Contents: Overcoming institutional barriers in China. China removes barriers for private firms. China becoming a manufacturing powerhouse. Wolfensohn and Putin praise relations. The great divide and beyond:...
Aftermath of the September terrorist attacks - a slowdown in transition economies too? An economist's view: poverty did not cause the terror attacks; by Keith Marsden. Integration spurs growth, poverty...
Managing World Bank operations in the Balkan hot spot - interview with Country Director Christiaan J. Poortman. The virtual economy and economic recovery in Russia; by Clifford G. Gaddy and Barry W. Ickes...
World Bank's Ukraine team on unchartered territories - learning from past mistakes: interview with Country Director Luca Barbone. Voices of the people: comments on the Bank's country assistance strategy...
The Bank adapts to changing circumstances in transition economies - interview with Vice President Johannes Linn; by Richard Hirschler. Dividing transition gains and losses: pensions, privatization, and...
Non-payments cycle in Russia suffocates economic growth - proposal of World Bank Economists; by Brian Pinto, Vladimir Drebentsov, and Alexander Morozov. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development...
"We did not neglect institutional development": interview with World Bank's ECA Chief Economist Marcelo Selowsky, by Richard Hirschler. The nature of Russia's economic castrophe - an alternative diagnosis...
Will China resist the Asian flu? an economic roundup. China's state-owned companies need urgent reform. The sale goes on: transforming small enterprises in China. Local governments: testing grounds for...
The green light is on - a perspective from China. A roadmap for reform. China's state sector: bleak facts and figures. China's growth path to 21st century: recommendations from the World Bank. Albania...