Author: Monica S. Fong
Publisher: World Bank
Keywords: economies, transformation, paper, studies, economy, women, rebuilding, russian, role
Number of Pages: 50
Published: 1993-08
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 0821326260
ISBN-13: 9780821326268

Authors:Danny M. Leipziger, Peter A. Petri,
Publisher: World Bank
Keywords: world, bank, discussion, paper, future, directions, industrial, policy, legacies, past, korean
Number of Pages: 41
Published: 1993-04
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 0821324144
ISBN-13: 9780821324141

Authors:Tatyana P. Soubbotina, Katherine A. Sheram,
Publisher: World Bank
Keywords: wbi, learning, resources, series, development, global, growth, meeting, challenges, economic
Number of Pages: 161
Published: 2001-11
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0821348531
ISBN-13: 9780821348536

What is development? How can we compare the levels of development attained by different countries? And what does it take to make development sustainable? This book offers no simple answers to these complex questions. Instead, the authors encourage readers to seek their own solutions by analyzing and synthesizing information on a range of critical development issues including population growth, economic growth, equity, poverty, education, health, industrialization, urbanization, privatization, trade, climate change, and more. The book, which draws on data published by the World Bank, i

Authors:Michael Bruno, Boris Pleskovic,
Publisher: World Bank
Keywords: development, economics, conference, bank, world, annual
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 1997-01
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0821337866
ISBN-13: 9780821337868

Authors:Greg Brunner,  Roberto Rocha, Richard Hinz,
Publisher: World Bank
Keywords: practices, challenges, directions, development, emerging, funds, based, supervision, pension, risk
Number of Pages: 250
Published: 2008-04-01
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0821374931
ISBN-13: 9780821374931

Risk-Based Supervision of Pension Funds provides a review of the design and experience of risk-based pension fund supervision in countries that have been leaders in the development of these methods. The utilization of risk-based methods originates primarily in the supervision of banks. In recent years it has increasingly been extended to other types of financial intermediaries, including pension funds and insurers. The trend toward risk-based supervision of pensions reflects an increasing focus on risk management in both banking and insurance based on three key elements: capital requirements,

Author:
Publisher: World Bank
Keywords: peace, investment, territories, occupied, developing
Number of Pages: 56
Published: 1993-09-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0821326937
ISBN-13: 9780821326930

Author: Peter Buckland
Publisher: World Bank
Keywords: conflict, reconstruction, post, education, future, reshaping
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2004-10-01
List price: $12.00
ISBN-10: 0821359592
ISBN-13: 9780821359594

The aim of Reshaping the Future is to draw international attention to the key role that education can play in both preventing conflict and in reconstructing post-conflict societies. The author also hopes to alert developing countries and donors alike to the devastating consequences of conflict on a country?s education systems and outcomes, as well to emphasize the importance of maximizing the opportunities to reform education systems presented by a reconstruction setting, adopting a long-term development perspective, and emphasizing equity and quality in the delivery of education services. Eve