Sustainability Of A Government Targeted Credit Program

Author : Shahidur R. Khandker,Zahed H. Khan,M. A. Baqui Khalily
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821335162

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Sustainability of a Government Targeted Credit Program by Shahidur R. Khandker,Zahed H. Khan,M. A. Baqui Khalily Pdf

World Bank Technical Paper No. 304. Reviews the status and availability in developing countries of photovoltaic (PV) technology and looks at the prospects for using this technology in light of current energy use and costs of other energy sources. The report provides the necessary background information and highlights the questions raised and the calculations that must be made whenever PV applications are being considered in the developing world

Author : Shahidur R. Khandker,Zahed Khan,M. A. Khalily
Publisher : World Bank Group
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1280017465

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Sustainability of a Government Targeted Credit Program: Evidence from Bangladesh by Shahidur R. Khandker,Zahed Khan,M. A. Khalily Pdf

Author : Shahidur R. Khandker,Osman H. Chowdhury
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821337068

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Targeted Credit Programs and Rural Poverty in Bangladesh by Shahidur R. Khandker,Osman H. Chowdhury Pdf

World Bank Discussion Paper No. 347. Describes the elements of health reform in Sierra Leone as the West African nation attempts to overhaul its health system and focus it on the neediest populations. To highlight the role of key stakeholders, the study reviews the actions proposed and taken for reforming a package of health services, organizing the provision of those services, and financing the health sector. The paper also identifies factors critical for success and concludes with an assessment of future prospects for reform of this crucial sector.

Author : Shahidur R. Khandker,Muhammad Abdul Latif
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0821337076

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The Role of Family Planning and Targeted Credit Programs in Demographic Change in Bangladesh by Shahidur R. Khandker,Muhammad Abdul Latif Pdf

FIAS Occasional Paper No. 6. Examines and compares the recent experiences of a number of developing countries in encouraging backward linkages, the purchasing of goods and services from locally owned suppliers by companies controlled by foreign firms. The authors argue that economic liberalization helps rather than hurts domestic suppliers, that institutional support focusing on upgrading the capabilities of domestic suppliers is critical, and that promotional programs combining public and private resources can accelerate linkage development.

Author : Nwanze Okidegbe
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821339419

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Fostering Sustainable Development by Nwanze Okidegbe Pdf

Peace and reconstruction efforts in 1996 dramatically altered the landscape of Bosnia and Herzegovina and brought many tangible benefits to its people. These efforts have already led to improvements in the areas of health, education, unemployment, and infrastructure repair. Sustaining and broadening the positive developments of the past year will be the key task for the country and the international community in 1997-98. This country study examines the near-term reform issues that are essential to generating employment and providing a firm institutional and policy foundation for reconstruction and sustained economic growth. The main areas of emphasis will be on policy and budget reforms--involving institutions for macroeconomic management and bank and enterprise privatization--and reforms affecting labor markets and the social safety net.

Author : Michael S. Borish,Wei Ding,Michel No©±l
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821338005

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On the Road to EU Accession by Michael S. Borish,Wei Ding,Michel No©±l Pdf

Analyzes the causes of the inflation, debt, and growth crises that have occurred over the past 25 years, the paths to recovery, and the role of foreign aid in resolving the problems.

Author : Kathryn McPhail,Aidan Davy
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 082134188X

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Integrating Social Concerns Into Private Sector Decisionmaking by Kathryn McPhail,Aidan Davy Pdf

This paper contains two separate but intimately linked reports that deal with corporate social responsibility. The first explores the critical success factors supporting the integration of social concerns into the planning and implementation of privately financed projects in the mining, oil, and gas sectors. The second reviews corporate practices with respect to social and environmental assessment, and the integration between the two.

Author : Bruce Siegel,David Peters,Sheku G. Kamara
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0821338250

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Health Reform in Africa by Bruce Siegel,David Peters,Sheku G. Kamara Pdf

Describes the World Bank's 24 years of lending experience in urban development and makes recommendations for improving urban services, public health, and public financing.

