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  Book

  A Resurgent East Asia : Navigating a Changing World

   

  Mason, Andrew D.; Shetty, Sudhir

  East Asia has been a paragon of global development success. The dramatic transformation of the region over the past half century—with a succession of countries having progressed from low-income to middle-income and even to high-income status—has been built on what has come to be known as the “East Asian development mod ...

  East Asia has been a paragon of global development success. The dramatic transformation of the region over the past half century—with a succession of countries having progressed from low-income to mid ...

  East Asia has been a paragon of global development success. The dramatic transformation of the region over the past half century—with a succession of countries having progressed from low-income to middle-income and even to high-income status—has been built on what has come to be known as the “East Asian development model.” A combination of policies that fostered outward-oriented, labor-intensive growth whil ...

  2019
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  Book

  Paths between Peace and Public Service : A Comparative Analysis of Public Service Reform Trajectories in Postconflict Countries

   

  Blum, Jürgen René; Ferreiro-Rodriguez, Marcos; Srivastava, Vivek

  Building a capable public service is fundamental to postconflict state building. Yet in postconflict settings, short-term pressures often conflict with this longer-term objective. To ensure peace and stabilize fragile coalitions, the imperative for political elites to hand out public jobs and better pay to constituents ...

  Building a capable public service is fundamental to postconflict state building. Yet in postconflict settings, short-term pressures often conflict with this longer-term objective. To ensure peace and ...

  Building a capable public service is fundamental to postconflict state building. Yet in postconflict settings, short-term pressures often conflict with this longer-term objective. To ensure peace and stabilize fragile coalitions, the imperative for political elites to hand out public jobs and better pay to constituents dominates merit. Donor-financed projects that rely on technical assistants and parallel s ...

  2019
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  Report

  Accelerating Climate-Resilient and Low-Carbon Development : Africa Climate Business Plan – Third Implementation Progress Report and Forward Look

   

  World Bank

  Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) race to resilience just became more urgent with the release of the IPCC 1.5°C Special Report. The Africa region must adapt to the 0.5°C warming of the past 50 years, while at the same time prepare for the intensification of climate change impacts. The good news is that the region is not start ...

  Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) race to resilience just became more urgent with the release of the IPCC 1.5°C Special Report. The Africa region must adapt to the 0.5°C warming of the past 50 years, while a ...

  Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) race to resilience just became more urgent with the release of the IPCC 1.5°C Special Report. The Africa region must adapt to the 0.5°C warming of the past 50 years, while at the same time prepare for the intensification of climate change impacts. The good news is that the region is not starting from zero; the bad news is that the current pace of climate action is far from adequat ...

  2018
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  Technical Paper

  Electric Mobility and Development

   

  World Bank; International Association of Public Transport

  This paper is a collaboration between the World Bank’s Transport Global Practice, the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) to assemble evidence, viewpoints, and analysis on eMobility programs. The objective is to contribute towards ...

  This paper is a collaboration between the World Bank’s Transport Global Practice, the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the International Association of Public Trans ...

  This paper is a collaboration between the World Bank’s Transport Global Practice, the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) to assemble evidence, viewpoints, and analysis on eMobility programs. The objective is to contribute towards helping governments design and implement electric mobility programs that are effective at ...

  Dec, 2018
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  Guide to Communicating Carbon Pricing

   

  World Bank

  Stakeholder and public support are critical for an enduring and robust carbon pricing policy. How jurisdictions communicate their carbon pricing policy plays a key role in creating and maintaining that support. Drawing on case studies, research and best practice, the report provides guidance on designing and implementi ...

  Stakeholder and public support are critical for an enduring and robust carbon pricing policy. How jurisdictions communicate their carbon pricing policy plays a key role in creating and maintaining tha ...

  Stakeholder and public support are critical for an enduring and robust carbon pricing policy. How jurisdictions communicate their carbon pricing policy plays a key role in creating and maintaining that support. Drawing on case studies, research and best practice, the report provides guidance on designing and implementing effective carbon pricing communications strategies....

  Dec, 2018
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  Book

  The Impact of School Infrastructure on Learning : A Synthesis of the Evidence

   

  Barrett, Peter; Treves, Alberto; Shmis, Tigran; Ambasz, Diego; Ustinova, Maria

  This book focuses on how school facilities can affect children’s learning outcomes, identifying parameters that can inform the design, implementation, and supervision of future educational infrastructure projects. It reflects on aspects for which the evidence could be strengthened, and identifies areas for further expl ...

  This book focuses on how school facilities can affect children’s learning outcomes, identifying parameters that can inform the design, implementation, and supervision of future educational infrastruct ...

