Here you will find World Development Report background papers going back to 2005. They were commissioned by the authors and contain much of the critical research upon which each report was based.
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Analytical Report ChinaAnalytical Report ColombiaAnalytical Report EgyptAnalytical Report Sierra LeoneAnti-discrimination Laws and Work in the Developing WorldClash of Violent Conflict, Good Jobs, and Gender Norms in Four EconomiesCognitive Skills and Youth Labor Market OutcomesDoes FDI Bring Good Jobs to Host Countries?Household Income Generation StrategiesInequality of Opportunities in the Labor MarketJobs and Transitions Out of PovertyJobs and Welfare in MozambiqueJobs to Social CohesionJobs, Well-Being, and Social CohesionLabor Market InstitutionsLabor Markets, Occupational Choice, and Rural Poverty in Selected Countries in Asia and Sub-Saharan AfricaOccupational Wages around the World (OWW) DatabasePrivate Sector Voluntary Initiatives on Labor StandardsProductivity Growth and Job Creation in the Development Process of Industrial ClustersRelationship Between Jobs and Social CohesionRole of Sectoral Growth Patterns in Labor Market DevelopmentSelf-Employment in the Developing WorldShould African Rural Development Strategies Depend on Smallholder Farms?Social CohesionUrban Informal WorkersWhat is Behind the Decline in Poverty Since 2000? Evidence from Bangladesh, Peru, and ThailandYouth Unemployment and Vocational Training
Do Shocks Affect Men's and Women's Assets Differently? A Review of Literature and New Evidence for Bangladesh and UgandaEngendering TradeExports, Equity, and Empowerment: The Effects Of Readymade Garments Manufacturing Employment On Gender Equality In Bangladesh BangladeshFrom Nutrition to Aspirations and Self-Efficacy: Gender Bias Over Time Among Children in Four CountriesGender and Mobility in the Developing WorldGender and Rural Non-Farm EntrepreneurshipGender Differences in Education, Career Choices and Labor Market Outcomes on A Sample of OECD CountriesGender Earnings Gaps in the WorldGender Equality and the Revitalization of Japan's Society and Economy Under GlobalizationGender Experiments in PeruGender Inequality and Economic GrowthGender Machineries WorldwideGender Perceptions In Southeast Asian Countries: Findings From Jica-Ri Value SurveysGender Quotas and Female LeadershipIntrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing CountriesKyrgyz Country Case StudyMasculinities, Social Change, and DevelopmentMaternal Health and Fertility: An International PerspectivePromoting Gender Equality by Facilitating Women's Collective Problem-Solving Capacity Development: Japanese Experience with the Post-War Life Improvement Program and its Application to Contemporary Developing CountriesPromoting Gender Parity Lessons From Yemen: A Jica Technical Cooperation Project in Basic EducationRole of Law and Justice in Achieving Gender EqualitySex Equality in Family Law: Historical Legacies, Feminist Activism, and Religious Power in 70 CountriesSocial Influences on Gender Equity in Access to and Benefits from EnergyThe Effect of Public Sector Employment on Women's Labour Market OutcomesThe Impact of The Cedaw Convention: Paths to EqualityThe Impact of Trade Liberalization Policies and FDI on Gender Inequalities: A Literature ReviewThe Making of Gender Equality in Tunisia and Implications for DevelopmentThe Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Children, Education or Marital StatusThe Role Of Men for Gender EqualityThe Role of Technological Change in Increasing Gender Equity with a Focus on Information and Communications TechnologyTrends and Socio-Economic Gradients in Adult Mortality around the Developing World
