This report is based on seven papers for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 published in The Lancet (December 13, 2010; 380). This publication summarizes the global GBD 2010 findings as well as ...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 80851Fecha: 27 de agosto de 2013Autor:
Human Development Network the World Bank ;
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Univ
For middle-income and developing countries as well as some industrial nations a major challenge for building and sustaining successful research universities is determining the mechanisms that allow th...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 64668Fecha: 27 de agosto de 2013Autor:
Altbach, Philip G. [editor] ;
Salmi, Jamil [editor]
This study provides an overview of current and future bioenergy developments, describes the impacts related to poverty and the environment, assesses the opportunities and challenges, and outlines how ...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 52454Fecha: 27 de agosto de 2013Autor:
Cushion,Elizabeth ;
Dieterle,Gerhard ;
Whiterman, Adrian
Financial consumer protection regulation reflects the regulator's and policy makers' concerns with the relationship between financial institutions and their clients. Most emerging markets and developi...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 95389Fecha: 16 de agosto de 2013Autor:
Dias,Denise Leite
Hand washing with soap and water is a simple way to reduce the spread of disease. It doesn't require complicated technology, it's usually affordable and even young children can do it. Yet many people ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 79748Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2013Autor:
Galiani,Sebastian Franco ;
Gertler,Paul J. ;
Orsola Vidal,Alexandra
In January 2012 a new banking business was about to emerge in the Philippines. After being in the wholesale microfinance lending business for two years, BanKO (which is licensed as a savings and thrif...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 80649Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2013Autor:
Hanouch,Michel ;
Rotman,Sarah Catherine
Since 2006, there has been an explosion of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) projects in Brazil, as well as efforts to pass PES laws at federal, state, and municipal levels. Even in this short...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 86270Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2013Autor:
Pagiola,Stefano P. ;
von Glehn, Helena Carrascosa ;
Taffarello, Denise
This Inequality in Focus newsletter includes the following headings: The challenge of high inequality in China; Inequality and unrest in Brazil: a conversation with Ricardo Paes de Barros.
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 82522Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2013Autor:
Ashwill,Maximillian Shen ;
Demombynes,Gabriel ;
Ferreira, Francisco ;
Lopez-Calva,Luis-Felipe ;
Mulligan,Mary Anne ;
Newman, John ;
Olinto,Pedro ;
Reva,Anna ;
Sicular,Terry
Fiscal consolidation remains the central challenge facing Honduras, mainly due to increasing current expenditures. The widening fiscal deficit has been driven by a significant increase in current expe...
Tipo: Public Expenditure ReviewInforme#: 82662Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2013Autor:
Arias Moncada,Ramon Ernesto ;
Biletska,Nataliya ;
Tolsa Caballero,Nuria ;
Calvo-Gonzalez,Oscar ;
Carias Davila,David ;
Djiofack,Calvin Zebaze ;
Medvedev,Denis ;
Miranda,Gustavo Ezequiel ;
Qian,Rong ;
Ramirez Arras,Karina ;
Razafimandimby,Luc ;
Sethi,Geeta ;
Vinuela,Lorena ;
Zoratto,Laura De Castro
The report of the management capacity of road safety in Colombia analyzes the reasons for this situation in terms of the institutional, system performance and traffic management capabilities for new p...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 82004Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2013
This publication contains a summary description of probabilistic modeling of disaster risk that can be generated as a result of natural hazards. Both conceptual bases are presented as a series of appl...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 80173Fecha: 8 de julio de 2013Autor:
Yamin, Luis Eduardo ;
Ghesquiere,Francis ;
Cardona, Omar Dario ;
Ordaz, Mario Gustavo
In September 2012, the World Bank approved a 100 million dollars Development Policy Loan (DPL) for the state of Himachal Pradesh (HP), India to support its transformation to green development. The exc...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 80468Fecha: 8 de julio de 2013
Colombian authorities have made financial inclusion a core element of the country's socioeconomic development. The Central Bank of Colombia (BRC) requested support from the World Bank to develop and e...
Tipo: Other Financial Sector StudyInforme#: ACS4698Fecha: 1 de julio de 2013Autor:
Bruhn,Miriam ;
Reddy,Rekha ;
Tan,Congyan
The paper is arranged in six sections: an update describing how modern microfinance operates in Bangladesh; explanations of why growth was so aggressive from 2002 to 2007; the story of how Microfinanc...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 80538Fecha: 1 de julio de 2013Autor:
Chen,Gregory C. ;
Rutherford,Stuart Edward
This report presents the findings, conclusions and recommendations of a study exploring the resilience of the education community in Urrao, Anitoquia in Colombia. It uses the Conflict and Education Re...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 79750Fecha: 1 de julio de 2013
Panama's public financial management (PFM) system displays several strengths with respect to the fiscal position, debt management, and payroll administrative controls, but from a systemic perspective ...
Tipo: Public Expenditure ReviewInforme#: AUS9418Fecha: 1 de julio de 2013Autor:
Acosta, Claribel ;
Blasco,Antonio Leonardo ;
Briones, Karina Diaz ;
Dugand, Juan Carlos ;
Guardiola Rojas,Ulises ;
Gonzalez Guerra,Karla Maria ;
Gutierrez Ossio,Jose Eduardo ;
Pflucker Arenaza,Jose-Hernan L ;
Silva,Cristobal ;
Sprietzer, Deborah
This paper states that irrigation in Peru is a key element for the development of the economy, the relief of poverty, water resources management and adaptation to climate change. The agricultural sect...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 79527Fecha: 1 de julio de 2013
This report presents the findings, conclusions and recommendations of a study exploring the resilience of the education community in Urrao, Anitoquia in Colombia. It uses the Conflict and Education Re...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 79750Fecha: 1 de julio de 2013
This annual report covers the fiscal period from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. Although development challenges persist and the global economy remains fragile, the Bank continues its drive toward end...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 81110Fecha: 30 de junio de 2013
The aim of this study on the institutional framework of water sector in Chile is to assist the Government of Chile to: (i) define and evaluate actions required to improve the institutional capacity of...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: ACS7157Fecha: 28 de junio de 2013
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