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  1. Library Resource
    August, 2013
    Albania

    This qualitative assessment of poverty
    in Albania seeks to deepen the understanding of poverty in
    the country, first, by involving poor Albanians in a process
    of exploring the causes, nature, extent of poverty, and how
    it affects their livelihoods. Second, it is intended to
    support the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
    (PRSP); third, it supports preparation of the Country
    Assistance Strategy (CAS), and the Living Standards

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    August, 2013
    Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia

    Recent international experience has shown that excessively complex administrative procedures, required to establish, and operate a business, discourage inflows of foreign direct investment. The authors present a new database on the administrative costs faced by private investors in 32 developing countries.

  3. Library Resource
    July, 2013
    Afghanistan

    This is the first Economic Report on
    Afghanistan by the World Bank in a quarter-century. It is
    intended to contribute to a better understanding of the core
    challenges that lie ahead for the country and key strategic
    priorities for national reconstruction. It focuses on the
    conceptual frameworks, policies, and institutions that will
    be needed to achieve core national objectives of
    state-building; sustained rapid, broad-based economic

  4. Library Resource
    February, 2013
    Uganda

    The goal of the Investment Climate
    Assessment (ICA) of Uganda is to evaluate the investment
    climate in Uganda in all its operational dimensions and to
    promote policies to strengthen the private sector and
    encourage broad-based economic growth. Sustained
    improvements in living standards depend on broad-based
    growth. Growth will only occur, however, if firms improve
    their productivity by investing in human and physical

  5. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Egypt

    This assessment of the anti-money
    laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism
    (CFT) regime of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Egypt) is based
    on the Forty Recommendations 2003 and the Nine Special
    Recommendations on Terrorist Financing 2001 of the Financial
    Action Task Force (FATF), andwas prepared using
    the AML/CFT assessment Methodology 2004, as updated in
    February 2008. The assessment team considered all the

  6. Library Resource
    July, 2013
    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh has marked considerable
    progress since independence in 1971 despite its dire initial
    conditions. Real per capita income is about 60percent higher
    now than in 1971. The share of population in poverty
    currently stands at about 50 percent, compared with over 70
    percent in the early 1970s. Even more impressive has been
    the progress in improving the social and human dimensions of
    poverty. Bangladesh's faster gains in human development

  7. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Bhutan

    The objective of the Bhutan Investment
    Climate Assessment (ICA) is to evaluate the investment
    climate in Bhutan in all its operational dimensions and
    promote policies to strengthen the private sector. This ICA
    consists of two volumes. Volume 1 summarizes the main
    results. Volume 2 presents a more detailed analysis of each
    of the three main themes of the report: labor productivity
    and skills, access to finance, and business government

  8. Library Resource
    May, 2013
    Sierra Leone

    This paper presents an assessment of the
    first phase (2008?2009) of Sierra Leone's cash for work
    program based on a qualitative and quantitative analysis
    examining program design features, main processes and
    impact. The assessment highlights that while cash for work
    was an appropriate crisis response, the challenge of
    achieving good targeting should not be underestimated.
    Findings from the assessment point to high inclusion errors

  9. Library Resource
    Contested aquaculture development in the protected mangrove forests of the Kapuas estuary, West Kalimantan
    Peer-reviewed publication
    January, 2014
    Indonesia

    Indonesia comprises more mangroves than any other country, but also exhibits some of the highest mangrove loss rates worldwide. Most of these mangrove losses are caused by aquaculture development. Monetary valuation of the numerous ecosystem services of mangroves may contribute to their conservation.

  10. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    March, 2013
    Global

    Land issues have been rising up the agenda of policy makers due to rapid urbanisation and high food prices. Yet, land administration is one of the most corrupt government activities. How should international donors respond? The first priority is to support domestic governments in improving land administration and anti-corruption processes in general. In addition, donors should undertake explicit analysis of the political economy of land, reduce the impact of their own projects on land administration corruption, help increase transparency and exploit international connections.

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