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Innovation Systems
World Bank Support of Science and Technology Development
Av Vinod K. Goel, Ekaterina Koryukin m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
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The World Bank has gained significant experience in supporting innovation systems projects. The Bank's role typically has been to facilitate and augment reform efforts through its experiences around the world, playing the role of an ""honest broker"" between the productive and science and …
Role of Communication in Large Infrastructure
The Bumbuna Hydroelectric Project in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone
Av Leonardo Mazzei, Gianmarco Scuppa
Häftad, 2006
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Describes how the timely use of two-way communication in large water infrastructure projects leads to improved project design and is key to identify and address problems that could result in project delays and incremental costs.
Berg Water Project
Communications Practices for Governance and Sustainability Improvement
Av Lawrence J.M. Haas, Leonardo Mazzei m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
234 kr
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The past decade has witnessed a major global shift in thinking about water, including the role that water infrastructure plays in sustainable development. This rethinking aims to balance better the social, economic, and environmental performance aspects in the development and management of large …
Private Health Sector Assessment in Ghana
Av Stephanie Sealy, Marty Makinen m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
241 kr
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HIV/AIDS in Southeastern Europe
Case Studies from Bulgaria, Croatia, and Romania
Av Thomas Novotny, Dominic Haazen m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
181 kr
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The purpose of this paper is to review the current status of the AIDS epidemics in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania; to evaluate the approaches and strategies currently being used in each country; and to make recommendations both for government strategies and for the bank's current and potential …
Monitoring Educational Performance in the Caribbean
Häftad, 2003
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This study represents an attempt to provide a comprehensive quantification of educational outcomes in the Caribbean region. Its main objectives are: to define a set of operationally relevant education indicators; to provide a database of comparable education indicators in Caribbean countries where …
Agriculture Non-Point Source Pollution Control
Good Management Practices--the Chesapeake Bay Experience
Av Rita Cestii, Jitendra Srivastava m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
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This title draws the attention of professionals and practitioners working in agricultural and environmental sectors to the experience and successes of the environmentally friendly good agricultural practices being used in the Chesapeake Bay region of the US, to reduce nutrient loads in water.
Money Exchange Dealers of Kabul
A Study of the Hawala System in Afghanistan
Häftad, 2003
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The Money Exchange Dealers of Kabul is an exploratory piece of research on how the informal financial sector operates in conflict-afflicted countries. This paper presents the findings, analyses and conclusions of a study on the operational characteristics of an informal funds transfer system found …
Regulation by Contract
A New Way to Privatize Electricity Distribution?
Av Bernard Tenenbaum, Fiona Woolf m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
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In many developing countries, both governments and investors have expressed disappointment with the performance of recently privatized electricity distribution companies. Some investors claim that the design of the new regulatory system is fundamentally flawed and recommend that independent …
Review of Electricity Supply and Demand in Southeast Europe
Av David Kennedy, Varadarajan Atur
Häftad, 2003
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Review of Electricity Supply and Demand in Southeast Europe is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. This paper reviews the power sector demand-supply balance in …
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Central Asia
Country Profiles
Av Joana Godinho, Thomas Novotny m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
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HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Central Asia: Country Profiles is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. The countries of Central Asia are still at the earliest stages of an …
Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon
Häftad, 2003
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Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. The worldwide concern with deforestation of Brazilian Amazonia is partly motivated …
ELECTRONIC SAFETY and SOUNDNESS-SECURING FINANCE in a NEW AGE
Häftad, 2004
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Electronic Safety and Soundness and its technical annexes identifies and discusses four key pillars that are necessary to foster a secure electronic environment and the safety and soundness of financial systems worldwide. These pillars are (i) a legal, regulatory, and enforcement framework; (ii) …
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHALLENGES in DEVELOPING COUNTRIES-ASYMMETRIC INTERCONNECTION CHARGES for RURAL AREAS
Häftad, 2004
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Rural telecommunications are usually believed to be unprofitable and therefore chronically under-invested. The author challenges this view and sets out to present reasons why regulators should consider implementing fairer cost-based interconnection arrangements between urban and rural network …
DEVELOPMENT of NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS and CAPITAL MARKETS in EUROPEAN UNION ACCESSION COUNTRIES-
Häftad, 2004
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This study assesses the role of non-bank financial institutions and capital markets in the financial sectors of the eight first wave EU accession countries (Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia), the current state of development and prospects for …
