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nternational Debt Statistics 2015 is a continuation of the World Bank’s Global Development Finance, Volume II (1997 through 2009) and the earlier World Debt Tables (1973 through 1996). This year’s edition of International Debt Statistics is designed to respond to user demand for timely, comprehensive data on trends in external debt in developing countries. As in previous years, International Debt Statistics provides statistical tables showing the external debt of 124 developing countries that report public and publicly guaranteed external debt to the World Bank’s Debtor Reporting System (DRS). In addition, this report showcases the broader spectrum of debt data collected and compiled by the World Bank. These include the high-frequency, quarterly data for high-income and select developing countries reporting to the joint World Bank-IMF Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS) and the Public Sector Debt (PSD) database launched in 2010.

International Debt Statistics 2015 is unique in its coverage of the important trends and issues fundamental to the financing of the developing world. This report is an indispensible resource for governments, economists, investors, financial consultants, academics, bankers, and the entire development community.

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Presentation and access to data have been refined to improve the user experience. This print version of International Debt Statistics now provides a summary overview and a select set of indicators, while an expanded dataset is available online (datatopics.worldbank.org/debt/ids).

The tables presented in International Debt Statistics 2015 cover external debt stocks and flows, major economic aggregates, key debt ratios, and the currency composition of long-term debt. The text also includes such information as country notes, definitions, and data sources for each table. An expanded version of the tables is available online; it features longer time series and more detailed data for more than 100 time series indicators, as well as pipeline data for scheduled debt service payments on existing commitments to 2021.

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WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS 2015 World Development Indicators 2015 provides a compilation of relevant, highquality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. It is intended to help policymakers, students, analysts, professors, program managers, and citizens find and use data related to all aspects of development, including those that help monitor progress toward the World Bank Group’s two goals of ending poverty and promoting shared prosperity.

Six themes are used to organize indicators—world view, people, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links. As in past editions, World Development Indicators reviews global progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and provides key indicators related to poverty.

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selection of the most popular indicators across 214 economies and A 14 country groups organized into six WDI themes Thematic and regional highlights, providing an overview of global development trends An in-depth review of the progress made toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals A user guide describing resources available online and on mobile apps

WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS

March 2015. 136 pages. Stock no. C210440 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0440-3). US$25.00

A complementary online data analysis tool is available this year to allow readers to further investigate global, regional, and country progress on the MDGs: data.worldbank.org/mdgs.

Each of the remaining sections includes an introduction; six stories highlighting specific global, regional or country trends; and a table of the most relevant and popular indicators for that theme, together with a discussion of indicator compilation methodology.

WDI DATAFINDER MOBILE APP Download the WDI DataFinder Mobile App and other Data Apps at data.worldbank.org/apps WDI DataFinder is a mobile app for browsing the current WDI database on smartphones and tablets, using iOS, Android, and Blackberry, available in four languages: English, French, Spanish, and Chinese.

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INTERNATIONAL DEBT STATISTICS 2015 International Debt Statistics (IDS) 2015 (formerly Global Development Finance) provides statistical tables showing the external debt of 128 developing countries that report public and publicly guaranteed external debt to the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS). It also includes tables of key debt ratios for individual reporting countries and the composition of external debt stocks and flows for individual reporting countries and regional and income groups, along with some graphical presentations.

IDS 2015 draws on a database maintained by the World Bank External Debt (WBXD) system. Longer time series and more detailed data are available from the World Bank open databases, which contain more than 200 time series indicators, covering the years 1970 to 2012 for most reporting countries, and pipeline data for scheduled debt service payments on existing commitments to 2019.

INTERNATIONAL DEBT STATISTICS

International Debt Statistics 2015 is unique in its coverage of the important trends and issues fundamental to the financing of the developing world. This report is an indispensable resource for governments, economists, investors, financial consultants, academics, bankers, and the entire development community.

December 2014. 210 pages. Stock no. C210413 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0413-7). US$75.00

In addition, International Debt Statistics will showcase the broader spectrum of debt data collected and compiled by the World Bank. These include the high frequency, quarterly external debt database (QEDS) and the quarterly public sector database (QPSD) developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund and launched by the World Bank.

Table of Contents nn Indicators nn PART I: Overview Introduction Debtor Reporting System Trends in Debt Stocks and Flows, 2013 Aggregate Financial Flows to Developing Countries, 2013 All Developing Countries East Asia and Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Quarterly External Debt Statistics Public Sector Debt nn PART II: Aggregate and Country Tables

IDS ONLINE DATABASE International Debt Statistics is available free of charge as part of the World Bank's Open Data collection.

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GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS, JANUARY 2015 Global growth again disappointed in 2014 but a lackluster recovery is underway, with increasingly divergent prospects in major economies. Looking ahead, growth is expected to rise slowly, supported by continued recovery in high-income countries and receding domestic headwinds in developing economies. Weak global trade growth and lower commodity prices are projected to persist while financial conditions will likely tighten gradually.

Risks to the outlook are still tilted to the downside.

The stability of remittances may help some of the lowest-income countries weather shocks. In some developing economies, monetary policy challenges may be attenuated if falling commodity prices reduce inflationary pressures.

Fiscal stimulus could effectively support growth if there is sufficient fiscal space. Some developing countries, however, have to rebuild fiscal space to preserve their ability to implement countercyclical fiscal policy, which has served them well over the decade. Both high-income and developing countries need to undertake structural reforms that promote growth and job creation and help achieve poverty reduction goals.

Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report. On a twice yearly basis (January and June), it examines global economic developments and prospects, with a special focus on developing countries. The report includes analysis of topical policy challenges faced by developing countries through extensive research in the January edition and shorter pieces in the June edition.

GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS

January 2015. 248 pages. Stock no. C210444 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0444-1). US$35.00

Table of Contents Executive Summary nn Chapter 1. Global Outlook: Disappointments and Divergences nn Chapter 2. Regional Outlooks nn Chapter 3. Having Space and Using It: Fiscal Policy Challenges in Developing Economies nn Chapter 4. Three Topical Issues: Oil Price Developments, Global Trade Slowdown, and Stability of Remittances

COMING SOON! Global Economic Prospects, June 2015 June 2015. 248 pages.

Stock no. C210483 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0483-0). US$35.00.

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GLOBAL FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2015 Long-Term Finance Global Financial Development Report 2015 focuses on the ability of financial systems to sustainably extend the maturity of financial contracts for private agents. The challenges of extending the maturity structure of finance are often considered to be at the core of effective, sustainable financial development. Sustainably extending long-term finance may contribute to the objectives of higher growth and welfare, shared prosperity and stability in two ways: by reducing rollover risks for borrowers, thereby lengthening the horizon of investments; and by increasing the availability of long-term financial instruments, thereby allowing households to address their lifecycle challenges.

GLOBAL FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT

The aim of the report is to contribute to the global policy debate on longterm finance. It builds upon findings from recent and ongoing research, lessons from operational work, as well as on inputs from financial sector professionals and researchers both within and outside the World Bank Group. Benefitting from new worldwide datasets and information on financial development, it will provide a broad and balanced review of the evidence and distill pragmatic lessons on long-term finance and related policies.

May 2015. 240 pages. Stock no. C210472 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0472-4). US$35.00

This report, the third in the Global Financial Development Report series, follows the second issue on Financial Inclusion and the inaugural issue, Rethinking the Role of the State in Finance. The Global Financial Development Report 2015 will be accompanied by a website worldbank.org/financialdevelopment containing extensive datasets, research papers, and other background materials as well as interactive features.

