The 'Municipal Scorecard' is a benchmarking tool that provides comparative information on the quality and efficiency of municipal-level private sector regulation. It measures the burden of private sec
This overview of health financing tools, policies and trends—with a particular focus on challenges facing developing countries—provides the basis for effective policy-making. Analyzing the current glo
Africa Development Indicators 2012/13 is the most detailed collection of data on Africa. It contains macroeconomic, sectoral, and social indicators for 53 countries. A companion CD-ROM has additional
This volume reviews the experience of cooperation in five international river basins, focusing on the perceptions of risks and opportunities by decision makers in countries responding to a specific pr
'Higher Education Financing in the New EU Member States' summarizes the experiences to date of the new EU countries (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slov
Interest in access to finance has increased significantly in recent years, as growing evidence suggests that lack of access to credit prevents lower-income households and small firms from financing hi
Global Development Finance- the World Bank's annual report on the external debt of developing countries-includes comprehensive data for 128 countries, as well as summary data for regions and income gr
The government of the Republic of Congo is taking a system approach to reorganizing its health system. It is endeavoring to create a political, juridical, and regulatory environment to foster the deve
Health care in India has shown remarkable improvement since the country 's independence in 1947. Doubling of longevity from 32 to 64 years, a steep fall in infant mortality and maternal mortality rate
The World Bank's 'World Trade Indicators' (WTI) database on the CD-ROM included in this book provides more than 300 performance indicators measuring at-the-border and behind-the-border country trade p
This study focuses on the recent transformation of the urban fringe in East Asia, drawing on examples from China, Vietnam and the Philippines. It identifies the key dimensions of the land conversion p
In the wake of the financial crises of the late 1990s, there was a surge of interest in the systematic assessment of financial sectors, with a view to identifying vulnerabilities and evaluating the se
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region is one of the most water stressed regions in the world. Water scarcity has already become a challenge to development in many of the countries. Due to inc
On the trail of a member of his lost family, Rei witnesses a community tragedy he just can't walk away from. But one boy's—er, man's—heroics aren't the way to uncover the dark secrets and conspiracy t