  This book focuses on how school facilities can affect children’s learning outcomes, identifying parameters that can inform the design, implementation, and supervision of future educational infrastructure projects. It reflects on aspects for which the evidence could be strengthened, and identifies areas for further exploratory work....

  2019

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  Report

  Rwanda Economic Update, December 2018 : Schooling for Learning--Strengthening Resilience of Education in Rwanda

   

  World Bank Group

  This is the 13th edition of the Rwanda Economic Update, a semiannual publication which reports on and synthesizes recent economic developments; considers them in a medium-term, regional, and global context; and analyzes how these developments and current policies may affect the outlook for the economy. This report att ...

  This is the 13th edition of the Rwanda Economic Update, a semiannual publication which reports on and synthesizes recent economic developments; considers them in a medium-term, regional, and global c ...

  This is the 13th edition of the Rwanda Economic Update, a semiannual publication which reports on and synthesizes recent economic developments; considers them in a medium-term, regional, and global context; and analyzes how these developments and current policies may affect the outlook for the economy. This report attempts to make an analytical contribution to how Rwanda’s national development strategy is ...

  Dec, 2018
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  Report

  Country Partnership Framework for The Kingdom of Thailand for the Period FY19 - FY22

   

  World Bank Group

  The country partnership framework (CPF) for Thailand covers the period FY19-22. Guided by the Maximizing Financing for Development (MFD) principles, the CPF will bring to bear the full resources of the WBG to facilitate increased private sector-led development. To thi ...

  The country partnership framework (CPF) for Thailand covers the period FY19-22. Guided by the Maximizing Financing for Development (MFD) principles, the CPF will ...

  The country partnership framework (CPF) for Thailand covers the period FY19-22. Guided by the Maximizing Financing for Development (MFD) principles, the CPF will bring to bear the full resources of the WBG to facilitate increased private sector-led development. To this end, the CPF will aim to create markets and increase private s ...

  Oct 23, 2018
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  Report

  Systematic Country Diagnostic : The Independent State of Papua New Guinea

   

  World Bank Group

  This Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) identifies the main constraints and opportunities that Papua New Guinea faces in achieving the twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. In line with the World Bank Group’s new country engagement mode ...

  This Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) identifies the main constraints and opportunities that Papua New Guinea faces in achieving the twin goals of ending extr ...

  This Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) identifies the main constraints and opportunities that Papua New Guinea faces in achieving the twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. In line with the World Bank Group’s new country engagement model, the findings of the SCD will provide inputs for the preparation ...

  Jun 25, 2018

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  Book

  World Development Report 2018 : Learning to Realize Education's Promise

   

  World Bank

  Every year, the World Bank's World Development Report takes on a topic of central importance to global development. The 2018 Report, Learning to Realize Education's Promise, is the first ever devoted entirely to education. Now is an excellent time for it: education has long been critical for human welfare, but is even ...

  Every year, the World Bank's World Development Report takes on a topic of central importance to global development. The 2018 Report, Learning to Realize Education's Promise, is the first ever devoted ...

  Every year, the World Bank's World Development Report takes on a topic of central importance to global development. The 2018 Report, Learning to Realize Education's Promise, is the first ever devoted entirely to education. Now is an excellent time for it: education has long been critical for human welfare, but is even more so in a time of rapid economic change. The Report explores four main themes. Firs ...

  2018
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  Book

  Global Economic Prospects, June 2018

   

  World Bank Group

  Published semiannually, Global Economic Prospects includes analysis of topical policy challenges faced by developing countries. Global activity is firming broadly as expected. Manufacturing and trade are picking up, confidence is improving, and international financing conditions remain benign. Global growth is projecte ...

  Published semiannually, Global Economic Prospects includes analysis of topical policy challenges faced by developing countries. Global activity is firming broadly as expected. Manufacturing and trade ...

  Published semiannually, Global Economic Prospects includes analysis of topical policy challenges faced by developing countries. Global activity is firming broadly as expected. Manufacturing and trade are picking up, confidence is improving, and international financing conditions remain benign. Global growth is projected to strengthen in 2018-19, in line with January forecasts. In emerging market and develop ...

  Jun 05, 2018
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  Annual Report

  The World Bank Annual Report 2018

   

  World Bank

  The Annual Report is prepared by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)--collectively known as the World Bank--in accordance with the by-laws of the two institutions. The President of the IBRD and IDA and the Chairm ...

  The Annual Report is prepared by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)--collectively known as ...

  The Annual Report is prepared by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)--collectively known as the World Bank--in accordance with the by-laws of the two institutions. The President of the IBRD and IDA and the Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors submits the Report, together with the accompanying ...

  Sep 28, 2018