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Republic of India : Accelerating Agricultural Productivity Growth

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
Maio, 2014
Índia
Ásia Meridional

In the past 50 years, Indian agriculture has undergone a major transformation, from dependence on food aid to becoming a consistent net food exporter. The gradual reforms in the agricultural sector (following the broader macro-reforms of the early 1990s) spurred some unprecedented innovations and changes in the food sector driven by private investment. These impressive achievements must now be viewed in light of the policy and investment imperatives that lie ahead.

La agricultura familiar en la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria de Bolivia

Policy Papers & Briefs
Maio, 2014
América Latina e Caribe

 
En América Latina, durante la última década se está produciendo un ciclo continuo de crecimiento económico, impulsado sobre todo por la gran demanda y los altos precios internacionales de las materias primas, en particular de gas, hidrocarburos y minerales. La población crece, aumentan sus ingresos y, al mismo tiempo, aumentan el consumo y los precios de los alimentos. La autora nos plantea las paradojas entre esos flujos y las respuestas estatales, tomando como caso la situación de Bolivia. 
La agricultura familiar en la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria de Bolivia

The Status and Impact of Bio Safety Regulation in Developing Economies Since Ratification of the Cartagena Protocol

Maio, 2014

The World development report 2010:
development and climate change highlights the link between
biotechnology, development, and environment. Aside from
recognizing biotechnology's potential to improve crop
productivity, increase crop adaptation to climatic stresses
such as drought, and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, the
report emphasizes the need to establish science-based
regulatory systems 'so that risks and benefits can be

Developing the Public Transport Sector in China

Maio, 2014

The focus of this discussion paper is on
institutional arrangements for the provision of public
transport bus services, including the introduction of
private capital in bus operations, the value of competitive
tendering mechanisms as a determining factor in selecting
suppliers, and the role of regulation. The purpose of this
paper is to assist Chinese municipalities by describing the
experience of other countries that have attempted to

Urban Rail Development in China : Issues and Options

Maio, 2014

The Institute of Comprehensive Transport
(NDRC) and the World Bank jointly carried out a study of
urban rail development in China. The joint study team
visited several selected cities that have developed or are
developing urban rail systems, including Beijing, Chongqing,
Wuhan, Changsha, Hangzhou, and Zhengzhou, and held
discussions with relevant agencies at the central and local
levels. This paper summarizes the key findings. It

Metropolitan Industrial Clusters : Patterns and Processes

Maio, 2014

Where do industries locate within a
metropolitan area? Do different industrial sectors have
different patterns of location/clustering? Can these
patterns be understood with reference to industry
characteristics? What is the geographical relationship
between clusters of different types of industry? To what
extent do localization economies influence the clustering
process? These questions are investigated with

Information-Based Instruments for Improved Urban Management

Maio, 2014

The task of urban managers is to ensure the provision of basic urban services, such as water, waste removal, security, transport, and an environment conducive to economic activity, while maintaining fiscal sustainability of city operations. City managers in developing countries face increasing pressure in achieving these goals because of rapid urbanization, the larger responsibilities following decentralization, and the economic challenges of globalization.

A Critical Review of the Literature on Structural Adjustment and the Environment

Maio, 2014

This paper analyzes the available
literature about the effects of structural adjustment
programs (SAPs) on the environment and the convincing
evidence for their success or failure. The studies covered
refer to the SAPs by the World Bank as well as to general
government programs that have similar policy implications.
SAPs are designed to reform economies to become more
liberalized and export-oriented while reducing the role of

Land Rights and Economic Development : Evidence from Vietnam

Abril, 2014

The authors examine the impact of land
reform in Vietnam which gives households the power to
exchange, transfer, lease, inherit, and mortgage their
land-use rights. The authors expect this change to increase
the incentives as well as the ability to undertake long-term
investments on the part of households. Their
difference-in-differences estimation strategy takes
advantage of the variation across provinces in the issuance

Social Housing in Urban Regeneration. Regeneration Heritage Existing Building: Methods and Strategies

Peer-reviewed publication
Abril, 2014
Global

The theme of urban regeneration has played a strategic role during the last two decades in European and national urban building policies. Current addresses, also defined in Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities in 2007, indentify the necessity to invest in requalification of degraded residential assets and not in new developments, individuating in urban regeneration the main tool for development of contemporary city. Public neighborhoods have developed, historically, a wide set of common problems.

Prediction of Mymensingh Town Future Expansion Using Space Syntax

Peer-reviewed publication
Abril, 2014

Urban space changes according to different space use with the passage of time, as seen in land use, location, and land value distribution. The paper intends to analyze the change of integration core related to the growth of commercial land use through different time periods. Two phases of Commercial land-use pattern is studied. The phases are i) 1974, ii) 2013. The entire spatial structure of the commercial land use of Mymensingh reacts to the entire city system, particularly the road network pattern.