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ISBN: 9781464802065

Content: In the last 30 years, China's record economic growth lifted half a billion people out of poverty, with rapid urbanization providing abundant labor, cheap land, and good infrastructure. While China has avoided some of the common ills of urbanization, strains are showing as inefficient land development leads to urban sprawl and ghost towns, pollution threatens people's health, and farmland and water resources are becoming scarce. With China's urban population projected to rise to about one billion - or close to 70 percent of the country's population - by 2030, China's leaders are seeking a more

Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Part I: Overview; Introduction; Achievements and Emerging Challenges; 1 China's Urbanization Achievements; Figures; 0.1 China's rapid urbanization from an international perspective; 2 Efficiency; 0.2 Productive gains from reallocating labor and capital are almost exhausted; Tables; 0.1 Returns on capital are declining over time: China compared with Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, China; 0.3 Guangzhou could accommodate 4.2 million more people with Seoul's density profile , 0.4 Gross land revenues are large, but net revenues are declining0.5 Consumption share and GDP per capita, select East Asian countries; 0.6 Services and urbanization in East Asia; 3 Inclusion; 0.7 China's rising inequality; Boxes; 0.1 Residency rights in the European Union, the United States, the former Soviet Union, and Japan; 0.2 Social Housing; 4 Sustainability; 0.2 China's carbon emissions and drivers of growth; 0.8 Air pollution declined over time . . . but the costs of air pollution have been rising. Particulate matter pollution and estimated health damages in urban China, 2003-11 , 0.9 Land requisition is outpacing urban land use0.3 Feeding China's cities; B0.3.1 Self-sufficiency ratios for grain in Asian countries; B0.3.2 Food consumption in energy equivalents and income; 0.10 Impact of urban density on carbon emissions for transport and infrastructures: road, water, and wastewater network lengths; The Reform Agenda; 5 A Strategy for Reform; 0.3 China's urbanization scenarios; 0.4 Urbanization costs and fiscal space: Baseline and reform scenarios; 6 Reforming China's Land Management; 0.4 Expropriations in Taiwan, China , 0.5 Seoul becomes a global city by recalibrating regulations and market instruments0.6 The lack of connectivity and fine grain networks in Chinese urban development; 0.7 Comparing urban densities in two areas of Shanghai; 0.8 Seoul's spatial strategy: Differentiation and higher densities around metro nodes; 7 Reforming Hukou, Social Services, and Labor Market Institutions; 8 Reforming Urban Finance; 0.9 European Union rules on investment incentives; 0.10 Land value capture; 9 Promoting Greener Urbanization; 0.11 Water and wastewater tariffs; 10 Ensuring Food Security , 11 Timing, Sequencing, and RisksPart II: Supporting Reports; 1 Urbanization and Economic Growth; Introduction; Urbanization and growth at a crossroads; 1.1 China's impressive economic growth has been accompanied by a massive population shift into urban areas; 1.1 Urbanization and economic growth; B1.1.1 Urbanization is inextricably linked to economic growth; 1.2 Growth is increasingly dependent on capital accumulation as productivity from reallocation of labor and capital is declining; 1.1 Incremental capital-output ratio in China and other economies, various periods , 1.3 Small cities are less efficient users of capital, increasingly so over time, 1995-2011

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Additional Edition: Print version Urban China : Toward Efficient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Urbanization

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ISBN: 9780821387955

Series Statement: World Bank Working Papers

Content: Under its Health in Africa Initiative, IFC intended to conduct a country assessment of the private health sector in Mali, working in close collaboration with the World Bank and the Government of Mali.The Core objective of the Mali Country Assessment Report was to work closely with the Government of Mali and Development partners to develop recommendations for a reform program to strengthen the existing policy framework for the public-private interface in the health sector and to improve the delivery of health related goods and services for all Malians.As part of this, the purpose of the book was to:Determine the role the private sector currently plays in Mali's health care system.Present a diagnose of the nature and effectiveness of the existing interface between the public and private sectors in Mali, health system constraints, as well as the business enabling and investment environment.Assist the World Bank Group to engage in policy dialogue with stakeholders in Mali's health care system, and particularly with public officials and policy makers; and help develop detailed recommendations for the Government of Mali with policy makers and key stakeholders.

