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  • Formal and informal finance for small enterprises in Ghana (Inglés)

    Ghana's Economic Recovery Program, launched in 1983, provided new opportunities and challenges to its indigenous private sector. Liberalization of markets opened up access to imports and other resources...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11322 Fecha del documento: 31 de agosto de 1992 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Duggleby, Tamara J.,Aryeetey,Ernest,Steel,William F.,Industry and Energy Department

  • Productivity and industrial development in sub-Saharan Africa (Inglés)

    There is great concern about the prospects for the industrialization of sub - Saharan Africa. Much of the literature dealing with this question has typically employed a neoclassical view that assumes underlying...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11066 Fecha del documento: 30 de junio de 1992 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Pack,Howard,Industry and Energy Department

  • The trade - off / risk method : a strategic approach to power planning (Inglés)

    Power sytem planners must determine type and timing of major investments in the presence of great uncertainty in future values of major planning parameters. Furthermore, power investment decisions are...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11328 Fecha del documento: 31 de mayo de 1992 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Crousillat,Enrique O.,Merrill, Hyde,Industry and Energy Department

  • Small enterprises under adjustment in Senegal (Inglés)

    This study looks at private manufacturing and commercial enterprises in the context of Senegal's Nouvelle Politique Industrielle enacted in 1986. It examines changes in firms' operations subsequent to...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11011 Fecha del documento: 31 de marzo de 1992 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Industry and Energy Department

  • The economics of industrial pollution control : an international perspective (Inglés)

    Environmental economists generally advocate market-based instruments for pollution regulation, but environmental policy makers have favored quantitative controls. This paper argues that both sides have...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11065 Fecha del documento: 31 de enero de 1992 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Wheeler, David,Industry and Energy Department

  • Assessment of biomass energy resources : a discussion on its need and methodology (Inglés)

    This paper points out the importance of woody and non-woody biomass from an energy perspective in developing countries. It then considers the dearth of reliable data on the standing stock and sustainable...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11338 Fecha del documento: 31 de diciembre de 1991 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Ryan, Paul,Openshaw,Keith,Industry and Energy Department

  • Kerosene stoves : their performance, use, and constraints (Inglés)

    The household energy sector is the largest of all energy consuming subsectors in most developing countries. Households account for 40%-80% of total energy use, mainly dpeending on the level of development...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11345 Fecha del documento: 31 de octubre de 1991 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Floor,Willem M.,van der Plan, Robert,Industry and Energy Department

  • Core report of the electric power utility efficiency improvement study (Inglés)

    This report summarizes a two-year study of the major problems found in diesel power plants in 17 developing countries, explores in some detail the causes of these problems, and suggests possible solutions...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11331 Fecha del documento: 30 de septiembre de 1991 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Industry and Energy Department

  • Guidelines for assessing wind energy potential (Inglés)

    This paper provides an overview of the characteristics and issues related to the exploitation of wind energy. It provides guidelines for assessing the wind energy resource base and the economic potential...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11333 Fecha del documento: 30 de septiembre de 1991 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Moreno, Rene,Industry and Energy Department

  • Guideline for diesel generating plant specification and bid evaluation (Inglés)

    This report was prepared as a guideline for use by Bank staff and consultants on power generating projects which employ large diesel engines as prime movers. It explains the characteristics and comparative...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11335 Fecha del documento: 30 de septiembre de 1991 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Industry and Energy Department

  • A review of international power sales agreements (Inglés)

    This report identifies and analyzes the issues and options involved in the design of electricity export contracts. A well-designed contract is an important component of realizing the objectives of inter-utility...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11332 Fecha del documento: 31 de agosto de 1991 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Minogue,Diane Catherine,Industry and Energy Department

  • Decision making under uncertainty - an option valuation approach to power planning (Inglés)

    This paper addresses the problem of irreversibility of investments, a topic related to the recently evolving "real options" literature. In the presence of alternatives, the opportunity to invest in a large...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11330 Fecha del documento: 31 de agosto de 1991 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Crousillat,Enrique O.,Martzoukos, Spiros,Industry and Energy Department

  • Summary 1988 power data sheets for 100 developing countries (Inglés)

    This working paper comprises a compilation of one-page data sheets summarizing the available power sector data for the year 1988 for 100 developing countries. It is intended to be a ready reference for...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11339 Fecha del documento: 31 de agosto de 1991 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Escay, Jose R.,Industry and Energy Department

  • A study of the transfer of petroleum fuels pollution (Inglés)

    Production and use of poor quality petroleum fuels is a widespread problem in developing countries, one that contributes to degradation of the environment. Despite the increasing concern over global warming...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11341 Fecha del documento: 31 de julio de 1991 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: McKeough,Kay,Industry and Energy Department

  • Radioactive waste management - a background study (Inglés)

    The objective of this report is to provide background information on the issue of management of radioactive wastes generated by nuclear power plants and related facilities. This information is useful in...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11342 Fecha del documento: 30 de junio de 1991 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Adamantiades,Achilles G.,Traiforos, Spyros,Industry and Energy Department

  • Prospects for gas-fueled combined-cycle power generation in the developing countries (Inglés)

    This paper explains the development history and present state of combined-cycle power generation technology. The relative economics of gas-fueled combined-cycle plants and other fossil fuel power plant...

    Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo departamental  Número del informe: 11346 Fecha del documento: 31 de mayo de 1991 Tipo de divulgación: Autor: Moore,Edwin A.,Crousillat,Enrique O.,Industry and Energy Department