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  • Toward Great Dhaka : a new urban development paradigm eastward (English)

    A unique strategic opportunity beckons Bangladesh. Dhaka, the economic powerhouse of the country, stands on the cusp of a dramatic transformation that could make it much more prosperous and livable. Today...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 128324 Document Date: July 12, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bird,Julia Helen,Li,Yue-000316086,Rahman,Hossain Zillur,Rama,Martin G.,Venables,Anthony J.

  • Central America urbanization review : making cities work for Central America (Spanish)

    Central America is undergoing an important transition. Urban populations are increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges for development, as well as opportunities to boost sustained...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 113554 Document Date: February 6, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Maria,Augustin,Acero,Jose Luis,Aguilera,Ana I.,Garcia Lozano,Marisa

  • Morocco 2040 : Emerging by Investing in Intangible Capital (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (Arabic)

    Morocco has made undeniable progress over the past fifteen years not only in the economic and social spheres, but also in the areas of personal freedoms and civil and political rights. These achievements...

    Document Type: Country Economic Memorandum Report No.: 120402 Document Date: October 12, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chauffour,Jean-Pierre Christophe

  • Morocco 2040 : Emerging by Investing in Intangible Capital (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (English)

    Morocco has made undeniable progress over the past fifteen years not only in the economic and social spheres, but also in the areas of personal freedoms and civil and political rights. These achievements...

    Document Type: Country Economic Memorandum Report No.: 120402 Document Date: October 12, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chauffour,Jean-Pierre Christophe

  • Morocco 2040 : Emerging by Investing in Intangible Capital (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (French)

    Morocco has made undeniable progress over the past fifteen years not only in the economic and social spheres, but also in the areas of personal freedoms and civil and political rights. These achievements...

    Document Type: Country Economic Memorandum Report No.: 120402 Document Date: October 12, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chauffour,Jean-Pierre Christophe

  • Central America urbanization review : making cities work for Central America (English)

    Central America is undergoing an important transition. Urban populations are increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges for development, as well as opportunities to boost sustained...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 113554 Document Date: March 31, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Maria,Augustin,Acero,Jose Luis,Aguilera,Ana Silvia,Garcia Lozano,Marisa

  • Leveraging the potential of Argentine cities : a framework for policy action (English)

    Argentina’s path to economic prosperity is through efficient, sustainable and economically thriving cities. Not only are cities a spatial concentration of people, but also they generate agglomeration economies...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 109359 Document Date: October 18, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Muzzini,Elisa,Eraso Puig,Beatriz,Anapolsky,Sebastian,Lonnberg,Tara,Mora,Viviana Catalina

  • Understanding gender in Maldives : towards inclusive development (English)

    Within the past decade Maldives moved from low- to middle-income status, introduced democracy, and was hailed as a Millennium Development Goal Plus country. Women face little discrimination in basic aspects...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 105635 Document Date: May 8, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: El-Horr,Janna,Rohini Prabha Pande

  • Understanding the income and efficiency gap in Latin America and the Caribbean (English)

    The countries of the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region like other emerging economies, have benefited from a decade of remarkable growth and some income per capita convergence toward the United...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 104285 Document Date: April 8, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Araujo,Jorge A. De Thompson R.,Vostroknutova,Ekaterina,Wacker,Konstantin M.,Clavijo Munoz,Mateo

  • Toward integrated water resources management in Armenia (English)

    The Republic of Armenia is facing a number of emerging challenges in the water sector. Though overall water resource availability in the country is good, the country's ability to monitor groundwater and...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 91641 Document Date: November 4, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Yu,Winston,Cestti,Rita E.,Lee, Ju Young

  • Creating jobs in Africa's fragile states : are value chains an answer? (English)

    What is the relationship between employment and conflict in fragile states? Although this question cannot be definitively answered, a large body of research suggests that in countries emerging from conflict...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 78681 Document Date: June 12, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Cuesta Leiva,Jose Antonio,Dudwick,Nora,Madani,Dorsati H.,Srinivasan,Radhika

  • Toward climate-resilient development in Nigeria (English)

    This book analyzes the risks to Nigeria's development prospects that climate change poses to agriculture, livestock, and water management. These sectors were chosen because they are central to achieving...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 78262 Document Date: June 3, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Cervigni,Raffaello,Santini, Monia,Valentini, Riccardo