This issue of the World Bank economic review includes the following topics of interest: is there a metropolitan bias? the relationship between poverty and city size in a selection of developing countries;...
Despite large amounts invested in rural roads in developing countries, little is known about their benefits. This paper derives an expression for the willingness-to-pay for a reduction in transport costs...
Two important questions are tackled in this report about rice and poverty in Madagascar. The first question deals with the role that agriculture plays in the reduction of poverty in Madagascar. The second...