The Ethiopia Social Accountability Program (ESAP) seeks to empower citizens, strengthen civil society, promote citizen engagement in public venues, modify how public officials engage citizens, and improve...
Peru's major environmental challenges arise from air and water pollution, unsustainable management of natural resources, and vulnerability to natural disasters. A 2005 Bank study, estimated the cost of...
Small area estimates of poverty have become useful tool in targeting poverty reduction by geographic areas. For Nepal, this is the second poverty map produced after a gap of seven years in collaboration...
This issue of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) caseload - statistics provides an updated profile of the ICSID caseload, historically and for the Centre's fiscal...
This issue of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) caseload - statistics provides an updated profile of the ICSID caseload, historically and for the Centre's fiscal...
This issue of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) caseload - statistics provides an updated profile of the ICSID caseload, historically and for the Centre's fiscal...
Moldova has suffered over the last two decades from rising poverty, territorial secession, armed conflict, and the spillover effects of a regional financial crisis, with declining population size and life...
Azerbaijan is a secular, majority-Shiite, oil and gas-rich country whose per-capita income quadrupled in real terms during the period 2004-10. While rising incomes have reduced poverty, steps towards a...
The focus of this paper is on the institutions outside the executive branch that include supreme audit institutions, legislative oversight bodies (such as parliamentary public accounts and budget committees...
Bangladesh is one of the world's poorest and most densely populated countries, and subject to annual cyclones and flooding. Despite these challenges, it benefits from strong economic growth, good performance...
This working paper presents the findings and conclusions of a review of the resourcing approach and related actions to implement the World Bank's 2007 Governance and Anticorruption (GAC) strategy. The...
This case study summarizes the findings of desk reviews and a field visit carried out in January 2011 as part of IEG's evaluation of the 2007 Governance and Anticorruption (GAC) strategy. The case study...
Cambodia is one of the world's most open economies, sustaining high levels of growth in an environment of relatively weak governance. Emerging from a legacy of genocide and civil conflict, the country...
Growth in developing East Asia in the first half of 2011 remained strong, but continued to moderate, mainly due to weakening external demand. Global growth was also affected by supply shocks from geopolitical...
The objective of this study is to evaluate the World Bank Group's (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development [IBRD], International Development Association [IDA], and International Finance Corporation...
The objective of this study is to respond to the overarching question posed for the Independent Evaluation Group's (IEG) evaluation of the World Bank Group~^!!^s (WBG) experience with safeguards and sustainability...
This new issue of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) caseload statistics provides an updated profile of the ICSID caseload, historically and for the centre's fiscal...
This new issue of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) caseload statistics provides an updated profile of the ICSID caseload, historically and for the centre's fiscal...
This new issue of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) caseload statistics provides an updated profile of the ICSID caseload, historically and for the centre's fiscal...