Agricultural Trade Liberalization in a New Trade Round

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Discussion Papers | nr. 418
• The World Bank organized a conference in 1999 to analyze issues and options prior to the December 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting. Papers ... Lees meer

Telecommunications and Information Services for the Poor

Andrew Dymond, Juan Navas-Sabater, Niina Juntunen

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Discussion Papers | nr. 432
• The development community in general and the World Bank in particular recognize the importance of access to telecommunications as an element within th... Lees meer

Electronic Finance

Stijn Claessens, Thomas C Glaessner, Daniela Klingebiel

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Discussion Papers | nr. 431
• In recent years, the delivery of financial services has changed consistent with technological advances that have occurred. On-line banking, on-line tr... Lees meer

Closing the Gap in Access to Rural Communication

Björn Wellenius

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Discussion Papers | nr. 430
• During the 1990's Chile experienced a rapid growth in telecommunications services that resulted in new services, technological innovation, and prices ... Lees meer

Choices in Financing Health Care and Old Age Security

World Bank

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Discussion Papers | nr. 392
• In November 1997 the World Bank and Singapore's Institute of Policy Studies sponsored a conference, 'Financing Health Care and Old Age Security, ' to ... Lees meer

Ghana

World Bank

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Discussion Papers | nr. 403
• 'Ghana is an extremely diverse country-ethnically, culturally, ecologically, and economically. Women and men play different roles, undertake different... Lees meer

Free Trade Area Membership as a Stepping Stone to Development

Emiko Fukase, Will Martin

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Discussion Papers | nr. 421
• This book presents an overview of the mechanism of ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and the theoretical framework used to analyze it. Individual country p... Lees meer

Liquefied Natural Gas in China

Dean Girdis, Tavoulareas Stratos, Ra Tomkins

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Discussion Papers | nr. 414
• 'Aware of the increased demand for energy, the Chinese government is striving to develop a comprehensive strategy to ensure that continued economic gr... Lees meer

Facets of Globalization

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Discussion Papers | nr. 415
• Since 1985, national economies have become increasingly integrated into a global network. At the same time, both population and production in developi... Lees meer

Financing of Private Hydropower Projects

Chris Head

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Discussion Papers | nr. 420
• Concerns about global warming and the availability of clean renewable sources of energy are increasing. However, as private companies take over state ... Lees meer