Books published by World Bank Publications

Examines Liberia's experience with public-private partnerships (PPPs) to date, as well as its experience with natural resource concessions, and builds on the lessons learned to map out a way forward. The study also looks in depth at the legal and policy enabling environment for PPPs to uncover areas that require strengthening.

This guide identifies issues and challenges in broadband development, analyzing potential solutions to consider, and providing practical examples from countries that have addressed broadband-related matters.

Reviews the experience of nearly 200 output-based aid (OBA) projects in six sectors. This book is suitable for OBA practitioners, donors, and governments.

Explores the experiences of the education sectors in 37 countries in Africa to respond to HIV/AIDS within the Accelerate Initiative. This book demonstrates that strong education sector leadership and full participation of stakeholders has improved the education sector responses across the region.

Brings together the experiences of some of the leading practitioners of local and community-driven development (LCDD) projects.

The diaspora of developing countries can be a potent force for development, through remittances, but more importantly, also through promotion of trade, investments, knowledge and technology transfers. The consolidates research and evidence on these issues with a view to formulating policies in both sending and receiving countries.

A study that provides an overview of the status and the trends of Indonesia's health service providers and assesses the impacts of past policies to inform the development and implementation of the health sector reform in Indonesia.

Africa's infrastructure lags well behind the rest of the developing world. Inadequate infrastructure is holding back growth by two percentage points annually. Prudent policies can make resources go much further, and contribute significantly to narrowing the infrastructure gap.

An analytical document of the education sector in Malawi drawn up by a national team supported technically by the World Bank and the UNESCO-Pole de Dakar.

Based on a comparative review of agricultural insurance programs in 65 countries, this book offers advice for public intervention in agricultural insurance in middle- and low-income countries to promote the development of sustainable, scalable and affordable agricultural insurance.

Based on data collection from various sources in three SSA countries, this title demonstrates that from a cost-benefit perspective, the additional cost of extending an all-weather road 2 more km to the farmer's door outweigh the benefits in most cases.

Intends to unravel the complex relationship between migration and skills development based on case studies of potential and return migrants from Moldova, Albania, Egypt and Tunisia.

Focuses on the performance of the news media as an institution in addressing the challenges of governance in a development context.

Provides recommendations and examples of good practices to help increase the quality and effectiveness of measures of regulatory authorities and banks on politically exposed persons.

Helps policy makers to analyze and take advantage of the opportunities presented by the global IT services and IT-enabled services (ITES) industry.

A study that seeks to provide African policy makers and their development partners a factual basis for developing a mutual understanding of the nature of the challenge and its implications for alternative options for expanding opportunities in post-primary education.

Suitable for private or public sector executives, managers, and financial analysts without a background in accounting, this practical guide gives the tools they need to participate in discussions and decisions on the appropriateness or application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Contains essays on topics related to health and growth.

Suitable for policymakers dealing with housing finance in emerging markets, this book highlights the prerequisites for an effective housing finance system. It lays out several policy alternatives and models of housing finance, and explores the role of governments in expanding access to housing finance for lower-income households.

Stronger agricultural growth is needed to reduce poverty in Africa, yet the region continues to fall behind. This title summarizes the findings of the study on Competitive Commercial Agriculture for Africa, a collaborative effort led by the World Bank and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

Examines the scope of the infrastructure challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa and the constraints to scaling up at an affordable cost. This title assesses the experiences of African countries with school planning, school facility designs, construction techniques, and procurement and implementation arrangements over the years.

HIV/AIDS is an enormous economic, social and human challenge to sub-Saharan Africa. This collection of papers covers a range of issues involved, from epidemiology and national health systems, to economic policy and technology, assessing their interplay and implications for the future.

Focuses on the 'how' of land redistribution in order to forge greater consensus among land reform practitioners and enable them to make better choices on the mechanisms of land reform.

Intends to assist policymakers, program managers, and analysts concerned with social policy to understand why countries need social assistance, what kind of safety programs will serve them best, and how to develop such programs for maximum effectiveness.

Linking education policy to labor market outcomes examines current research and new evidence from Ghana and Pakistan - Representative of two of the poorest regions of the world, to assess how education can increase income and help people move out of poverty