Books published by World Bank Publications

This study was motivated by a realisation that, in the absence of full liberalisation of market access, bilateral agreements are the main instrument used to govern and regulate international road transport services. Depending on their scope and the rights they grant, bilateral agreements reflect the degree of market openness between countries.

In Eastern Europe and Central Asia there are significant pressures for residential energy tariffs to rise. This report suggests that a policy agenda that focuses on cutting subsidies to the energy sector, while investing in energy efficiency and supporting households at the bottom of the distribution, amounts to a new wave of policy reforms for the energy sector in transition countries.

Since independence, the West African subregion has been the locus of a number of large-scale conflicts and civil wars, as well as various low-intensity conflicts.This study seeks to critically examine the challenges of fragility and security in West Africa, along with the factors of resilience.

Presents empirical evidence on manufacturing firm performance in Africa based on the World Bank Enterprise Survey and on a one-time quantitative survey conducted for the World Bank by Oxford University's Centre for the Study of African Economies. The results of the survey shed light on manufacturing firm performance in Africa in relation to that in Asian countries such as China.

This Early Child Development (ECD) Guide responds to a growing demand from practitioners for advice and tools to facilitate the policy dialogue on the topic of ECD. It will help policy makers implement relevant choices on how to best invest in ECD in the context of their country's economy and national priorities.

Ce livre propose une methode pour une analyse systemique et dynamique des marches fonciers urbains et periurbains en Afrique de l'Ouest et l'applique au cas de Bamako. Partant d'une description des processus d'approvisionnement en terre, il eclaire les defis d'acces au foncier et de securite de la tenure des pauvres.

Drawing on the existing knowledge of African development from previous publications, this takes an in-depth look at 26 economic and social development successes in Sub-Saharan African countries-twenty from individual countries and six that cut across the region. These stories manifest at the project, provincial, sub-national, national, or regional level and across themes, programs, and sectors.