Author : Tyler Biggs,Pradeep Srivastava
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821338072

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Structural Aspects of Manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa by Tyler Biggs,Pradeep Srivastava Pdf

Urban Management Programme Paper No. 20. Reviews the specific actions that municipalities and city governments may take in contributing to urban poverty reduction. The paper highlights example of issues, options, and constraints that urban governments must address in fighting poverty. It focuses on municipalities and other city-level government entities as a critical institutional level of intervention. Other language editions available: French--Stock No. 13814 (ISBN 0-8213-3814-5); Spanish--Stock No. 13813 (ISBN 0-8213-3813-7).

Author : Jeff Huther,Sandra Roberts,Anwar Shah
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 082134160X

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Public Expenditure Reform Under Adjustment Lending by Jeff Huther,Sandra Roberts,Anwar Shah Pdf

This paper argues that the World Bank should follow a systemic approach to developing guidance on public expenditure reform. Suggested approaches are to: determine an appropriate role for government and its various agents and specify their partnership with the civil society and the private sector; clarify the goals of reform and specify performance monitoring and evaluation indicators; target unproductive and inequitable expenditures from elimination; emphasize poverty alleviation; and promote equity and adopt general guidelines on policy environment goals for external assistance.

Author : Harry G. Broadman
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821342312

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Case-by-case Privatization in the Russian Federation by Harry G. Broadman Pdf

Since the advent of reform in 1992, the Russian authorities have made substantial strides toward creating a market economy through privatization. Recently, Russian authorities have established an institutional framework for a 'case-by-case' approach that ensures transparency and competition through the use of independent financial and other advisers. This paper contains the principal presentations made at a World Bank workshop on the lessons of international experience in case-by-case privatization.

Author : Kapil Kapoor,Doris Mugwara,Isaac Chidavaenzi
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821340743

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Empowering Small Enterprises in Zimbabwe by Kapil Kapoor,Doris Mugwara,Isaac Chidavaenzi Pdf

IFC Lessons of Experience Series No. 5. The project experience accumulated by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) provides a basis for analyzing the way in which the investment framework has changed over time in developing countries and the implications for the success and efficiency of foreign direct investment (FDI) ventures. This report discusses the growth of FDI in the world economy and its role in emerging markets, describes the role of IFC in providing policy advice related to FDI (and the IFC's experience as an investor alongside FDI in developing countries), and draws lessons for how to structure FDI projects and policies to attract such investments. Annexes present and describe global FDI flows, FDI projects involving IFC investment and FIAS advisory assignments, and FDI projects examined in preparing this study. Also available: French (0-8213-4212-6) Stock No. 14212; Spanish (0-8213-4213-4) Stock No. 14213.

Author : Garry Christensen,Richard L. J. Lacroix
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821341642

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Competitiveness and Employment by Garry Christensen,Richard L. J. Lacroix Pdf

World Bank Technical Paper No. 383. This paper summarizes the findings of a multisector study designed to examine the efficacy and importance of various technology policies, technology-support institutions, incentive measures, and other sources of technological know-how. It examines how various firms in different sectors and countries improve their technology to increase productivity and product quality and develop new products and processes. Economies studied in this report included Canada, China, Hungary, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico and Taiwan (China).

Author : Bikki K. Randhawa,Orlando J. Sacay
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821340026

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A Commercial Bank's Microfinance Program by Bikki K. Randhawa,Orlando J. Sacay Pdf

Banking.

Author : Shahid Yusuf,Praveen Kumar
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821337262

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Developing the Nonfarm Sector in Bangladesh by Shahid Yusuf,Praveen Kumar Pdf

IFC Discussion Paper No. 30. Draws on a case study of a cement plant in Estonia to compare the private costs of curbing pollution with the social benefits that may accrue to the population. The study concludes that the social benefits exceed private costs by a margin that sufficiently justifies the environmental investment.