Table of Contents Overview nn Chapter 1: Long-Term Finance and Economic Development nn Chapter 2: The Use of Long-Term Finance by Firms and Households nn Chapter 3: The Provision of Long-Term Finance by Securities Markets nn Chapter 4: The Provision of Long-Term Finance by Financial Institutions

GLOBAL FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014

GLOBAL FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2013

November 2013. 222 pages. Stock no. C19985 (ISBN: 978-0-8213-9985-9). US$35.00

September 2012. 216 pages. Stock no. C19503 (ISBN: 978 -0-8213-9503-5). US$35.00

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ACHIEVING INCLUSIVE GREEN GROWTH Planning, Incentives, and Finance for a Low-Carbon Future Stabilizing climate change requires bringing net carbon emissions to zero, implying full decarbonization of the economy. This report focuses on the decarbonization aspects of “green growth,” looking at the planning instruments, policy mix, and financial structure that can help deliver what is needed to keep warming as close as possible to 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

It delivers three main messages. First, climate stabilization requires achieving carbon neutrality. This in turn requires structural change away from carbon-intensive sectors, carbon-neutral electricity, energy efficiency gains in every sector, and electrification of the remaining energy needs. Second, a package of climate policies is needed to tackle the multiple government and market failures that explain our current carbon intensity, and to manage the distributional and competitiveness impacts of restructuring our economies away from carbon. Third, financing the transition to a low-carbon future is challenging: the need is not only to finance the additional cost of low- or zerocarbon capital compared to baseline capital; in many parts of the world, financing infrastructure is already a challenge per se.

May 2015. 120 pages.

Stock no. C210479 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0479-3).

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THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE 2014 EBOLA EPIDEMIC Short- and Medium-Term Estimates for West Africa Beyond its terrible toll in human lives and suffering, the Ebola epidemic has inflicted a measurable economic impact on West Africa in terms of forgone output, higher fiscal deficits, rising prices, lower real household incomes, and greater poverty. This impact results partly from the health-care costs and forgone productivity associated with being infected, but it is driven principally by the efforts of the uninfected population to avoid exposure ('aversion behavior'). The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic: Short- and Medium-Term Estimates for West Africa provides a mixed methods analysis of the economic impact, combining theory on the channels of economic impact of the epidemic, economic indicators across sectors in the affected countries, and models of how these economies interact with each other and with the broader world. The result is a quantification of the potential overall magnitude of the economic impact for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, as well as for West Africa as a whole.

Ebola's short-term economic impact (2014) in the three core countries is on the order of US$359 million in forgone output. That is how much poorer these economies will be than they would have been in the absence of Ebola. Two alternative scenarios are November 2014. 106 pages. used to estimate the medium-term impact (2015): A Low Ebola scenario corresponds Stock no. C210438 to rapid containment within the three most severely affected countries and limited (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0438-0). regional contagion, and a High Ebola scenario corresponds to slower containment in US$15.00 the three core countries with broader regional contagion. The estimates of the output lost as a result of the epidemic in the three core countries for 2015 alone sum to US$97 million under the Low Ebola scenario (implying some recovery from 2014) and US$809 million under the High Ebola scenario.

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DISEASE CONTROL PRIORITIES, THIRD EDITION (VOLUME 1) Essential Surgery Edited by Haile T. Debas, Peter Donkor, Atul A. Gawande, Dean T. Jamison, Margaret Kruk, and Charles Mock

The evaluation of essential surgery by Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3) focuses on a set of conditions that are primarily or extensively treated by surgery and: that have a large public health burden; for which there is a surgical procedure that is highly successful at treating the condition; and for which the surgical procedure is cost-effective and feasible to promote globally. This included injuries, obstetrical complications, abdominal emergencies, cataracts, obstetric fistula, and congenital anomalies, among others.

The DCP3 evaluation of these conditions produced four key findings: i. ii. iii. iv.

February 2015. 416 pages.

Paperback. Stock no. C210346 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0346-8). US$35.00 Hardback. Stock no. C210097 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0097-9). US$55.00

There is a significant burden of death and disability from conditions that require surgical care.

Many essential surgical services are among the most cost-effective of all health interventions.

Human and physical resources to provide surgical care are at very low levels, especially in low-income countries and in rural areas.

Critical indicators of quality, such as perioperative mortality rates and anesthesia-related deaths, continue to show huge disparities between low- and middle-income countries and high-income countries and even among countries at same economic levels.

Quality can be improved by feasible and affordable measures.

Modest investments in improving capacity for delivering these essential surgical services on the part of both national governments and the international community would significantly lower the sizable burden of the global health problems that are treatable with surgery.

ABOUT THE DISEASE CONTROL PRIORITIES SERIES Health practitioners and policymakers in low- and middle-income countries confront a pressing need for care.

Though funding for global health programs has increased dramatically since the turn of the millennium, competition for funding has increased as well. Setting priorities for resource allocation entails navigating an increasingly complex map of policy and intervention choices.

The third edition of Disease Control Priorities aims to meet the critical need for quantitative evidence on the benefits and costs of diverse health interventions. DCP3 expands the scope of assessments presented in the first and second editions. This eight-volume set, organized by health condition, presents systematic economic evaluations, based on newly developed methods, of interventions, delivery platforms, and policies. This up-to-date review of the effectiveness of priority health interventions will aid global and country decision makers in program design and resource allocation.

To optimize access to quality care, global health programmers require comprehensive evidence of what works, what does not, and how much it will cost. DCP3 contributes an informed perspective for setting global and national health care priorities.

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DISEASE CONTROL PRIORITIES, THIRD EDITION (VOLUME 2) Cancer Volume 2, Cancer, presents the complex patterns of cancer incidence and death around the world and evidence on effective and cost-effective ways to control cancers. The DCP3 evaluation of cancer will indicate where cancer treatment is ineffective and wasteful, and offer alternative cancer care packages that are cost-effective and suited to low-resource settings. Main messages from the volume include: nn nn

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uality matters in all aspects of cancer treatment and palliation.

Q Cancer registries that track incidence, mortality, and survival – paired with systems to capture causes of death are important to understanding the national cancer burden and the effect of interventions over time.

Effective interventions exist at a range of prices. Adopting “resourceappropriate” measures which allow the most effective treatment for the greatest number of people will be advantageous to countries.

Prioritizing resources toward early stage and curable cancers is likely to have the greatest health impact in low income settings.

Research prioritization is no longer just a global responsibility.

March 2015. 300 pages.

Paperback. Stock no. C210349 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0349-9). US$35.00

Providing cancer treatment requires adequate numbers of trained healthcare Hardback. Stock no. C210350 professionals and infrastructure beyond what is available in most LMICs, especially low(ISBN: 978-1-4648-0350-5). US$55.00 income countries. Careful patient monitoring is a requirement of good quality cancer care and this often involves laboratory tests in addition to clinical examination. Even if financing were immediately available to build or expand a cancer control system, reaching capacity will take many years.

DISEASE CONTROL PRIORITIES, THIRD EDITION (VOLUME 3) Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health The evaluation of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) by the Disease Control Priorities Third Edition (DCP3) focuses on maternal conditions, childhood illness, and malnutrition. Specifically, the chapters address acute illness and undernutrition in children, principally under age 5. It also covers maternal mortality, morbidity, stillbirth and influences to pregnancy and pre-pregnancy. Volume 3 focuses on developments since the publication of DCP2 and will also include the transition to older childhood, in particular, the overlap and commonality with the child development volume.

The DCP3 evaluation of these conditions produced three key findings: i. There is significant difficulty in measuring the burden of key conditions such as unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion, non-sexually transmitted infections, infertility, and violence against women. ii. I nvestments in the continuum of care can have significant returns for improved and equitable access, health, poverty, and health systems. iii. T here is a large difference in how RMNCH conditions affect different income groups and investments in RMNCH can lessen the disparity in terms of both health and financial risk.

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May 2015. 300 pages.

