Author: Rogerio Feital S. PintoPublisher: Washington : World Bank
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Projectizing the Governance Approach to Civil Service Reform
Author: Rogerio Feital S. PintoPublisher: Washington : World Bank
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Civil Service Reform in Francophone Africa
Author: 'Ladipo AdamolekunPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821339107
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The world's financial markets are rapidly integrating into a single global marketplace, and developing countries are being drawn into this process starting from different points and moving at various speeds. Those with adequate institutions and sound policies in place may proceed smoothly along the road toward financial integration and gain the many benefits that integration can bring. Most of the developing economies lack many of the necesssary prerequisites for such a move; a few are so unprepared that integration may do them more harm than good. Developing countries may have little choice about whether to follow this path'advances in communications and new developments in finance have made the course inevitable'but they may still choose the ways in which they proceed, choosing the policies that benefit the economy and averting potential shocks. This World Bank report looks at the important challenges both sets of countries face in a new age of global capital. The book presents new and compelling evidence that, while low interest rates in industrial countries provided an initial impetus to the surge in private capital flows during 1989-93, these flows have entered a new phase, driven by increased financial integration . The report analyzes the causes and effects of integration, with a particular emphasis on how developing countries in the nascent stages of integration can learn from the experiences of the more rapidly integrating developing countries.
Strategic Management for Government Agencies
Author: Navin GirishankarPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821342343
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
This paper presents a conceptual framework for the strategic management of government agencies in developing and transition economies. It delineates a working model of an efficient government agency for which core strategy, internal organizational design, and external environment are aligned. It then demonstrates how the objectives of public sector management are ideally based on assessments of "areas of misalignment" in government agencies.
The Uruguay Round and the Developing Economies
Author: Will MartinPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821334690
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Agricultural liberalization and the Uruguay round; The Uruguay round: an assessment of economywide and agricultural reforms; Trade in manufactures: the outcome of the Uruguay round and developing country interest; Liberalizing manufactures trade in changing world economy; The Uruguay round and market access: opportunities and challenges for developing countries; Assessing the Uruguay round.
Africa Can Compete!
Author: Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821334393
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
All 15 new independent states established in the economic space of the former Soviet Union suffered big declines in output and trade after gaining independence. This study summarizes cross-country experience on the role of trade and payments policies in the linked contraction of output and trade by drawing on eight country case studies: Estonia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The results of the case studies show that trade reform and reorientation of trade toward the rest of the world have done much to arrest the decline in output usually associated with the transformation from plan to market. Also available in English: Stock no. 13615 (ISBN 0-8213-3615-0).
Hard Lessons
Author: Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821343333
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Education is a basic condition for economic and social development. Working in conjunction with the National Primary Education Commission, the World Bank supported consultations among teachers, parents, educational administrators, and community leaders to develop a strong foundation for primary education in Nigeria. The innovative work documented in this publication illustrates the potential not only for partnership between the users and providers of primary education but also between the World Bank and its clients.
Small Enterprises Adjusting to Liberalization in Five African Countries
Author: Ronald L. ParkerPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821331545
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
This study incorporates data from comparable surveys across five African countries - Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Senegal, and Tanzania - to analyze how small and micro enterprises have been positively and negatively affected by policy liberalization schemes. Som
Seed Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Venkatachalam VenkatesanPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821330869
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
World Bank Discussion Paper No. 266. Seed production and distribution are important factors in determining the pace of agricultural development. For a seed system to be effective, it must satisfy the different requirements of each crop. Presently
Girls and Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Adhiambo OdagaPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821333730
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
World Bank Technical Paper No. 298. Summarizes the factors that constrain girls¿ schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa and outlines practical ways of designing programs that will accelerate female participation in education in the region. Also available in French: (ISBN 0-8213-3507-3) Stock No. 13507.
Policies Affecting Fertility and Contraceptive Use
Author: Susan ScribnerPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821329948
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
World Bank Technical Paper No. 272. Public examinations in developing countries play a critical role in the selection of students for participation in the educational system. The exams dictate what is taught, how it is taught, and what is and is not learned. They are academic, have little reference to the everyday lives of the students, are limited to pencil-and-paper tests, and are biased toward high-achievers. Thus, students who leave school at an early stage are provided with inadequate opportunities for acquiring relevant knowledge and skills. This study identifies practices associated with examinations that may create inequities for some students. These include scoring procedures, the use of culturally inappropriate questions, fee requirements, private tutoring, exams in a language unfamiliar to the student, and a variety of malpractices. Quota systems that deal with differences in performance associated with location, ethnicity, or language group membership also creates inequities for some students. The report concludes that the limited available evidence does not indicate that examinations create inequities between genders and that ranking schools on the basis of students' examination performance may not provide a fair assessment of the work of schools.