Anti-Corruption Strategies in Fragile Situations (First Do No Harm)Capital Flight and Violent Conflict-A Review of the LiteratureCDD in Post-Conflict and Conflict-Affected Areas: Experiences from East AsiaConflict Relapse and the Sustainability of Post-Conflict PeaceConsequences of Civil ConflictCriminal Justice: Security and Justice Thematic PaperDemographic and Health Consequences of Civil ConflictFinancing Peace: International and National Resources for Postconflict Countries and Fragile StatesFood Insecurity and Conflict: Applying the WDR FrameworkFood Security and ConflictForests in Fragile and Conflict-Affected StatesFragile States: Stuck in a Capability Trap?Governance and Civil War OnsetHorizontal Inequalities as a Cause of Conflict: A Review of CRISE FindingsImproving Security in Violent Conflict Settings: Security and Justice Thematic PaperInterpersonal Violence Prevention: A Review of the Evidence and Emerging LessonsManaging Public Finance and Procurement in Fragile and Conflicted SettingsPost-Conflict Recovery and PeacebuildingPublic Security, Criminal Justice, and Reforming the Security Sector: Security and Justice Thematic PaperRepresentational Models and Democratic Transitions in Fragile and Post-Conflict StatesResource Scarcity, Climate Change and the Risk of Violent ConflictRethinking Resource ConflictService Delivery in Fragile and Conflict-Affected StatesThe Impacts of Refugees on Neighboring Countries: A Development ChallengeThe Success of Tourism in Rwanda—Gorillas and MoreTransitional Justice, Security, and Development: Security and Justice Thematic PaperUnemployment and Participation in ViolenceUsing Regional Institutions to Improve the Quality of Public ServicesWDR Gender Background Paper
'Revenue Management' Effects Related to Financial Flows Generated by Climate PolicyA Polycentric Approach for Coping with Climate ChangeAssessing the Financial Vulnerability to Climate-Related Natural HazardsClimate Change and Individual Behavior: Considerations for PolicyClimate Change and the Economics of Targeted Mitigation in Sectors with Long-Lived Capital StockClimate Change GovernanceClimate Change Impacts on Agricultural Water Stress and Impact Mitigation PotentialClimate Change Impacts on Agricultural YieldsCognitive and Behavioral Challenges in Responding to Climate ChangeCompetition for Land between Food, Bioenergy and ConservationEcosystem Integrity Change as Measured by Biome ChangeEnhanced Financial Mechanisms for Post 2012 MitigationEnvironmental Information Services and DevelopmentImplications for Climate-Change Policy of Research on Cooperation in Social DilemmasQuantification of the Intensity of Global Human Use of Ecosystems for Biomass ProductionReview and Quantitative Analysis of Indices of Climate Change Exposure, Adaptive Capacity, Sensitivity, and ImpactsSecond Generation Bioenergy PotentialSocial and Governance Dimensions of Climate Change: Implications for PolicyThe Inter-Linkages between Rapid Growth in Livestock Production, Climate Change, and the Impacts on Water Resources, Land Use, and DeforestationThe Risks of Climate Change: A Synthesis of New Scientific Knowledge since the Finalization of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)
A New Disaggregated Set of Labor Market Indicators Using Standardized Household Surveys from Around the WorldAgglomeration Index: Towards a New Measure of Urban ConcentrationAn Account of Global Intraindustry Trade, 19622006EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements: Empirical Evidence for Sub-Saharan AfricaEuropean Growth in the Age of Regional Economic Integration: Convergence Big Time?Expanding the Supply and Reducing the Cost of Land for Housing in Urban Areas in Low- and Middle-Income Nations Factors that Contribute to (or Detract from) Successful Outcomes in African Regional AgreementsIntra-Urban GraphsIntra-Urban Spatial Inequality: Cities as Urban RegionsMarket Potential and Development: A Background Paper for the World Development ReportMoving to Opportunity: Successful Integration or Bright Lights?Natural Resources, Growth and Spatially-Based Development: A View of the LiteratureNeighborhood Growth Effects: an Annual Panel Data ApproachOn the Complementarity of Regional and Global TradeRegional Integration, Growth and ConcentrationSpatial/Territorial Development Policies in the United StatesThe Downfall of the Soviet Union: A Spatial ExplanationThe Place Premium: Wage Differences for Identical Workers Across the US BorderThe Role of Cities in Post-War Economic RecoveryTrade in Sub-Saharan Africa and Opportunities for Low Income CountriesUrbanization, Inequality and Economic Growth: Evidence from Indian StatesWhere Have All the Young Women Gone? Gender-Specific Migration from East to West Germany