Paperback. Stock no. C210348 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0348-2). US$35.00 Hardback. Stock no. C210347 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0347-5). US$55.00

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF AGING Prospects for Healthy, Active, and Prosperous Aging in Europe and Central Asia

By Maurizio Bussolo, Johannes Koettl, and Emily Sinnott

Compared to other regions, Europe and Central Asia are by far the oldest. Moreover, population aging is set to accelerate further over the coming decades as large segments turn old. Additionally, some countries such as Russia and certain Eastern European countries are facing a shrinkage of their population. Against this backdrop, this report investigates what stands in the way of societies reaping the full benefits of increased longevity—that is, longer lives and potentially prolonged payoffs from human capital—and what can help to mitigate the possible negative impacts of a smaller and older workforce.

EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA STUDIES

March 2015. 240 pages.

Stock no. C210353 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0353-6).

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Beginning with a focus on demographic trends, the report puts the rapid decline in fertility and contrasting migration trends in the region in a historical perspective and looks forward to the varying paths that population change may follow in the region.

Next, it examines the evidence on the likely impact of demographic change on growth and savings, the labor force, firm and economy-wide innovation, poverty and inequality, and intergenerational solidarity. Finally, the report goes beyond diagnostics and puts an emphasis on what we know regarding successful policy interventions, presenting evidence on what has and has not worked in the past.

AGING IN EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Aging is a challenge which countries in East Asia and Pacific (EAP) regions are grappling with or will soon confront. It raises many questions for policymakers ranging from potential macroeconomic impacts, to fiscal challenges of supporting pension, health and long-term care systems, and labor market implications as countries seek to promote productive aging. The urgency of the aging challenge varies across the region, but it will confront all EAP countries in time and early preparation is essential to avoid the missteps of other regions.

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April 2015. 200 pages.

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This report discusses the societal and public policy challenges and reform options for EAP countries as they address aging. It aims to strike a balance between aging optimists and pessimists. On the one hand, the impacts of aging on growth, labor markets and public spending are not the unavoidable catastrophe often feared.

However, minimizing the downside risks of aging and ensuring healthy and productive aging will require proactive public policy, political leadership, and new mindsets across society. The report reviews the evidence on demographic transition in EAP and its potential macroeconomic impact. It addresses the current policy environment including pensions and social security, health, and long-term care and labor markets to assess the risks of 'business as usual'. It also suggests policy directions to promote healthy and productive aging in EAP, and emphasizes that aging is not just about older people, but requires policy and behavioral change across the life cycle.

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TRUST, VOICE, AND INCENTIVES Learning from Local Successes in Service Delivery in the Middle East and North Africa

By Hana Brixi, Ellen Lust, and Michael Woolcock

This report examines the role of incentives, trust, and engagement as critical determinants of service delivery performance in MENA countries. Focusing on education and health, the report illustrates how the weak external and internal accountability undermines policy implementation and service delivery performance and how such a cycle of poor performance can be counteracted. Case studies of local success reveal the importance of both formal and informal accountability relationships and the role of local leadership in inspiring and institutionalizing incentives toward better service delivery performance.

Enhancing services for MENA citizens requires forging a stronger social contract among public servants, citizens, and service providers while empowering communities and local leaders to find 'best fit' solutions. Learning from the variations within countries, especially the outstanding local successes, can serve as a solid basis for new ideas and inspiration for improving service delivery. Such learning may help the World Bank Group and other donors as well as national and local leaders and civil society, in developing ways to enhance the trust, voice, and incentives for service delivery to meet citizens’ needs and expectations.

April 2015. 330 pages.

Stock no. C210456 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0456-4).

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LATIN AMERICA AND THE RISING SOUTH Changing World, Changing Priorities

By Augusto de la Torre, Tatiana Didier, Alain Ize, Daniel Lederman, and Sergio L Schmukler

The world economy is not what it used to be twenty years ago. For most of the 20th century, the world economy was characterized by developed (North) countries acting as 'center' to a 'periphery' of developing (South) countries. However, the recent rise of developing economies suggests the need to go beyond this North-South dichotomy.

This tectonic re-configuration of the global landscape has brought about significant changes to countries in the Latin America and Caribean (LAC) region. The time is ripe for an in-depth analysis of the dynamics and nature of LAC's external connections.

This latest volume in the World Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies series will focus on the implications of these trends for the economic development of LAC countries. In particular, trade, financial, macroeconomic, and sectoral shifts, as well as labor-market aspects will be systematically analyzed.

LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES

March 2015. 264 pages.

Stock no. C210355 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0355-0).

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OIL, GAS, AND MINING A Sourcebook for Understanding the Extractive Industries Edited by Peter D. Cameron and Michael Stanley

Oil, Gas and Mining aims to provide developing countries with a technical understanding and practical options around oil, gas, and mining sector development issues.

A central premise of the Sourcebook is that good technical knowledge can better inform political, economic, and social choices with respect to sector development and the related risks and opportunities. The guidance provided by the Sourcebook assumes a broad set of over-arching principles, all centered on good governance and directed at achieving positive and broadly-based sustainable development outcomes.

The Sourcebook is intended for use by senior government officials and decision makers and by supporting domestic and international technical specialists. It has been developed through a partnership of universities, industry and civil society organizations, and the World Bank.

June 2015. 456 pages.

Stock no. C19658 (ISBN: 978-0-8213-9658-2).

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The Sourcebook is available in print and in a constantly evolving online version at eisourcebook.org

BREAKING BARRIERS Regional Integration in South Asia

By David Gould and Martin Rama

South Asia is one of the most dynamic regions in the world, but it is also one of the least integrated. While trade within South Asia has been growing, it has grown more slowly than trade with countries outside the region. The gains from greater integration through commerce, power trade, and river basin management could be enormous.

Economic integration has also been shown to be a driver of economic convergence across states and countries. And by building a common interest across borders, it could provide a potential foundation for peace in one of the most volatile regions in the world. But the gains are asymmetric and the current obstacles to greater integration in South Asia are multiple. Tariff—and especially non-tariff—barriers undermine trade in goods and services. Poor infrastructure connectivity and institutionally weak power sector agencies prevent the flow of electricity across borders.

SOUTH ASIA DEVELOPMENT FORUM

April 2015. 176 pages.

Stock no. C210024 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0024-5).

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This book examines why the barriers to regional trade and cooperation have been so difficult to overcome, evaluates the potential economic and poverty reduction gains for greater regional integration, and proposes concrete policies, institutional strengthening measures, and investments that South Asian countries may pursue to tap into these unexploited benefits. Complementary avenues to regional integration include: collective action by businesses, especially in smaller countries, strengthening of supra-national institutions, and regional leadership by India.

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NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, VOLUME 4 Analyzing Data from a National Assessment of Educational Achievement

By Gerry Shiel and Fernando Cartwright

This is the fourth and last volume in the set 'National Assessments of Educational Achievement.' Effective assessment of the performance of educational systems is a key component in developing policies to optimize the development of human capital around the world. The five books in the National Assessments of Educational Achievement series introduce key concepts in national assessments of student achievement levels, from policy issues to address when designing and carrying out assessments through test development, questionnaire design, sampling, organizing and carrying out data collection, data cleaning, statistical analysis, report writing, and using results to improve educational quality.

Analyzing Data from a National Assessment of Educational Achievement provides step– by–step details on how to analyze data collected in a national assessment. Part I provides a general introduction to statistical analyses covering measures of central tendency and dispersion, standard error, mean score comparisons, identifying low and high performers, correlation, introduction to regression, and charts and graphs.

Part II covers analysis of pilot and final tests, treatment of missing data, differential item functioning, test dimensionality, linking national assessment results, rotated booklet designs, setting proficiency or performance levels, and scaling. Users can develop competence in each of the item and other data analysis procedures described in the volume by working through the exercises on their computers and checking their mastery levels against solutions presented in screenshots.

NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

February 2015. 296 pages.

Stock no. C19583 (ISBN: 978-0-8213-9583-7).