Content: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Investment Climate in Health Series -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction and Background Elements -- The "Health in Africa" Initiative -- The Malian Context -- 2. Private Health Care under the Malian System -- History -- Health Policy in Mali -- Health Care Delivery -- Education of Health Care Professionals -- Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products Distribution -- Health Insurance -- Clinical Pathway -- Synthesis: Sizing the Health Care Sector -- 3. Governance, Regulation, and the Business Environment -- Associating the Private Sector in Governance of the Health System -- Private Sector Regulation: Strategic Documents and Regulatory Framework -- Business Environment -- 4. Analysis of the Health System -- Private Medicine -- Education -- Private Community Sector -- Health Insurance -- Pharmaceuticals -- Clinical Pathway -- Governance -- 5. Improving the Private Sector Contribution to Public Health Objectives -- About Opportunities for Improvement -- Strengthening the Public-Private Partnership and Dialogue -- Creation or Revision of Regulatory Texts -- Reinforcement of Law Enforcement Mechanisms -- Strengthening the Education Policy -- Fight against the Illegal Pharmaceuticals Market -- Implementation of Quality and Locational Incentives -- Bolster Rural Community Health by Consolidating ASACO and CSCOM Strengths -- Voluntary Expansion of Private Mutual Insurance -- Clinical Pathway -- 6. Operational Proposal for Governance -- Public-Private Dialogue and Consultation Committee -- Public-Private Partnerships Entity -- Entrust Questions Related to the Private Sector to a Technical Adviser -- 7. Joint Public-Private Action Plan -- Perspectives for Further Investigation -- Notes -- Appendixes -- A. Methodology and Main Findings -- B. Project Approach.

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Format: Online-Ressource (297 p)

ISBN: 9780821382240

Series Statement: Independent Evaluation Group Studies

Content: This report is a pilot cross-country study that summarizes 10 years (1998-2008) of the World Bank's engagement at the state level in selected large federal countries and combines elements of a country assistance evaluation and a thematic review. It looks at several strategic and operational questions posed by state-level engagement, among them the selection of states, the scope, and the modalities of engagement. According to the report, two tendencies-often in tension-featured in most approaches for selection of states for direct engagement. One was to support better-performing, reformist stat

Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Executive Summary; Chairperson's Comments: Informal Subcommittee of the Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Which States? Evolution of the Bank Strategy; Chapter 3 The Scope of Bank Engagement; Chapter 4 Modalities of State-Level Engagement; Chapter 5 Summary of Findings; APPENDIX; ENDNOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Back Cover;

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Additional Edition: Print version World Bank Engagement at the State Level : The Cases of Brazil, India, Nigeria, and Russia

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Format: Online-Ressource (175 p)

ISBN: 9781464802942

Series Statement: World Bank Studies

Content: This Public Expenditure Review (PER) provides an integrated perspective on Iraq's need to provide better public service delivery, while maintaining macroeconomic stability and fiscal discipline. The achievement of these objectives unfolds within a challenging context of revenue volatility, the need to diversify the economy, weak accountability mechanisms, and residual conflict. Reflecting these challenges, key socio-economic developmental indicators are stalled or even declining despite rapid growth in public spending. Indeed, the review shows that growth in spending has not been matched by ab

