organization (WTO), this ti
This book relates the latest chapter in the story of a remarkable partnership between the worlds of faith and development, launched in 1998 by Jim Wolfensohn and then Archbishop of Canterbury, George
'Judicial Systems in Transition Economies' looks at the experience of countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as they reform thei
In recent years, the focus in many developing regions is increasingly moving away from communicable disease, where as Africa continues to face a high burden of communicable disease, malnutrition, and
This is the first comprehensive assessment of pension systems in the Middle East and North Africa. While other regions—Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, in particular—have been actively
Access to financial services in Brazil has been relatively stable over the past ten years, despite the banking sector contraction of the late 1990s. Wide geographic variations in the supply of banking
The World Bank's Poverty Reduction and Economic Management network held an international, interdisciplinary workshop in 2003 to explore how to monitor and evaluate empowerment in large programs, and t
Roma are the largest minority group in Europe and are the major poverty risk group in Central and Eastern Europe. Poverty rates from recent World Bank poverty studies are striking. In Bulgaria, Roma w
The proliferation of regional trade agreements is fundamentally altering the world trade landscape. The number of agreements in force surpasses 200 and has risen eight-fold in two decades. Today, as m
The aim of 'Reshaping the Future' is to draw international attention to the key role that education can play in both preventing conflict and in reconstructing post-conflict societies. The author also
"Books, Buildings, and Learning Outcomes examines the impact of World Bank-supported educational reforms introduced in Ghana since 1986 and related investment projects in support of basic education. A
An effective state is essential to achieving socio-economic and sustainable development. With the advent of globalization, there are growing pressures on governments and organizations around the world
'Water Resource Development in Northern Afghanistan and its Implications for Amu Darya Basin' examines increased water use by Afghanistan and its implications for other water users in the basin, inclu
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Vietnam's economic performance was dismal, and Vietnam was one of the poorest countries in the world. With the adoption of new market-oriented policies in the late 1980's
'Public Health in the Middle East and North Africa' documents the main highlights and findings from the Middle East Regional Symposium, Meeting the Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century in the
"What are the alternatives to slash-and-burn in the Indonesian uplands? Based on fieldwork conducted in 1997 in some 40 small regions throughout Indonesia, as well as an extensive literature review, F
Power for Development evaluates the performance of the World Bank Group during the 1990s in promoting private sector development in the electric power sector. This joint review aims to inform the impl