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MACRO-FISCAL MANAGEMENT IN THE RESOURCERICH COUNTRIES Essentials for Economists and Public Finance Professionals Macro-fiscal management addresses critical macroeconomic and macro-fiscal challenges that are typically associated with large revenue flows from extractives.

The volume sets out indicators to assess the fiscal stance in resource rich countries, then discusses fiscal policy in three related dimensions: short-run stabilization; the management of fiscal risks and vulnerabilities; and the promotion of long-run sustainability. The volume subsequently addresses institutional mechanisms put in place in some resource rich countries to help fiscal management, and the role that medium-term expenditure frameworks can play in enhancing fiscal policy formulation.

These mechanisms include resource funds, as well as fiscal rules and fiscal councils.

The volume also includes a discussion of revenue earmarking in resource rich countries, and the resource price or revenue used in budgets, and covers briefly the topic of fiscal transparency.

May 2015. 155 pages.

Stock no. C210495 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0495-3).

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FINANCING TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT WITH LAND VALUES Adapting Land Value Capture in Developing Countries

By Hiroaki Suzuki, Jin Murakami, Yu-Hung Hong, and Beth Tamayose

Cities in developing countries are experiencing unprecedented urban growth.

Unfortunately, this is often accompanied by the negative impacts of sprawl as a result of rapid motorization such as congestion, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, inefficient use of energy and time, and unequal accessibility. As these cities are often under severe fiscal constraints, they face great challenges in financing capitalintensive mass transit systems to reverse the course of these negative trends.

Development-based land value capture (DBLVC) financing schemes being practiced in Asian megacities like Hong Kong SAR, China, and Tokyo have helped them not only to generate funds for transit investment and operational and maintenance costs but also to promote sustainable urban development through transit-oriented development (TOD).

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

January 2015. 256 pages.

Stock no. C210149 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0149-5).

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Many rapidly growing cities in developing countries have the conditions for introducing DBLVC – namely, strong economic growth, rising real incomes, and increased motorization and congestion levels – all of which cause land value appreciation within proximity of transit stations or corridors. If adapted well to local contexts, DBLVC schemes have great potential to become an important strategic apparatus of urban finance and planning for cities in developing countries. Through a careful analysis of various case studies, this book provides strategies, policies, and methodologies that policy makers and practitioners can apply in developing their own DBLVC schemes for transit financing.

EAST ASIA'S CHANGING URBAN LANDSCAPE Measuring a Decade of Spatial Growth, 2000-2010 This book is based on the findings of analysis that measured the expansion and population change in urban agglomerations across East Asia between 2000 and 2010.

It uses satellite imagery and population data to map urban area and populations across East Asia, allowing a deeper understanding of urbaniszation patterns in the region. Key findings show an overall rapid pace of urban growth, both in terms of land and population, dominated mostly by China. In the coming decades, urban areas will be the place where millions of East Asians will have the chance to leave extreme poverty behind and to prosper. But getting the urban form, density, and administrative coordination right will be essential to increase the odds of that happening.

There is much policy makers can do to influence urban growth in a coordinated way both at a national level through a system of cities and at the level of individual agglomerations to make urban growth more economically efficient, more socially inclusive, and more environmentally sustainable.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

January 2015. 136 pages.

Stock no. C210363 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0363-5).

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OPENING THE BLACK BOX Contextual Drivers of Social Accountability Effectiveness

By Helen Grandvoinnet, Ghazia Aslam, and Shomikho Raha

This volume fills an important knowledge gap by providing guidance on how to assess contextual drivers of social accountability effectiveness, with the aim of more strategically supporting citizen engagement at the country level and for a specific issue or problem in a particular sector.

The authors propose a novel framing of social accountability as the interplay of five constitutive elements citizen action and state action, supported by the three enabling levers: civic mobilization, interface and information. For each of these five constitutive elements, the authors identify 'drivers' of contextual effectiveness which take into account a broad range of contextual factors (e.g., social, political, and intervention based, including information and communication technologies).

The report offers detailed guidance on how to assess each driver. It also applies the framework at two levels. At the country level, the report looks at 'archetypes' of challenging country contexts, i.e., regimes with no formal space or full support for citizen-state engagement referred to in the report as 'closed systems' and fragile and conflict-affected situations. The report also illustrates the use of the framework to analyze specific social accountability interventions through four case studies Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Yemen, and the Kyrgyz Republic.

NEW FRONTIERS OF SOCIAL POLICY

March 2015. 256 pages.

Stock no. C210481 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0481-6).

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REGENERATING URBAN LAND A Practitioner’s Manual to Leveraging Private Investment

By Rana Amirtahmasebi and Mariana Orloff

Regenerating Urban Land draws on the experience of eight different case studies from around the world. The case studies outline various policy and financial instruments to attract private sector investment in urban regeneration of underutilized/unutilized areas and the requisite infrastructure improvements. In particular, each case study is discussed in detail throughout the project cycle, from the scoping phase and determination of initial amount of public sector investment, to implementation and subsequent leveraged private-sector funds. It analyzes rates of return on the investments and long-term financial sustainability. The manual guides local governments to systematically identify the sequence of steps and tasks needed to develop a regeneration policy framework, with the participation of private sector.

The manual formulates specific policies and instruments for i) the expanding private sector participation; ii) structuring effective administrative and legal frameworks; iii) utilizing land readjustment/assembly methods; iv) determining duration of contracts, adequate phasing and timeline; and v) balancing the distribution of risk and sustainability measures.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

May 2015. 250 pages.

Stock no. C210473 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0473-1).

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RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE OF FRAGILITY AND SECURITY IN WEST AFRICA

By Alexandre Marc, Neelam Verjee, and Stephen Mogaka

Since its independence, the West African sub region has been the focus of a number of large-scale conflicts, civil wars, and various low-intensity conflicts. The turn of the millennium has witnessed the recession of large-scale and conventional conflict, but ushered in a series of new and emerging threats. The spectrum of religious extremism, maritime piracy, and narcotics trafficking threatens to undermine some of the progress achieved in recent years.

This study seeks to critically examine the challenges of fragility and security in West Africa along with the factors of resilience. It seeks to investigate key drivers of conflict and violence while exploring how the sub region, through the auspices of the regional organization ECOWAS, has become a pioneer on the continent in terms of addressing regional challenges.

AFRICA DEVELOPMENT FORUM

June 2015. 176 pages.

Stock no. C210464 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0464-9).

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This study also seeks to identify key lessons in the dynamics of resilience against political violence and civil war drawn from countries such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d’Ivoire that can be useful for countries around the world in the midst of similar situations. Finally, it draws on knowledge and findings from a series background papers written by leading experts, and provides insights from the perspectives of academics and development practitioners.

SAFETY NETS IN AFRICA Effective Mechanisms to Reach the Poor and Most Vulnerable

By Carlo del Ninno and Bradford Mills

The need for safety nets in Sub-Saharan Africa is vast. In addition to being the world’s poorest region, Sub-Saharan Africa is also one of the most unequal. In this context, redistribution must be seen as a legitimate way to fight poverty and ensure shared prosperity - and all the more so in countries where growth is driven by extractive industries that are not labor-intensive and often employ very few poor people. Given that most African countries face difficult decisions about how to allocate limited resources among a number of social programs, evidence is important. Do Safety Net programs actually benefit the poorest people? This book demonstrates with empirical evidence that it is possible to reach the poorest and most vulnerable people with safety net programs, and provides lessons for the effective use of targeting methods to achieve this outcome in the region.

AFRICA DEVELOPMENT FORUM

February 2015. 247 pages.

Stock no. C210435 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0435-9).

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LAND DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN WEST AFRICAN CITIES The Example of Bamako

By Alain Durand-Lasserve, Maÿlis Durand-Lasserve, and Selod Harris

Urban and peri-urban land markets in rapidly expanding West African cities operate within and across different coexisting tenure regimes and involve complex procedures to obtain or make land available for housing. Because a structured framework lacks for the analysis of such systems, this book proposes a systemic approach and applies it to Bamako and its surrounding areas. The framework revolves around the description of land delivery channels: starting from the status of tenure when the land is first placed in circulation for residential use, it identifies the processes whereby tenure can be improved, the types of transactions that take place along the way, and interactions between land delivery channels.

