Tobacco taxes are usually considered regressive as the poorest individuals allocate larger shares of their budget towards the purchase of tobacco related products. However, because these taxes also discourage...
In 2004, the Government of Morocco (GoM) made major amendments to its family code, known as the Moudawana, which covers personal status issues such as marriage, divorce, alimony, child support, child custody...
Sustained growth in emerging markets and developing economies requires long-term, reliable capital to finance productive investment, including in basic infrastructure. However, the availability and composition...
The dollar price of non-energy commodities rose by 2.9 percent in January, the first increase in six months, on various weather-related supply constraints, improving macro sentiment, and in part due to...
There is overwhelming consensus amongst climate scientists that the Earth's warming in recent decades has been caused primarily by human activities that have increased the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs)...
Nepal's geographical landscape of plains, hills and mountains exposes it to severe climatic conditions. Out of the three regions, the plain, also called Terai, has the greatest risk of flooding, especially...
Carbon finance projects are often intended to be both a payment for an environmental service (PES) and an instrument to facilitate sustainable development in developing countries. To enhance livelihood...
This paper presents an analysis of the objective outcome of cotton sector liberalization in Sub-Saharan Africa in terms of quality, marketing, and pricing. It gives an overview of the world cotton market...
Kenya and Ethiopia are focused on four key sectors: health, education, water and sanitation, and private sector development. As part of the World Bank Netherlands Partnership Program on nurturing information...
Building on two decades of education reform, Brazil's Ministry of Education (MEC) implemented a key instrument for measuring education quality in 2005, when it first administered Prova Brasil, a nationwide...
Building on two decades of education reform, Brazil's Ministry of Education (MEC) implemented a key instrument for measuring education quality in 2005, when it first administered Prova Brasil, a nationwide...
Building on two decades of education reform, Brazil's Ministry of Education (MEC) implemented a key instrument for measuring education quality in 2005, when it first administered Prova Brasil, a nationwide...
This paper outlines a number of practical initiatives to strengthen the role of development communication in infrastructure projects. The authors aim to facilitate better quality projects and to build...
The concept review for the Nigeria Community Social Development Project (CSDP) began in March 2005 with project appraisal scheduled for early 2006. The design of the CSDP incorporates innovative elements...
The concept review for the Nigeria Community Social Development Project (CSDP) began in March 2005 with project appraisal scheduled for early 2006. The design of the CSDP incorporates innovative elements...
There are more than 60 million smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Declining soil fertility is a fundamental impediment to agricultural growth and a major reason for slow growth in food production...
There are more than 60 million smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Declining soil fertility is a fundamental impediment to agricultural growth and a major reason for slow growth in food production...
The Rockfort power project in Jamaica is one of the first cases in which financing from multilateral financial institutions has been successfully used to mobilize private sector financing for a limited...
In most countries, telecommunications regulators no longer regulate a static, monopolistic industry that provides essentially a single product, telephone service, but a dynamic, multiproduct, multi operator...
This Precis entitled, Debt management in the Philippines, complements the Bank's Operations and Evaluation Department (OED), Performance audit report, Philippines : Debt management program project, Report...