Note: Description based upon print version of record , Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1Strategic Context; Introduction; Political Developments; Figures; Figure 1.1 Annual Documented Civilian Deaths from Violence, 2003-12; The Macroeconomic Context; Figure 1.2 GDP Growth Rate, 1998-2012; Figure 1.3 Inflation Rate, 2005-12; Figure 1.4 Oil Production and Exports Recovery, 2006-12; Figure 1.5 Oil Prices Before and After Financial Crisis, 2006-12; Figure 1.6 Sources of Total Revenues, Average, 2005-12; Poverty and Social Conditions; Figure 1.7 Government Spending, 2005-12 , Figure 1.8 Gross Public Debt, 2005-12Figure 1.9 Current Account Balance, 2005-12; Tables; Table 1.1 Poverty and Social Indicators, 2000, 2005, and Latest Data; Prospects; Figure 1.10 Poverty Incidence and Access to Social Services in Urban and Rural Areas, 2012; Strategic Challenge; Notes; Chapter 2Redirecting Government Expenditure; Introduction; The Size of the Government; Figure 2.1 General Government Total Expenditure, 2005-12; Government Revenues and Main Revenue Management Issues; Table 2.1 Budget: Revenues, 2005-12; Figure 2.2 Revenues and Expenditures, 2008-12 , Figure 2.3 Managing Oil RevenuesGeneral Government Expenditure; Figure 2.4 Economic Composition of Public Expenditure, Average, 2005-10; Figure 2.5 High Oil Prices/Revenues Translate into High Wage Bill, 2005-10; Figure 2.6 Compensation of Employees, 2005-10; Table 2.2 Budget: Subsidies, Social Benefits, and Pensions, 2005-12; Figure 2.7 Plan for Phasing Out of Public Distribution System and Phasing in of Social Safety Net System, 2010-14; Table 2.3 Transfers to State-Owned Enterprises; Table 2.4 Economic Composition of Government Expenditure, 2005-11 , Table 2.5 Public Investment Budget, 2005-10Table 2.6 Sector Allocations, by Activity in the 2011 Budget: Transport and Communications Sector; Figure 2.8 Recurrent and Capital Budgets: Original Allocations and Actual Spending, 2005-12; Table 2.7 Functional Classification of Budget, by Recurrent and Capital Spending, 2005-11; Table 2.7 Functional Classification of Budget by Recurrent and Capital Spending, 2005-11; Figure 2.9 Education Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP, 2005-09; Figure 2.10 Education Expenditure as a Share in Total Budget, 2005-09 , Figure 2.11 Per Capita Education Expenditure, 2005-10Figure 2.12 Education Sector Spending, 2005-14; Figure 2.13 Education Sector Staffing, 2005-11; Figure 2.14 Ministry of Education Staffing Growth in Level 4 and Below, 2005-11; Table 2.8 Estimates of Students and Nontertiary Public Servants, 2005-11; Conclusions and Proposed Work; Notes; Chapter 3From Strategy to Execution; Introduction; From Strategy to Resource Allocation; Table 3.1 Allocation of NDP Investments, by Sector/Region; Box; Box 3.1 Fiscal Decentralization and Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers in Iraq; Commitment Devices , Public Investment Framework

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Additional Edition: Print version Republic of Iraq Public Expenditure Review Toward More Efficient Spending for Better Service Delivery

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ISBN: 9789047411727 , 9789004155619

Series Statement: The World Bank Legal Review 2

Content: The World Bank Legal Review is a publication for policy makers and their advisers, attorneys, and other professionals engaged in the field of international development. It offers a combination of legal scholarship, lessons from experience, legal developments, and recent research on the many ways in which the application of the law and the improvement of justice systems promote poverty reduction, economic development, and the rule of law. In keeping with the theme of the World Development Report 2006: Equity and Development , and following the success of the World Bank Group's Legal Forum on "Law, Equity, and Development" in December 2005, volume 2 of The World Bank Legal Review focuses on issues of equity and development. The volume draws together some of the key ideas of the Legal Forum, including articles by many of its distinguished participants, and explores the role of equity in the development process, highlighting how legal and regulatory frameworks and equitable justice systems can do much to level the playing field in the political, economic, and sociocultural domains, as well as how they can reinforce existing inequalities. Consistent with the interdisciplinary nature of this endeavour, Law, Equity and Development contains work by academics and practitioners in law, criminal justice, economics, human rights, social development, cultural studies, and anthropology

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Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The World Bank Legal Review, Volume 2: Law, Equity and Development Leiden : Brill | Nijhoff, 2006 ISBN 9789004155619

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DOI: 10.1163/9789047411727

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Format: 1 online resource (103 pages)

ISBN: 9780821384220

Series Statement: World Bank study

Content: Development involves change, but many development initiatives produce unimpressive results. The authors ask why and consider how to close the gap between the intended change and what we actually see in the evidence. This paper presents the findings of a study, initiated by the multi-donor Global Leadership Initiative and led by the World Bank Institute (WBI), to examine leadership in the change processes of fourteen capacity development interventions in eight developing countries, through 140 in-depth structured interviews. It explores what it takes to make change happen and in particular, the role leadership plays in effecting change. The authors propose that leadership contributes to change when it builds "change space" by fostering acceptance for change, granting authority for change, introducing or freeing the abilities necessary to achieve change. This "change space" is required to ensure contextual readiness for change and foster progress through the difficult stages of the change process. An analytical framework is introduced to illustrate the dimensions of this "change space" and its limits in organizational and social change. The authors argue that a lack of "change space" in many development contexts may be overlooked, contributing to failure. The paper concludes that leadership manifests in different ways in different contexts, depending on the contextual readiness and factors that shape change and leadership opportunities; but the key characteristics of plurality, functionality, problem orientation and "change space" creation are likely to be common to all successful leadership-led change events.