The analysis of the system shows that land is initially provided through a customary land delivery channel—which predominates in peri-urban areas where land is being transformed from agricultural to residential use—and through a public and para-public channel, which involves the administrative allocation of residential plots to inhabitants and the transfer of land to developers. Targeted towards low and middle-incomes, it also attracts wealthy and well-connected buyers who have access to information and administrative and political power and can more easily formalize tenure. The sustained increase in land prices, numerous conflicts over land, high transaction costs and timeconsuming formalization procedures, together with the involvement of a large number of stakeholders, combine to reduce affordability significantly and make access to secure land very difficult for the urban poor.

AFRICA DEVELOPMENT FORUM

March 2015. 132 pages.

Stock no. C210433 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0433-5).

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DEVELOPMENT AS FREEDOM IN A DIGITAL AGE Experiences from the Rural Poor in Bolivia

By Björn Sören Gigler

Under what conditions can new technologies enhance the well-being of poor communities? The study designs an alternative evaluation framework (AEF) that applies Amartya Sen’s capability approach to the study of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in order to place people’s well-being, rather than technology, at the center of the study. The AEF develops an impact chain that examines the mechanisms by which access to, and meaningful use of, ICTs can enhance people’s “informational capabilities” and improve people’s human and social capabilities. This approach thus uses people’s individual and collective capabilities, rather than measures of access or use, as its principal evaluative space.

Based on empirical evidence from indigenous communities’ use of new technologies in rural Bolivia, the study concludes that enhancing poor people’s informational capabilities is the most critical factor determining the impact of ICTs on their wellbeing. Improved informational capabilities, like literacy, do enhance the human capabilities of poor and marginalized peoples to make strategic life choices and achieve the lifestyle they value.

February 2015. 496 pages.

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The study concludes that intermediaries are bound to play a central, even fundamental, role in this process. They help poor communities to enact and appropriate ICTs to their local socio-cultural context so that their use becomes meaningful for people’s daily lives, enhances their informational capabilities, and ultimately improves their human and social capabilities.

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WORK AND FAMILY Latin American and Caribbean Women in Search of a New Balance

By Laura Chioda

Over recent decades the Latin America and the Caribbean region has seen a dramatic and virtually uninterrupted rise in female labor force participation. Women there have increased their participation faster than in any other region of the world, adding nearly 70 million women to the labor force. Female enrollment rates from primary to tertiary education have increased to the point of closing or even reversing the gender gap.

Family structures have changed markedly, and fertility rates have started to decline.

And social norms have shifted toward gender equality.

Recent research from developed countries has stressed the roles and interactions of microsocial factors in determining the economic opportunities available to women and, by extension, the evolution of female economic participation (such as labor supply and sectoral choices). These factors include human capital (education and health), social norms and preferences, and family formation and household structure.

LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM

June 2015. 184 pages.

Stock no. C18485 (ISBN: 978-0-8213-8485-5).

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Work and Family views the evolution of female participation through this micro lens, drawing on the emerging literature on family formation and household structure, which views many important choices as resulting from intrahousehold bargaining.

Without negating the ongoing agenda to ensure equal opportunity in the workplace, this approach shifts the focus to dynamics within the household and provides a powerful framework for interpreting the evolution of gender-related patterns.

THE WORLD BANK LEGAL REVIEW, VOLUME 6 IMPROVING DELIVERY IN DEVELOPMENT The Role of Voice, Social Contract, and Accountability Edited by Jan Wouters, Alberto Ninio, Teresa Doherty, and Hassane Cisse

Many developing countries have the capacity to develop broad development policy directions and formulate development programs that are logical and consistent, but these do not obtain the desired or targeted results because of challenges in the delivery system. It is increasingly apparent that development efforts must be carefully crafted and targeted in the right way to achieve the most effective results in an efficient manner. Recent literature in development studies evidence the important role of 'delivery' in actualizing positive and efficient development impact. Improving delivery and development impact requires a multidisciplinary approach. Development practitioners devoted to rule of law and justice must conjoin their efforts, concepts, tools and knowledge with experts from various disciplines so as to shape a delivery system that adds economic and social value to ultimate beneficiaries of development.

LAW, JUSTICE, AND DEVELOPMENT SERIES

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In the foregoing light, the book brings together the diverse perspectives of development experts, international lawyers, academics, researchers, legal practitioners, public and civil servants, and other professionals, in order to explore the values of voice, social contract and accountability, and thereby address the following issue: How can law and justice tools, concepts and knowledge — when anchored in values such as voice, social contract and accountability — shape a delivery system that adds economic and social value to ultimate beneficiaries of development?

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VALUING SERVICES IN TRADE A Toolkit for Competitiveness Diagnostics

By Sebastian Saez, Daria Taglioni, Erik van der Marel, and Veronika Zavacka

The Services Trade Competitiveness Diagnostic (STCD) Toolkit provides a framework, guidelines, and set of practical tools to conduct a thorough analysis and diagnostic of trade competitiveness in the services sector with a methodology that sheds light on a country's ability both to export services and improve its export performance through policy change.

The STCD Toolkit is designed to be used in a modular way. Either a full country diagnostic can be undertaken or various parts of the toolkit can be used to address specific questions of interest, whether they pertain to existing services performance, the potential for expansion and growth in services trade, or policy options to increase competitiveness in services trade. The output of an STCD can be used to assess either the overall performance of a country's services sector or the performance of individual sub-sectors.

The STCD Toolkit complements the analytical framework for trade in goods provided by the Trade Competitiveness Diagnostic Toolkit (World Bank, 2012), and allows policymakers and experts in developing countries to better integrate services into their overall trade strategies. In addition, it will also be of interest to international organizations and development practitioners in both policymaking institutions and academia.

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

January 2015. 168 pages.

Stock no. C210155 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0155-6).

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DELIBERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Edited by Patrick Heller and Vijayendra Rao

Deliberation is the process by which a group of people, each with equal voice, can – via a process of discussion and debate – reach an agreement.

Deliberation and Development attempts to do two things. First, it rethinks the role of deliberation in development and shows that it has potential well beyond a narrow focus on participatory projects. Deliberation, if properly instituted, has the potential to have a transformative effect on many if not all aspects of development, and especially in addressing problems of collective action, coordination and entrenched inequality. This has broad implications both at the global and local level.

Second, the book demonstrates that taking deliberation seriously calls for a different approach to both research and policy design and requires a much greater emphasis on the processes by which decisions are made, rather than an exclusive focus on the outcomes. Deliberation and Development contributes to a broader literature to understand the role of communicative processes in development.

EQUITY AND DEVELOPMENT

May 2015. 200 pages.

Stock no. C210501 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0501-1).

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BUILDING GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS

By Daria Taglioni and Deborah Winkler

In recent years, global value chains have played an increasingly important role in business strategies, profoundly affecting international trade and development paradigms. Global value chains now represent a major source for upgrading social opportunities and a new path for development.

This toolkit provides a framework, guidelines, and analytical and practical tools for conducting an analysis and diagnostics of a country's performance with respect to participation in global value chains. With a clear operational focus, it provides guidance for countries willing to join, maintain participation, and/or move up global value chains. With the ultimate objective to increase the value for trade and development, it also offers strategies to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks of developing countries' participation in global value chains.

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

April 2015. 200 pages.

Stock no. C210157 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0157-0).

