The images of flattened buildings and tent cities that dominated the news following the Haitian earthquake of January 12, 2010 triggered an emergency response from the global aid and development community...
The objective of the Education Excellence and Equity Project (EEEP) for Albania is improved quality of learning conditions for all students and increased enrollment in general secondary education, especially...
This report on Multi-sectoral Capacity Building deals with the project to strengthen public sector capacity (PSCBP) that seeks to increase the capacity of public sector entities for more effective, efficient...
In this edition: Editorial: Welcoming the New Year with optimism. Working together for Lebanon's transition from reconstruction to development. Recent economic developments. Bank Group operations. Reforming...
The region of Papua occupies a special place in Indonesia. It is the country's easternmost, largest and most sparsely populated region. Ever since its integration into Indonesia in 1969 Papua has been...
Health Systems Innovations in Central America reports on how these experiences fared -- a hospital in Panama, a nutrition program in Honduras, primary care extension in Guatemala, a subset of hospitals...
This report provides an assessment of accounting, financial reporting and auditing practices within the corporate sector in the Dominican Republic (DR), using International Financial Reporting Standards...
This report provides: (1) a stocktaking of the decentralization process in Albania; (2) a discussion of the conditions for sustainable intergovernmental fiscal relations under a certain degree of local...
The Treasury Reference Model (TRM) gives guidelines for the design of automated treasury systems for government aiming at a) authorities within government and their advisors who are engaged in planning...
In this paper two main medical malpractice systems are discussed - tort liability system in the US and no-fault system adopted in OECD countries- most notably in Sweden. These systems were discussed from...
Albania has come a long way since its transition to a market economy in 1991. Initial conditions in Albania were far less conducive to such a transition than in other Eastern and Central European countries...
The first central message of this report is that Brazil has over the last years achieved great progress in its social policies and indicators. The second central message is that poverty remains unacceptably...
This book is presented in the spirit of continuous inquiry and feedback in framing development thinking. It reaffirms the crucial contribution of market-friendly policies. It also highlights key missing...