A Review of Behavioral Risk Research with Special Application to Developing CountriesAgri-Processing and Developing CountriesAgricultural Advisory ServicesAgricultural Biotechnology: Transgenics in Agriculture and their Implications for Developing CountriesAgriculture for Development in Sub-Saharan AfricaAgroecological Approaches to Agricultural DevelopmentBulk Export Commodities: Trends and ChallengesCase Studies of Agri-Processing and Contract Agriculture in AfricaContract Agriculture Lessons from Experiences in Costa RicaDataset: 3x3xcty PopDataset: AreaDataset: Area by CountryDataset: Market AccessDataset: PopulationDataset: Value of productionEstimating the Effects of Aggregate Agricultural Growth on the Distribution of ExpendituresFeminization of Agriculture in China: Debunking the Myth and Measuring the Consequence of Women Participation in AgricultureFeminization of Agriculture: Trends and Driving ForcesGIS/Spatial Analysis Contribution to WDR 2008: Technical Notes on Data & MethodologiesGlobal Agricultural Performance: Past Trends and Future ProspectsGrowing Ethical Networks: The Fair Trade Market for Raw and Processed Agricultural Products (in Five Parts) with Associated Case Studies on Africa and Latin AmericaHorticulture Revolution for the Poor: Nature, Challenges and OpportunitiesIncome Distribution and the Allocation of Public Agricultural Investment in Developing CountriesIncome Diversification through Agricultural DevelopmentLong-Term Farming and Rural Demographic TrendsManaging Migration from the Traditional to Modern Sector in Developing CountriesManaging Risk to Increase Efficiency and Reduce PovertyNew Markets and Their Supporting Institutions: Opportunities and Constraints for Demand GrowthNew Roles of the Public Sector for an Agriculture for Development AgendaParticipatory Varietal Selection, Participatory Plant Breeding, and Varietal ChangeRural Development from a Territorial Perspective: Case Studies in Asia and Latin AmericaRural Development from a Territorial Perspective: Lessons and Potential in Sub-Saharan AfricaRural Household Access to Assets and Agrarian Institutions: A Cross Country ComparisonRural Income Generating Activities: A Cross Country ComparisonRural Labour Markets and Migration in South Asia: Evidence from India and BangladeshRural Territorial Development: The Milk Territory in Southern ChileScience, Technology and SkillsSmall Farmers in Developing Countries: Some Results of Household Surveys Data AnalysisThe Agricultural Exit Problem: An Empirical AssessmentThe Future of Small Farms: Synthesis PaperThe Retail-Led Transformation of Agrifood Systems and its Implications for Development PoliciesThe Role of Rural Labor Markets in Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Asia and East AfricaTowards National and Global Agendas: Latin America and the CaribbeanTraditional Domestic Markets and Marketing Systems for Agricultural ProductsWomen in Agriculture: Some Results of Household Surveys Data Analysis
A Profile Of The World's Young Developing Country MigrantsConscription And CrimeEconomic Growth, Education, And AIDS In Kenya : A Long-Run AnalysisEducation And HIV/AIDS Prevention : Evidence From A Randomized Evaluation In Western KenyaHow Are Youth Faring In The Labor Market ? Evidence From Around The WorldThe Demography Of Youth In Developing Countries And Its Economic ImplicationsWhat Is The Real Impact Of Schooling On Age Of First Union And Age Of First Parenting ? New Evidence From Guatemala