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SHARED PROSPERITY AND POVERTY ERADICATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

By Louise Cord, Maria Eugenia Genoni, and Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán

Over the last decade, the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region has experienced a steady decline in poverty rates. This trend has been accompanied by strong income growth of the bottom 40 percent, the World Bank Group's indicator for measuring shared prosperity. Nonetheless, further poverty reduction and steady income growth of the bottom 40 percent face challenges as LAC has witnessed both a slowdown of economic activity and a decline in the pace of inequality reduction. This book recognizes that the emphasis on improving the welfare of the less well-off in LAC requires transformational policies that restore growth and preserve macroeconomic stability, while at the same time reinforcing the ability of the less advantaged groups to participate in and contribute to growth.

June 2015. 360 pages.

Stock no. C210357 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0357-4).

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This book unpacks the trends and drivers of poverty reduction and shared prosperity in eleven LAC countries while also discussing the sustainability of development patterns at the country level. An overview chapter takes a comprehensive look at the heterogeneity of social outcomes and development challenges across this region of the world. Drawing upon the country chapters, four policy areas emerge which are relevant for reinforcing the links between growth and equity in LAC: (1) equitable and sustainable fiscal and macroeconomic policies; (2) fair and accountable public institutions capable of delivering quality basic services; (3) accessible and competitive markets; and (4) adequate risk management.

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JOBS OR PRIVILEGES Unleashing the Employment Potential of the Middle East and North Africa

By Hania Sahnoun, Philip Keefer, Marc Schiffbauer, Abdoulaye Sy, and Sahar Hussain

The report Jobs or Privileges: Unleashing the Employment Potential of the Middle East and North Africa shows that policies that lower competition and create an uneven playing field are common and constrain private sector job creation. These policies take different forms across countries and sectors but share several common features: They limit free entry in the domestic market, exclude certain firms from government programs, increase regulatory burden and uncertainty on the majority of firms, insulate certain firms and sectors from foreign competition, and create incentives that discourage domestic firms from competing in international markets.

Jobs or Privileges demonstrates that these policies are often captured by a few privileged firms with deep political connections and persist despite their cost to society. As such, MENA countries face a critical choice as they strive to generate greater private sector growth and more jobs: promote competition, provide equal opportunities for all entrepreneurs, and dismantle the current system of privileges for connected firms or risk perpetuating the current equilibrium of low job creation. However, the millions of workers, consumers, and the majority of entrepreneurs who bear the brunt of that cost are often unaware of the adverse effects of such policies on the jobs and economic opportunities to which they aspire. This lack of information and awareness limits the scope for the internal debate and policy dialogue necessary for reform.

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EARTH OBSERVATION FOR WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Current Use and Future Opportunities for the Water Sector

By Luis Garcia, Diego Rodriguez, and Marcus Wijnen

Water systems are building blocks for poverty alleviation, shared growth, sustainable development and green growth strategies. They require data from in-situ observation networks. Budgetary and other constraints have taken a toll on their operation and there are many regions in the world where the data are scarce or unreliable.

Increasingly, remote sensing satellite-based earth observation is becoming an alternative. This book briefly describes some key global water challenges, perspectives for remote sensing approaches, and the importance for the World Bank water resources-related activities. It describes eight key types of water resources management variables, a list of sensors that can produce such information and a description of existing data products with examples.

June 2015. 250 pages.

Stock no. C210475 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0475-5).

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This book provides a series of practical guidelines that can be used by project leaders to decide whether remote sensing may be useful for the problem at hand and suitable data sources to consider if so. The book concludes with a review of the literature on reliability statistics of remote-sensed estimations.

CONFRONTING CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY IN WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND PROJECT DESIGN The Decision Tree Approach

By Casey Brown and Patrick Ray

Confronting Climate Uncertainty in Water Resources Planning and Project Design describes an approach to facing two fundamental and unavoidable issues brought about by climate change uncertainty in water resources planning and project design.

The first is a risk assessment problem. The second relates to risk management. A background on the risks relevant in water systems planning is provided, the different approaches to scenario definition in water system planning are described, as well as an introduction to the decision-scaling methodology upon which the decision tree is based.

The decision tree is described as a scientifically defensible, repeatable, direct and clear method for demonstrating the robustness of a project to climate change. While applicable to all water resources projects, it allocates effort to projects in a way that is consistent with their potential sensitivity to climate risk.

June 2015. 100 pages.

Stock no. C210477 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0477-9).

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Early Childhood Development in the Middle East and North Africa

TRADING AWAY FROM CONFLICT Using Trade to Increase Resilience in Fragile States

By Massimiliano Cali

Violent conflict weakens governance, undermines economic development and threatens both national and regional stability. Trade shocks can also have stark impact on conflict. This book sets out to empirically test these linkages between trade shocks and conflict via cross-country and intracountry analysis.

DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT

By Safaa El-Kogali and Caroline Krafft

Early childhood is the most important stage of human development yet in Middle East and North Africa countries there is little research and inadequate investment in this crucial stage of life. This book covers risk, protective factors, policies and programs that can address inequality and shortfalls in the early years of life.

DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT

January 2015. 340 pages. Stock no. C210323 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0323-9). US$34.95.

INVESTING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

December 2014. 150 pages. Stock no. C210308 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0308-6). US$29.95.

WORLD BANK GROUP ASSISTANCE TO LOWINCOME FRAGILE AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES

Review of the World Bank's Recent Experience

An Independent Evaulation

By Rebecca K. Sayre, Amanda E. Devercelli, Michelle J. Neuman and Quentin Wodon

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION GROUP STUDIES

This study provides an overview of Bank investments in Early Childhood Development (ECD) from 2000-2013 within the Education, Health, Nutrition and Population, and Social Protection and Labor practices.

January 2015. 224 pages. Stock no. C210218 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0218-8). US$29.95.

B E STS E L L E R

WORLD BANK STUDIES

January 2015. 150 pages. Stock no. C210403 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0403-8). US$29.95.

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ENERGY

Conflict, Security, and Development

The 2011 WDR on Conflict, Security and Development underlines the devastating impact of persistent conflict on a country or region's development prospects - noting that the 1.5 billion people living in conflict-affected areas are twice as likely to be in poverty. Its goal is to contribute concrete, practical suggestions on conflict and fragility.

THE POWER OF THE MINE

A Transformative Opportunity for Sub-Saharan Africa

By Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee, Zayra Romo, Gary McMahon, Perrine Toledano and Peter Robinson

WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT

May 2011. 412 pages. Stock no. C18439 (ISBN: 978-0-8213-8439-8). US$26.00

The mining industry could play a key role in Africa’s energy sector, since it requires power in large quantity and reliable quality to run its processes. The integration of mining with power system development, with appropriate risk mitigation mechanisms, could bring a win-win solution to utilities, mines, and people at large.

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EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION

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Improving Teacher Quality in Cambodia

December 2014. 170 pages. Stock no. C210292 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0292-8). US$29.95.

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By Prateek Tandon

This book diagnoses Cambodian teaching quality and presents policy options for reform.

The Financial Performance of India's Power Sector

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This report reviews the financial and operational performance of segments in the power sector value chain since adoption of the Electricity Act 2003 and the factors that contributed to the recent crisis.

It focuses on efficiency and productivity, whether performance has improved over time, and which states have emerged as performance leaders.

By Mani Khurana and Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee

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SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE IN PARAGUAY Needs, Investments, and Costs

By Quentin Wodon

This study provides a diagnostic of the state opf school infrastructure in Paraguay, its investments needs, its current budget allocations, and the targeting performance of investments to the schools most in need.

WORLD BANK STUDIES

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Subsidizing Electricity Use by Indian Households

By Kristy Mayer, Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee and Christopher Trimble

India is home to one of the world's largest populations without electricity access. Traditionally, the Government of India has extended rural electrification using two instruments: consumption subsidies and free connections to households below the poverty line (BPL).

