Documents & Reports
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Just Buying the Peace? : Subnational Spending, Institutional Innovation, and the Political Order in Timor-Leste (English)
In the wake of the country’s political crisis and ensuing outbreak of violence in 2006, the newly elected government of Timor-Leste embarked upon a fivefold increase in public spending. This initiative...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 136908 Document Date: December 1, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Akmeemana,Sakuntala,Porter,Douglas John
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Timor-Leste - Sub-national spending : Lessons from experience (English)
This Policy Note distils the findings and recommendations of a Study, jointly undertaken by the World Bank and the Government of Timor-Leste, that evaluates the mechanisms used by the Government to manage...
Document Type: Policy Note Report No.: 92724 Document Date: November 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Akmeemana,Sakuntala,Porter,Douglas John
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Crimes and disputes : missed opportunities and insights from a national data collection effort in Papua New Guinea (English)
As in many developing countries, data collection has proved to be a considerable challenge in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The country has contended with what are said to be amongst the highest levels of crime...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 86185 Document Date: March 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Akmeemana,Sakuntala,Bailey,Laura E.,Diwa, Reno,Menzies,Nicholas
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Crimes and disputes : missed opportunities and insights from a national data collection effort in Papua New Guinea (English)
As in many developing countries, data collection has proved to be a considerable challenge in Papua New Guinea (PNG). A welcome effort at data collection on dispute incidence and personal security was...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 88599 Document Date: February 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Akmeemana,Sakuntala,Diwa, Reno,Menzies,Nicholas,Bailey,Laura E.