Between 1990 and 2005, Vietnam achieved an average annual growth rate of 7.5 percent in gross domestic product (GDP). The industrial sector was the most significant driver of this economic expansion with...
Between 1990 and 2005, Vietnam achieved an average annual growth rate of 7.5 percent in gross domestic product (GDP). The industrial sector was the most significant driver of this economic expansion with...
This issue, which serves as the annual review on the environment, looks at the Bank's work from July 2002 through June 2003, dedicated this year to Water and the Environment, on the occasion of the Fifth...
The economic rationale for public expenditure is particularly strong in the case of environmental management. Yet, an environmental analysis is not a routine feature of public expenditure reviews by the...
The study focuses on the potential environmental impacts of the socioeconomic crisis in the mining sector in Indonesia, summarized from two complementary studies: an analysis of current environmental issues...
The rapid economic expansion in Korea over the last three decades, has been however, accompanied by substantial environmental costs, thus several initiatives were undertaken by the Government, and local...
The fall issue of the annual review on the environment highlights the World Bank's work in FY98 in the promotion of sustainable use of resources. Each operational region and the International Finance Corporation...