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  • The Niger River Basinby Jean Claude Olivry

    World Bank Publications 2005; US$ 9.99

    The Niger River Basin, home to 100 million people, is a vital yet complex asset for West and Central Africa. It is the continent’s third largest river basin, traversing nine countries -Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. The River embodies both these nations’ livelihoods and their... more...

  • Sustaining Gains in Poverty Reduction and Human Development in the Middle East and North Africaby Farrukh Iqbal

    World Bank Publications 2006; US$ 9.99

    This book reviews the experience of the MENA region with poverty and human development since the mid-1980s. It finds that poverty rates did not decline by much during this period while health and education indicators improved substantially. The stagnation of poverty rates is ascribed to the stagnation of the region?s economies during this period while... more...

  • Government Guaranteesby Timothy Irwin

    World Bank Publications 2007; US$ 19.99

    The book considers when governments should give guarantees to private investors. After describing the history of guarantees, and the challenges the politics and psychology create for good decisions, the book sets out principles for allocating risk (and therefore guarantees), techniques for valuing guarantees, and rules to encourage good decisions. more...

  • Information and Public Choiceby Roumeen Islam

    World Bank Publications 2008; US$ 24.99

    The ability of the media to affect outcomes in economic and political markets has been well documented. News reporting and advertising influence consumer behavior in goods and services markets by revealing (or selectively revealing) information about a product, acting as agenda setters to influence consumer demand, or enhancing competition in markets... more...

  • Public Expenditure Policies in Southeast Europeby Ivailo V. Izvorski

    World Bank Publications 2008; US$ 9.99

    The countries of Southeast Europe have undergone a significant transition over the past decade. Helped by macroeconomic stabilization and efforts in advancing structural reforms, real GDP growth has picked up this century. Fiscal adjustment has been an integral part of the transition. Expenditure cuts have helped trim spending relative to GDP in most... more...

  • Priorities in Healthby Dean T. Jamison

    World Bank Publications 2006; US$ 9.99

    This companion guide to Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition speeds the diffusion of life-saving knowledge by distilling the contents of the larger volume into an easily read format. Policy makers, practitioners, academics, and other interested readers will get an overview of the messages and analysis in Disease Control Priorities... more...

  • Challenges of CAFTAby C. Felipe Jaramillo

    World Bank Publications 2006; US$ 19.99

    The report provides a preliminary assessment of DR-CAFTA, with particular attention to three key themes: (i) expected trade and non-trade benefits, (ii) actions that Central American countries need to pursue to capitalize optimally on the new opportunities, and (iii) identification of the population groups that may require assistance to adapt to a... more...

  • Institutions, Performance, and the Financing of Infrastructure Services in the Caribbeanby Abhas Kumar Jha

    World Bank Publications 2005; US$ 19.99

    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 compare Caribbean countries with each other, and with... more...

  • Sustainability of Pension Systems in the New EU Member States and Croatiaby Leszek Kasek

    World Bank Publications 2008; US$ 9.99

    This study finds that pension reforms in recent years have improved the efficiency and sustainability of pension systems in the new member states of the European Union and Croatia. However, for many countries, these probably have not gone far enough to ensure long-term sustainability, given the aging of the population. Reforms have included changes... more...

  • The World Bank in Turkey, 1993-2004by Basil G. Kavalsky

    World Bank Publications 2006; US$ 9.99

    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. more...