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Migrant Labor Remittances in South Asia-Richard Adams PDF Download

According to a recent World Bank study of remittances, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are all among the top 20 receivers of remittances, with estimated receipts of US$3.2 billion, US$8.4 bi...

Growth Poverty and Inequality: Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union-Mamta Murthi PDF Download

"....a most interesting report. I have read it with considerable interest

Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction in Ecuador: a Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review-World Bank Group PDF Download

Ecuador's impressive fiscal performance of 2003 is encouraging

Stopping Tuberculosis in Central Asia: Priorities for Action-Jaap Veen PDF Download

Tuberculosis is still a significant health and economic problem in Central Asia

What Determines U.s. Swap Spreads?-Lishan Shi PDF Download

This title examines the evolution of the U.S. interest swap market. It reviews the theory and past empirical studies on U.S. swap spreads and estimates an error correction model for maturities of 2-

The European Horticulture Market: Opportunities for Sub-Saharan African Exporters PDF Download

Trade is an essential driver for sustained economic growth

This report addresses the issue of what publicly-supported programs and external assistance from the Bank and other agencies can do to accelerate attainment of targets such as reducing infant mortalit...

Consumer Participation in Infrastructure Regulation: Evidence from the East Asia and Pacific Region-Elisa Muzzini PDF Download

Consumer Participation in Infrastructure Regulation draws on results of a survey questionnaire conducted among 45 infrastructure regulators in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. It finds that EAP...

Land Law Reform: Achieving Development Policy Objectives-Renee Giovarelli PDF Download

Land Law Reform examines the wide-spread efforts to reform land law in developing countries and countries in transition

Mining Royalties: a Global Study of Their Impact on Investors Government and Civil Society-B. Andrews Craig PDF Download

This book contains a wealth of information and analysis relating to mineral royalties. Primary information includes royalty legislation from over forty nations. Analysis is comprehensive and addresses...

Pension Reform and the Development of Pension Systems: an Evaluation of World Bank Assistance-Emily S. Andrews PDF Download

Formal pension systems are an important means of reducing poverty among the aged. In recent years

Beyond Survival-Cristian C. Baeza PDF Download

'Beyond Survival' breaks new ground in the ongoing debate about health finance and financial protection from the costs of health care. The evidence and discussion support the need to consider financia...

Economic Cooperation in the Wider Central Asia Region-Martin Raiser PDF Download

This paper explores ways to unlock the potential for regional development and economic cooperation in the wider Central Asia region. It argues that understanding critical clusters of interrelated issu...

Reproductive Health: the Missing Millennium Development Goal: Poverty Health and Development in a Changing World - Arlette Campbell-White PDF Download

While women in developing countries continue to die in large numbers in child birth

Transforming Microfinance Institutions-Victoria White PDF Download

In response to a clear need by low-income people to gain access to the full range of financial services including savings, a growing number of microfinance NGOs are seeking guidelines to transform fro...

People and Power: Electricity Sector Reforms and the Poor in Europe and Central Asia-Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee PDF Download

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...

Reforma Y Reestructuracion De Los Sistemas Pensiones: Evaluacion De La Asistencia Prestada Por El Banco Mundial PDF Download

In the Latin America and Caribbean Region (LAC) efforts to raise the awareness of the importance of modernizing national payments systems were formalized in 1999 through the Western Hemisphere Payment...

Developing Annuities Markets: the Experience of Chile-Craig Thorburn PDF Download

This book analyzes the recent evolution of the Polish fixedincome securities market, including the money market, the government bond market, and the non-government bond market, focusing in particular...

East Asian Visions: Perspectives on Economic Development PDF Download

Despite the diversity in income levels, languages, culture, resource endowments, and political systems, the countries of East Asia are more integrated now than they have ever been. Goods, money, and i...

Aids in South Asia: Understanding and Responding to a Heterogenous Epidemic PDF Download

South Asia's HIV epidemic is highly heterogeneous. As a result

The Caucasian Tiger: Sustaining Economic Growth in Armenia-Douglas Andrew PDF Download

This book is intended to explain the factors underlying the stellar growth record that has led to Armenia's emergence as the Caucasian Tiger and to provide policy advice to the Armenian authorities to...

Small States: Making the Most of Development Assistance: a Synthesis of World Bank Evaluation Findings-Barbara Yale PDF Download

The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) prepared this synthesis note as an input to the ongoing process surrounding the international agenda for Small States. Its purpose is to provide a perspective on...

Fertilizer Use in African Agriculture: Lessons Learned and Good Practice Guidelines-Kelly A. Valerie PDF Download

Fertilizer use in Africa as compared to other developing regions has been limited. What types of policies and programs are needed to realize the potential benefits of fertilizer in African agriculture...

The Polish Fixed-Income Securities Market: Recent Developments and Selected Policy Challenges-Noritaka Akamatsu PDF Download

This book analyzes the recent evolution of the Polish fixedincome securities market, including the money market, the government bond market, and the non-government bond market, focusing in particular...