Documentos e informes
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The small entrepreneur in fragile and conflict-affected situations (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (Inglés)
This report is part of a broader effort by the World Bank Group to understand the motives and challenges of small entrepreneurs in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS). The report's key finding...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 89856 Fecha del documento: 31 de diciembre de 2014 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Rysova,Annoula,Speakman,John F.
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The small entrepreneur in fragile and conflict-affected situations (Vol. 2 of 2) : Appendix G (Inglés)
This report is part of a broader effort by the World Bank Group to understand the motives and challenges of small entrepreneurs in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS). The report's key finding...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 89856 Fecha del documento: 1 de agosto de 2014 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Rysova,Annoula,Speakman,John F.
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Light manufacturing in Vietnam : creating jobs and prosperity in a middle-income economy (Inglés)
Economic reforms have altered Vietnam from one of the world's lowest income countries to a lower-middle-income country. However, since 2008, Vietnam has faced major challenges in restoring macroeconomic...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 84040 Fecha del documento: 24 de enero de 2014 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Binh,Le Duy,Dinh,Hinh Truong,Hang, Pham Thi Thu,Mishra,Deepak K.,Pham,Duc Minh
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Revitalizing industrial growth in Pakistan : trade, infrastructure, and environmental performance (Inglés)
Pakistan’s population is growing and becoming more urbanized. By 2020, Karachi and Lahore will each have a population of well over 10 million people and several other cities will have a population of at...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 89701 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2014 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Sanchez-Triana,Ernesto,Biller,S. A. Dan,Nabi,Ijaz
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Tapping the markets : opportunities for domestic investments in water and sanitation for the poor (Inglés)
Developing country governments and the international development community are looking for ways to accelerate access to improved water and sanitation services beyond the Millennium Development Goal (MDG)...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 83836 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2014 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Jamieson,Jane,Sy,Jemima T.,Warner,Robert W.
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How firms cope with crime and violence (Inglés)
The costs of crime and violence to the private sector amount to significant losses in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). The private sector's response to crime and violence varies by country, size...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 83898 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2014 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Ariano,Maria,Goldberg,Michael J.,Kim,Kwang Wook
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Fostering entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan (Inglés)
A dynamic and vibrant private sector is crucial to economic growth, with firms making new investments, creating jobs, improving productivity, and promoting growth. Entrepreneurial activity is pivotal to...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 81048 Fecha del documento: 4 de septiembre de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Kuriakose,Smita
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Fostering entrepreneurship in Armenia (Inglés)
A dynamic and vibrant private sector is crucial to economic growth, with firms making new investments, creating jobs, improving productivity, and promoting growth. Entrepreneurial activity is pivotal to...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 80751 Fecha del documento: 21 de agosto de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Kuriakose,Smita
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Light manufacturing in Zambia : job creation and prosperity in a resource-based economy (Inglés)
This book on light manufacturing in Zambia is part of broader World Bank work on light manufacturing in Africa. The focus on light manufacturing, with its emphasis on labor-intensive economic activities...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 78686 Fecha del documento: 13 de junio de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Dinh,Hinh Truong
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Light manufacturing in Tanzania : a reform agenda for job creation and prosperity (Inglés)
The chapters in part one provides the overall context of light manufacturing in Tanzania. Chapter one presents the rationale for the study, the potential of the sector in creating jobs and prosperity for...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 80893 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Dinh,Hinh Truong,Monga,Celestin,Morisset,Jacques,Kweka,Josaphat Paul,Yagci,Fahrettin,Yoshino,Yutaka
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Fostering entrepreneurship in Georgia (Inglés)
Job creation and productivity growth are at the forefront of today's global development agenda. The 2013 world development report on jobs identified entrepreneurship as an important tool in addressing...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 80673 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Kuriakose,Smita
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Clusters of competitiveness (Inglés)
Competitiveness is a broad subject with applications at the level of the firm, industry, region, nation, and global economy. Each one of these aspects has a rich literature drawn on by academics and policy...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 79892 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Griffith,Breda,Nallari,Yugandhar Raj
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Nepal's investment climate : leveraging the private sector for job creation and growth (Inglés)
The objective of the Nepal Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is to evaluate the investment climate in Nepal in all its dimensions and promote policies to strengthen the private sector. The investment...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 67525 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2012 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Afram,Gabi George,Pero, Angelica Salvi Del
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Untying the land knot : making equitable, efficient, and sustainable use of industrial and commercial land (Inglés)
A decade ago in Mozambique, a stakeholder workshop where the need to improve access to industrial and commercial land as a means to encourage investment was a topic of discussion, a government official...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 69073 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2012 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Shen,Xiaofang,Sun,Xiaolun
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Fostering technology absorption in Southern African enterprises (Inglés)
This book seeks to understand how firms in southern Africa absorb technology and how policy makers can hurry the process along. It identifies channels of technology transfer and absorption through trade...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 64667 Fecha del documento: 16 de septiembre de 2011 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Goldberg,Itzhak,Kaplan, David,Kuriakose,Smita,Tuomi,Krista Lauren,Zhang,Chunlin
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Industrial clusters and micro and small enterprises in Africa : from survival to growth (Inglés)
The private sector is the engine of economic growth, stimulating entrepreneurship and innovation and promoting competition and productivity. While many countries in Africa have developed private sector-driven...
Tipo de documento: Desarrollo del sector privado, políticas industriales y de privatización Número del informe: 58850 Fecha del documento: 30 de diciembre de 2010 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Yoshino,Yutaka
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Economic opportunities for women in the East Asia and Pacific region (Inglés)
East Asia and the Pacific is a region of dynamic growth. Women have contributed significantly to this growth and have benefited from it through active participation in the labor market. However, women...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 54437 Fecha del documento: 3 de mayo de 2010 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Ellis,Amanda Natalie,Kirkwood,Daniel John,Malhotra,Dhruv
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Knowledge, productivity, and innovation in Nigeria : creating a new economy (Inglés)
Harnessing knowledge for development is not a new concept. Knowledge has always been central to development and can mean the difference between poverty and wealth. The knowledge economy is not just about...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 53645 Fecha del documento: 9 de marzo de 2010 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Radwan,Ismail,Pellegrini,Giulia
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Egyptian women workers and entrepreneurs : maximizing opportunities in the economic sphere (Inglés)
Women are a powerful force for sustainable economic growth. A growing body of microeconomic empirical evidence and emerging macroeconomic analysis shows that gender inequality limits economic growth in...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 53096 Fecha del documento: 17 de febrero de 2010 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Nasr,Sahar Ahmed
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Competitiveness and growth in Brazilian cities : local policies and actions for innovation (Inglés)
Given the Brazilian federal government's high priority on economic growth, competitiveness is at the top of the economic agenda. While economic policies at the national level are important to this agenda...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 52104 Fecha del documento: 19 de noviembre de 2009 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Zhang,Ming