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Central Asia
Country Profiles
Av Joana Godinho, Thomas Novotny m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
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HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Central Asia: Country Profiles is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. The countries of Central Asia are still at the earliest stage of an …
State-Society Synergy for Accountability
Lessons for the World Bank
Häftad, 2004
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State-Society Synergy for Accountability is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. Despite the influence of globalization and market liberalization, the institutional, …
Competition Law and Regional Economic Integration
An Analysis of the Southern Mediterranean Countries
Häftad, 2004
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Competition Law and Regional Economic Integration is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. Dealing with the interface between competition law and economic integration in …
U.S.-Mexico Remittance Corridor
Lessons on Shifting from Informal to Formal Transfer Systems
Häftad, 2005
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The book explores the developments that have taken place, as this market has shifted, and identifies areas within the corridor that could be further developed to enhance its development potential. The discussion of the remittance process is broken down into the three operational stages of …
Enterprise Size, Financing Patterns, and Credit Constraints in Brazil
Analysis of Data from the Investment Climate Assessment Survey
Av Anjali Kumar, Manuela Francisco
Häftad, 2005
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Enterprise Size, Financing Patterns, and Credit Constraints in Brazil investigates the importance of firm size with respect to accessing credit. The principal findings are that size strongly affects access to credit compared to firm performance, and other factors, such as management education, …
Self-Assessment in Managing for Results
Conducting Self-Assessment for Development Practitioners
Av Rosalia Rodriguez-Garcia, Elizabeth M. White
Häftad, 2005
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The global development community is increasingly recognizing the need to better manage for results, to implement development assistance to achieve results on the ground. This in turn has highlighted the strategic value of performance information at the operational level. The challenges are to …
Connecting Sub-Saharan Africa
A World Bank Group Strategy for Information and Communication Technology Sector Development
Av Pierre Guislain, Laurent Besancon m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
238 kr
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Connecting Sub-Saharan Africa outlines a strategy for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) development in Sub-Saharan Africa that will further the reform agenda to facilitate deployment of ICT infrastructure, and encourage the development community to support African governments in this …
Regulation of Investment in Utilities
Concepts and Applications
Av Clive Harris, Ian Alexander
Häftad, 2005
266 kr
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Regulatory institutions and the regimes that they establish have a significant impact on the environment for new investment in utility and infrastructure industries. This is especially true when the investment is provided by the private sector. Although some aspects of the regulation of …
Counting on Communication
The Uganda Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Project
Häftad, 2005
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The Uganda Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Project was one of the World Bank's first projects to demonstrate the value-added of strategic communication. The strategic communication component developed for this project included the use of formative research about values and attitudes with …
Stopping Tuberculosis in Central Asia
Priorities for Action
Av Joana Godinho, Jaap Veen m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
354 kr
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Tuberculosis is still a significant health and economic problem in Central Asia, despite some recent progress that may be due to improvements of the overall economic situation in these countries, and partial adoption of the DOTS Strategy recommended by WHO. Over 50,000 new cases have been detected …
Health System Innovations in Central America
Lessons and Impact of New Approaches
Häftad, 2005
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Similar to developing countries elsewhere, during the 1990s, Central American countries faced pressures to improve the performance of their health systems. In most countries, there was a consensus that the systems were failing to live up to their potential. Rather than take on system-wide change, …
Institutions, Performance, and the Financing of Infrastructure Services in the Caribbean
Häftad, 2005
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This book reviews the access to services, investment needs, tariffs, and efficiency of fifteen Caribbean countries across five infrastructure sectors (telecommunications, electricity, water and sanitation, maritime transport and ports, and airports and air services). Benchmarks are established to …
Compulsory Licensing for Public Health
A Guide and Model Documents for Implementation of the Doha Declaration Paragraph 6 Decision
Av Frederick M. Abbott, Rudolf V. Van Puymbroeck
Häftad, 2005
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This work addresses the complexity of the WTO's August 30, 2003 decision on the implementation of paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health. It provides an explanation of the decision and model legal texts for the required notifications to the WTO and for the …
Comparative Analysis of School-based Management in Central America
Häftad, 2006
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Analyzes and compares the impact of education decentralization reforms in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. This book looks at how school-based management reforms have expanded community participation and empowerment of school decision making autonomy and its impact on the …