Affirmative Action in India and the United StatesAssessing Social Exclusion and Mobility in BrazilAsset Inequality and Agricultural Growth: How Are Patterns of Asset Inequality Established and Reproduced?Beyond Categories: Power, Recognition and the Conditions for EquityBridging the North South Divide in GhanaCash Transfers for Older People Reduce Poverty and InequalityCustomary Law and Policy Reform: Engaging with the Plurality of Justice SystemsDisparities within Indias Poorest Regions: Why Do the Same Institutions Work Differently in Different Places?Egalitarianism in the Process of Modern Economic Growth: The Case of SwedenFaith, Equity, and DevelopmentGrowth and Equity in FinlandHuman Rights and Equitable Development: Ideals, Issues and ImplicationsIndigenous Political Voice and the Struggle for Recognition in Ecuador and BoliviaInequality Is Bad for the PoorLaw or Justice: Building Equitable Legal InstitutionsMigration and InequalityMineral Wealth and Equitable DevelopmentSpain: Development, Democracy and EquitySymbolic Public Goods and the Coordination of Collective Action: A Comparison of Local Development in India and IndonesiaThe Links between Finance and Inequality: Channels and EvidenceWhat Can Economists Explain by Taking into Account Peoples Perceptions of Fairness? Punishing Cheats, Bargaining Impasse, and Self-Perpetuating Inequalities
A Survey of Government Regulation and Intervention in Financial MarketsBusiness Registration Reforms in PakistanCase Study: Inspectorate Reform in Latvia 1999-2003Competition Law and the Investment Climate in Developing CountriesCreating FDI Friendly Environments in South AsiaCustoms Valuation Reform in the PhilippinesDonor Assistance for Investment Climate Reforms and for Direct Support to Firms: An Overview of Available DataDonor Experiences in Supporting Reforms to the Investment Climate for Small Enterprise DevelopmentHow Do Investment Climate Conditions Vary Across Countries, Regions and Types of Firms?How Labor Market Policies Can Combine Workers' Protection and Job Creation: A Partial Review of Some Key Issues and Policy OptionsHow to Overhaul the Labor Market: Political Economy of Recent Czech and Slovak ReformsImpact of Government Regulation on MicrofinanceImproving the Business Trade Licensing Reform EnvironmentIndustrial Policy in East Asia: In Search for LessonsInvestment Climate Reform in South AfricaInvestment Climate Reform in UkraineInvestment Climate Reform, Competition Policy and Economic Development: Some Country ExperiencesInvestment for Development Project (IFD) Civil Society PerceptionsJudicial Reform and Commercial Justice: the Experience of Tanzanias Commercial CourtLess is More: Better Compliance and Increased Revenues by Streamlining Business Registration in UgandaLessons for Development from London Business Schools Centre for New and Emerging Markets (CNEM) Research Project 'Investment in Emerging Markets'Lessons from CBC Business Environment Surveys 1999, 2001, 2003Managing Investment Climate Reform: Case Study of Uganda TelecommunicationsManaging Investment Climate Reforms: The Peru Urban Land Reform Case StudyManaging Investment Climate Reforms: Colombian Ports Sector Reform Case StudyManaging Investment Climate Reforms: Viet Nam Case StudyManaging Labor Market Reforms: Case Study of PolandManaging Port Reforms in India: Case Study of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) MumbaiMexican Deregulation: Smart Tape on Red TapeMigrant Remittances and the Investment Climate: Exploring the NexusOECD (UK & EU) Home Country Measures and FDI in Developing Countries: A Preliminary AnalysisPolicy Reform on Investment Climate: Case Analysis of HangzhouSome Lessons from the CUTS 7-Up Comparative Competitive Policy ProjectStreet Vending in African Cities: A Synthesis of Empirical Finding From Kenya, Cote DIvoire, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Uganda and South AfricaThailands 20 year program to title rural landThe Importance of the Enabling Environment for Business and Economic Growth: A 10 Country Comparison of Central Europe and AfricaThe Investment Climate for Female Informal Businesses: A Case Study from Urban and Rural IndiaThe Investment Climate for the Informal Economy: A Case of Durban, South AfricaThe Investment Climate in South Africa Regulatory Issues: Some Insights from the High-Growth, Export-oriented SME SectorThe Mexican Credit Reporting Industry Reform: A Case StudyThe Political Economy of Labor Reform in ColombiaThe Political Economy of Reform: Institutional Change as a Tool for Political CredibilityTradenet in Ghana: Best Practice of the Use of Information Technology
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