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9 produkter
Water, Electricity, and the Poor
Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?
Av Kristin Komives, Vivien Foster m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
300 kr
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While consumer utility subsidies are widespread in both the water and electricity sectors, their effectiveness in reaching and distributing resources to the poor is the subject of much debate. Water, Electricity, and the Poor brings together empirical evidence on subsidy performance across a wide …
Building Bridges
China's Growing Role As Infrastructure Financier for Sub-Saharan Africa
Av Vivien Foster, William Butterfield m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
270 kr
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There is currently a need for the international community to improve its understanding of the new role that China is playing in the development of Africa's infrastructure and its implications for Africa's development. This report seeks to contribute to such an understanding by providing more solid …
Rethinking Power Sector Reform in the Developing World
Häftad, 2019
618 kr
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During the 1990s, a new paradigm for power sector reform was put forward emphasizing the restructuring ofutilities, the creation of regulators, the participation of the private sector, and the establishment of competitivepower markets. Twenty-five years later, only a handful of developing countries …
Off the Books
Understanding and Mitigating the Fiscal Risks of Infrastructure
Av Matias Herrera Dappe, Vivien Foster m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
514 kr
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Fiscal risks associated with infrastructure are both more frequent and larger than previously assumed. Off the Books: Understanding and Mitigating the Fiscal Risks of Infrastructure quantifies the magnitude and prevalence of these risks in electricity and transport and identifies their root causes …
Economics of Electric Vehicles for Passenger Transportation
Av Cecilia Briceno-Garmendia, Vivien Foster m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
570 kr
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This report sheds light on the economics of electric mobility transition by addressing three questions: why is electric mobility for passenger transportation relevant to the developing world; when does it make sense to proactively pursue the transition; and how can policymakers accelerate adoption …
Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reform
Learning from Latin America's Experience
Av Quentin Wodon, Vivien Foster m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
259 kr
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The study explores the link between infrastructure reform and poverty observed in Latin America. It details why infrastructure investment is likely to continue to be a core component of many poverty alleviation programs. The study also stresses why and how, in most countries, infrastructure reform …
Impact of Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure
Lights, Shadows, and the Road Ahead
Av Luis Andres, J. Luis Guasch m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
413 kr
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Infrastructure plays a key role in fostering growth and productivity and has been linked to improved earnings, health, and education levels for the poor. Yet Latin America is currently faced with a dangerous combination of relatively low public and private infrastructure investment. Those …
Bâtir Des Ponts
Le Rôle Croissant De La Chine Dans Le Financement Des Infrastructures En Afrique Subsaharienne
Av Vivien Foster, William Butterfield m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
259 kr
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Price of Virtue
The Economic Value of the Charitable Sector
Av Vivien Foster, Susana Mourato m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1829 kr
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It is well known that the voluntary sector in modern society is large in terms of economic activity - but how large? The authors of this pioneering book attempt to address this problem by utilizing survey techniques, originally developed in environmental economics, to place an economic value on the …
