This volume contains written contributions from some of the key actors involved on both the Chinese and the World Bank sides in the past four decades of partnership. It is clear that the World Bank from...
This volume contains written contributions from some of the key actors involved on both the Chinese and the World Bank sides in the past four decades of partnership. It is clear that the World Bank from...
Why does Brazil continue to lag its peers in the quality of physical infrastructure? What are the implications for growth prospects? What could be done to close the infrastructure gap? These are the key...
Why does Brazil continue to lag its peers in the quality of physical infrastructure? What are the implications for growth prospects? What could be done to close the infrastructure gap? These are the key...
Europe's growth will have to be golden in yet another sense. Economic prosperity has brought to Europeans the gift of longer lives, and the continent's population has aged a lot over the last five decades...
Europe's growth will have to be golden in yet another sense. Economic prosperity has brought to Europeans the gift of longer lives, and the continent's population has aged a lot over the last five decades...
Europe's growth will have to be golden in yet another sense. Economic prosperity has brought to Europeans the gift of longer lives, and the continent's population has aged a lot over the last five decades...
Europe's growth will have to be golden in yet another sense. Economic prosperity has brought to Europeans the gift of longer lives, and the continent's population has aged a lot over the last five decades...
This paper compares wages to labor productivity levels in Ukraine. The main conclusion is that while recent wage increases have allowed wages to 'catch up' with productivity developments, future wage increases...
This paper compares wages to labor productivity levels in Ukraine. The main conclusion is that while recent wage increases have allowed wages to 'catch up' with productivity developments, future wage increases...
The economic impact of increase in gas prices has been the topic of much analysis. Researchers are hampered in their efforts by the lack of transparency in the energy sector, which means, for example...
Theme of this issue is Central Asia and how regional cooperation with neighbors can help these land locked countries succeed. The states have been pretty good at keeping tensions from turning violent by...
Theme of this issue is Central Asia and how regional cooperation with neighbors can help these land locked countries succeed. The states have been pretty good at keeping tensions from turning violent by...
On September 28, 2006, the Government of Ukraine introduced a system of licenses for grain exporters. This system was subsequently replaced with a quota system. In both cases, the argument made to support...
On September 28, 2006, the Government of Ukraine introduced a system of licenses for grain exporters. This system was subsequently replaced with a quota system. In both cases, the argument made to support...
This paper lays out the big issues that affect regional cooperation and development in the wider Central Asia region, and analyzes in greater detail areas where there appear to be good prospects for progress...
The Cotton Taxation in Uzbekistan study estimates in detail the major taxes and subsidies in the cotton sector over the period 2000-2004. The study estimates major explicit (or visible) and implicit (or...
The Cotton Taxation in Uzbekistan study estimates in detail the major taxes and subsidies in the cotton sector over the period 2000-2004. The study estimates major explicit (or visible) and implicit (or...
After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the commonwealth of independent states (CIS-7) faced exceptional challenges in building new states, democratic institutions, and market economies. All of the CIS-7...