Content: Intro -- Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Development as Change -- Context and the Importance of Change Space -- Process and the Case for Dynamic Change Space -- Content, the Possibilities of Problems, and Contingency of Change Space -- 3: Leadership and Change: Theory and Propositions -- Who is the Leader, and Why? -- What Do Leaders Do, and How? -- Context and Leadership -- 4: Examining Our Propositions: A Method -- Research Approach and Data Sources -- Ensuring the Cases Matched Our Expectations -- 5: Examining Leadership-led: Change Propositions:: Results and Discussion -- Leadership's 'Who' and 'Why' -- The Multiplicity of Leadership -- The Functionality of Leadership -- Centrality of the 'Connecting Function' -- Leadership's 'What' and 'How' -- What and How Leadership Impacts on Acceptance -- What and How Leadership Impacts on Authority -- What and How Leadership Impacts on Ability -- Conclusions on Leadership's 'What' and 'How' -- Leadership and Context -- 6: Conclusions, and a Case for More: Leadership Work in Development -- Appendixes -- Appendix 1. Five Stages in the Change Process: A Simple Model -- Appendix 2. 'Who' Were Identified as Leaders (number of references in parentheses) -- References -- Eco-Audit: Environmental Benefits Statement -- Back Cover.

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Format: 1 online resource (202 pages)

ISBN: 9780821384299

Series Statement: Independent Evaluation Group Studies

Content: This evaluation takes the premise that beyond in-forming IDA allocation, the CPIA is useful as a broad indicator of development effectiveness. It reviews the appropriateness of the CPIA as an indicator that assesses the conduciveness of a country's policies and institutions to fostering poverty reduction, sustainable growth, and the effective use of development assistance. It assesses the relevance of the content of the CPIA through a review of the economics literature. It also assesses the reliability of CPIA ratings in two ways -- through comparing CPIA ratings with similar indicators, and through reviewing the CPIA ratings generation process. Based on these assessments, the evaluation derives recom-mendations for enhancing the CPIA.

Content: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Executive Summary -- Management Response -- Chairman's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) -- Advisory Panel Statement -- Chapter 1 - Introduction and Evolution of the CPIA -- Evolution in the Content of the CPIA -- Other Changes in the CPIA -- Role of the CPIA in IDA Allocation -- Chapter 2 - Relevance of the CPIA for Growth, Poverty Reduction, and Effective Use of Development Assistance -- The CPIA and Determinants of Sustained Growth -- The CPIA and Determinants of Poverty Reduction -- The CPIA and the Effective Use of Development Assistance -- Findings and Recommendations -- Chapter 3 - Reliability of the CPIA Ratings -- Comparability with Other Indicators -- CPIA Ratings Generation Process -- Chapter 4 - Findings and Recommendations -- Overview -- Main Findings -- Recommendations -- Appendixes -- Appendix A - 2008 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment Criteria -- Appendix B - Public Sector Literature Review -- Appendix C - 2007 CPIA Criteria on Economic Management, Structural Policies, and Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity and Evidence in the Literature -- Appendix D - Literature Review on Aid Effectiveness -- Appendix E - Examples of Positive Impacts of Aid Projects from Randomized Evaluations in Education, Health, Infrastructure, and Agriculture -- Appendix F - Review of Financial Sector Criterion -- Appendix G - Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) and Loan Performance -- Appendix H - Comparing Country Policy and Institutional Assessment Ratings by the World Bank, African Development Bank, and Asian Development Bank -- Appendix I - Comparator Indices of the CPIA -- Appendix J - Number of IDA and IBRD Countries for Which External Data are Available.

Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources , Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Executive Summary; Management Response; Chairman's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); Advisory Panel Statement; Chapter 1 - Introduction and Evolution of the CPIA; Chapter 2 - Relevance of the CPIA for Growth, Poverty Reduction, and Effective Use of Development Assistance; Chapter 3 - Reliability of the CPIA Ratings; Chapter 4 - Findings and Recommendations; Appendixes; Endnotes; References; Back cover;

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