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PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR DEFINING A SMART GRID MODERNIZATION STRATEGY The Case of Distribution

By Marcelino Madrigal and Robert Uluski

Smart grids are for everyone but require the vision and investment plans for grid modernization. This document provides some practical elements on how to develop a smart grid vision and investment plan with a focus on the distribution side and also briefly discusses finance and regulatory issues.

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ENVIRONMENT

CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES IN SINDH, PAKISTAN

By Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, Santiago Enriquez, Bjorn Larsen, Peter Webster and Javaid Afzal

This book aims to share information on the environmental harms in Sindh, Pakistan, which in 2009 resulted in more than 40,000 premature deaths and costs equivalent to 15% of the province’s GDP, and to provide an interdisciplinary framework for bringing about improved environmental conditions in Sindh.

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TOO GLOBAL TO FAIL

The World Bank at the Intersection of National and Global Public Policy in 2025

FINANCE AND FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

THE BIG BUSINESS OF SMALL ENTERPRISES Evaluation of the World Bank Group Experience with Targeted Support to Small and Medium-Size Enterprises, 2006-12 INDEPENDENT EVALUATION GROUP STUDIES

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THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT An Independent Evaluation INDEPENDENT EVALUATION GROUP STUDIES

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E-MONEY TO BOOST FINANCIAL INCLUSION Lessons Learned from Success and Constraints

By Thyra A. Riley and Anoma Kulathunga

Universal access to financial services is within reach, thanks to new technologies, transformative business models, and ambitious reforms.

However, technology is not a silver bullet and these case studies explore what other strategic elements need to be in place for a country to increase financial access.

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THE NEW MICROFINANCE HANDBOOK

A Financial Market System Perspective Edited by Joanna Ledgerwood The New Microfinance Handbook provides a detailed overview of client financial service needs, the various providers and financial products and services that meet those needs, and the supporting functions that allow the financial market system to provide better, more appropriate financial services to the poor sustainably.

February 2013. 530 pages. Stock no. C18927 (ISBN: 978-0-8213-8927-0). US$49.95

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WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2012 Gender Equality and Development

This World Development Report looks at facts and trends regarding the various dimensions of gender equality in the context of the development process.

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VOICE AND AGENCY

This book provides an overview of results and insights from the latest scholarly research into the factors that create incentives and opportunities for corruption, with a focus on areas where research can guide anticorruption policy.

Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity

By Jeni Klugman, Lucia Hanmer, Sarah Twigg, Tazeen Hasan, Jennifer McCleary Sills and Julieth Bonilla Despite recent advances for girls and women, pervasive challenges remain--some of which reflect grave violations of their most basic rights. This report distills vast data to shed new light on constraints facing women and girls worldwide, arguing for progressive steps to empower them--and help tackle poverty in the process.

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ACCELERATING HEALTH REFORMS THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION

GOVERNANCE

BENCHMARKING AND SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC PARLIAMENTS

Experiences from East Africa

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This edited volume presents a comprehensive review of frameworks to assess democratic parliaments by current standards and principles, and potential new ones, drawing from case studies and lessons of experience.

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This publication briefly describes the processes and methodologies for building and sustaining multistakeholder coalition to drive reforms in the health sector. It is based on the experiences of three East African countries — Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.

May 2015. 288 pages. Stock no. C210327 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0327-7). US$35.

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October 2014. 140 pages. Stock no. C210287 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0287-4). US$29.95.

TOWARD UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Essentials for Economists and Public Finance Professionals

Measuring the Results of Programs to Extend Financial Protection and Access to Healthcare for the Poor

This book discusses key components of EI sector policy, sector investment and production cycles, and identifies EI-related financing obligations of the public sector. The volume maps the institutional framework corresponding to the EI sector, including common responsibilities for various government entities

By Tania Dmytraczenko and Gisele Almeida

After nearly a quarter century of implementing universal coverage reforms, it is apt to take stock of how well the region has fared. This volume reviews progress in reducing inequalities in health outcomes, service utilization, and financial protection, and assesses the common trends emerging from these reforms.

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May 2015. 135 pages. Stock no. C210492 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0492-2). US$29.95.

THE POWER OF PUBLIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

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May 2015. 204 pages. Stock no. C210454 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0454-0). US$35.

Transforming Resources Into Assets for Growth

UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE FOR INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

By Anand Rajaram, Kai Kaiser, Tuan Minh Le, Jay-Hyung Kim and Jonas Frank

Public resources, if invested well in public infrastructure and services, can unleash inclusive growth and development. This report provides a simple but comprehensive framework and global experience, to help policy makers adopt good functional principles in the design of institutions to strengthen public investment management.

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October 2014. 200 pages. Stock no. C210316 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0316-1). US$35.00.

Lessons from Japan

By Naoki Ikegami

Japan’s commitment to Universal Health Coverage played a key role in the country’s economic recovery in the post-World War II period, and helped to develop a vibrant middle class and secure social stability by ensuring that the benefits of economic growth was shared equitably across the population.

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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND TRADE • POVERTY REDUCTION HIV EPIDEMICS IN THE EUROPEAN REGION Vulnerability and Response

By Lucy Platt, Emma Jolley, Vivian Hope, Alisher Latypov, Peter Vickerman, Ford Hickson, Lucy Reynolds and Tim Rhodes

This report describes the dynamics of HIV epidemics among vulnerable and high risk populations in the European region, in particular people who inject drugs, sex workers, and men who have sex with men. It aims to inform future HIV responses and guide HIV prevention surveillance and research.

DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT

January 2015. 384 pages. Stock no. C210388 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0388-8). US$39.95.

MACROECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

UNDERSTANDING THE INCOME AND EFFICIENCY GAP IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Latin America and Caribbean countries suffer from large efficiency gaps in technology adoption, innovation, structural change, resource allocation, institutions, and poverty reduction, which hamper their growth to higher income levels.

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I N T E R N AT I O N A L E C O N O M I C S A N D TRADE

June 2015. 260 pages. Stock no. C210450 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0450-2). US$35.00.

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TRADE POLICY AND FOOD SECURITY

Improving Access to Food in Developing Countries in the Wake of High World Prices Edited by Ian Gillson and Amir Fouad

Increased trade integration holds considerable potential to stabilize food prices, boost returns to farmers, and reduce the prices faced by consumers. This book explores the effects of food price changes on economic welfare in developing countries, and how these can be mitigated through appropriate national policies at the border.

ATLAS OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges

'This is an excellent, up-to-date source book which will be invaluable for students of, and staff teaching, higher levels of geography .... a clear, concise, easily-accessible and well-illustrated volume.' Geographical Association, United Kingdom WORLD BANK ATLAS

April 2013. 144 pages. Stock no. C19757 (ISBN: 978-0-8213-9757-2). US$29.95

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PUZZLES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH

December 2014. 322 pages. Stock no. C210305 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0305-5). US$34.95.

By Leszek Balcerowicz and Andrzej Rzónca

TRADE IN ZIMBABWE

Changing Incentives to Enhance Competitiveness Edited by Martha Denisse Pierola, and Richard Newfarmer

Zimbabwe’s poor export performance derives from unpredictable macroeconomics, anti-export bias, and industrial policies undermining investor confidence. To inverse this trend, the government needs to introduce economy-wide incentives that align trade policies with national objectives, to increase competitiveness and promote sustained growth.

DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT

March 2015. 144 pages. Stock no. C210446 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0446-5). US$29.95.

WHY DOESN'T MENA EXPORT MORE?

By Mélise Jaud

Using new firm-level export data collected in eight MENA countries, this study provides a fairly accurate diagnostic for the region’s lack of export growth and diversification. Increasing significantly export of MENA countries would require a better environment for existing large firms to grow and for expanding the number of large firms.

DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT

June 2015. 184 pages. Stock no. C210460 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0460-1). US$29.95.

By comparing countries like Venezuela and Chile, China and India, Dominican Republic and Haiti, and others, the book tries to answer the questions of which institutions and policies are crucial for stable long term economic growth.

DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT

December 2014. 352 pages. Stock no. C210325 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0325-3). US$39.95 .

POVERTY REDUCTION

BRAZIL COUNTRY PROGRAM EVALUATION, FY2004-11 Evaluation of the World Bank Group Program INDEPENDENT EVALUATION GROUP STUDIES

November 2014. 296 pages. Stock no. C210216 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0216-4). US$35.

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A MEASURED APPROACH TO ENDING POVERTY AND BOOSTING SHARED PROSPERITY Concepts, Data, and the Twin Goals

This Policy Research Reports lays out the conceptual underpinnings of the World Bank's goals to end poverty and boost shared prosperity, discusses the goals' relative strengths and weaknesses by contrasting them with alternative indicators, and proposes empirical approaches and requirements to track progress towards the goals.

POLICY RESEARCH REPORTS

October 2014. 296 pages. Stock no. C210361 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0361-1). US$35.00

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PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND POLITICAL ECONOMY DRIVERS IN SOMALILAND This report provides an evidence-based, consultative, analysis of the private and financial sector in Somaliland.

February 2015. 86 pages. Stock no. C210491 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0491-5). US$25.00.

PUBLIC SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

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THE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY IN ONLINE OUTSOURCING

Sizing the market, understanding socio-economic impact, and assessing country competitiveness The Internet has transformed our lives and ways of doing business. New Internet-enabled business models have emerged across both developed and developing countries, demonstrating the potential for the Internet not only to contribute to economic growth, but also to drive inclusive growth—growth that is underpinned by both social and economic gains.

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Designing and Conducting Effective Development Evaluations

By Linda G. Morra Imas and Ray C. Rist The text provides procedures and examples on how to set up a monitoring and evaluation system, how to conduct participatory evaluations and do social mapping, and how to construct a 'rigorous' quasi-experimental design to answer an impact question. This comprehensive text is an essential tool for those involved in development evaluation.

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THE WORLD BANK GROUP A TO Z The World Bank Group A to Z provides readyreference insight into the history, mission, organization, policies, financial services, and knowledge products of the world's largest antipoverty institution.

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CROATIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SMART SPECIALIZATION Concept, Implementation Challenges, and Implications

By Paulo Guilherme Correa

The report examines recent trends in Croatia’s trade, productivity, innovation performance and policy governance framework, to help identify priorities for the development of the country’s Smart Specialization Strategy, which is an ex-ante conditionality for access to the EU’s Structural and Investment Funds over the 2014–20 programming period.

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LABOR POLICY TO PROMOTE GOOD JOBS IN TUNISIA Revisiting Labor Regulation, Social Security, and Active Labor Market Programs

By Anne Hilger, Arvo Kuddo, Jan Rutkowski, Diego F. Angel-Urdinola, Antonio Nucifora and David Robalino

The weak economic performance and insufficient and low-quality job creation in Tunisia is primarily the result of an economic environment permeated by distortions, barriers to competition, and excessive red tape, including in the labor market.

DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT

December 2014. 142 pages. Stock no. C210271 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0271-3). US$29.95.

BEYOND CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS

Fourteen Experiences with Coverage Expansion in Latin America

By Rafael Rofman, Ignacio Apella and Evelyn Vezza

Many Latin American countries in recent years have moved toward a more inclusive pensions system with expanded coverage of the elderly.

Given the difference in initial conditions, objectives pursued, and implementing capacity, results have varied noticeably across countries.

DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT

December 2014. 448 pages. Stock no. C210390 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-0390-1). US$44.95.

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WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014

Risk and Opportunity - Managing Risk for Development

The World Development Report 2014 examines how improving risk management can lead to larger gains in development and poverty reduction. It argues that improving risk management is crucial to reduce the negative impacts of shocks and hazards, but also to enable people to pursue new opportunities for growth and prosperity.

WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT

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INDEX About the Disease Control Priorities Series..........................6

Financing Transit-Oriented Development with

The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic..............5

Accelerating Health Reforms through Collective Action....25

Land Values........................................................................12

The Global Opportunity in Online Outsourcing....................27

Achieving Inclusive Green Growth...........................................5

Global Economic Prospects, January 2015............................3

The Golden Age of Aging..........................................................8

Aging in East Asia and Pacific..................................................8

Global Financial Development Report 2014...........................4

The New Microfinance Handbook.........................................24

A Measured Approach to Ending Poverty and Boosting

Global Financial Development Report 2015...........................4

The Power of Public Investment Management...................25

Shared Prosperity..............................................................26

HIV Epidemics in the European Region................................26

The Power of the Mine............................................................23

Atlas of Global Development..................................................26

IDS ONLINE DATABASE...........................................................2

The Road to Results................................................................27

Benchmarking and Self-Assessment for Democratic

International Debt Statistics 2015...........................................2

The World Bank Group and Public Procurement...............24

Investing in Early Childhood Development...........................23

The World Bank Group A to Z................................................27

Jobs or Privileges....................................................................19

The World Bank Legal Review, Volume 6 Improving

Parliaments........................................................................25 Beyond Contributory Pensions..............................................27 Beyond Crisis...........................................................................23

Delivery in Development...................................................16

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Brazil Country Program Evaluation, FY2004-11..................26

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Breaking Barriers....................................................................10

Labor Policy to Promote Good Jobs in Tunisia....................27

Building Global Value Chains.................................................18

Land Delivery Systems in West African Cities.....................15

and the Caribbean.............................................................25

Climate Resilience and Environmental Priorities

Latin America and the Rising South.......................................9

Trade in Zimbabwe..................................................................26

Macro-Fiscal Management in the Resource-Rich

Trade Policy and Food Security..............................................26

in Sindh, Pakistan..............................................................24 Coming soon!.............................................................................3 Confronting Climate Uncertainty in Water Resources Planning and Project Design............................................20 Croatia Research and Innovation for Smart Specialization......................................................................27 Deliberation and Development..............................................17 Development as Freedom in a Digital Age...........................15 Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 1).............6

Countries.............................................................................11 National Assessments of Educational Achievement, Volume 4.............................................................................11 Oil, Gas, and Mining................................................................10 Opening the Black Box...........................................................13

Too Global To Fail.....................................................................24 Toward Universal Health Coverage in Latin America

Trading Away from Conflict....................................................23 Trust, Voice, and Incentives......................................................9 Understanding the Income and Efficiency Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean.............................................26 Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development......................................................................25

Practical Guidance for Defining a Smart Grid Modernization Strategy.....................................................24 Private Sector Development and Political Economy

Valuing Services in Trade........................................................17 Voice and Agency.....................................................................25

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 1).............6

Drivers in Somaliland........................................................27

WDI DATAFINDER MOBILE APP.............................................1

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 3).............7

Puzzles of Economic Growth.................................................26

WDR 2015 App for iPad...........................................................22

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 3).............7

Regenerating Urban Land......................................................13

Why Doesn't MENA Export More?.........................................26

Drivers of Corruption..............................................................25

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Work and Family......................................................................16

Earth Observation for Water Resources Management......20

Responding to the Challenge of Fragility and

World Bank eLibrary...............................................................21

East Asia's Changing Urban Landscape..............................12

Security in West Africa......................................................14

Educating the Next Generation..............................................23

Safety Nets in Africa................................................................14

and Conflict-Affected States............................................23

Elite Capture.............................................................................24

School Infrastructure in Paraguay........................................23

World Development Indicators 2015.......................................1

E-Money To Boost Financial Inclusion..................................24

Shared Prosperity and Poverty Eradication in

World Development Report 2011...........................................23

World Bank Group Assistance to Low-Income Fragile

Expanding Opportunities for the Next Generation..............23

Latin America and the Caribbean...................................18

World Development Report 2012...........................................24

Extractive Industries Sector Policy and Strategy.................25

The Big Business of Small Enterprises................................24

World Development Report 2014...........................................27

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