Restructuring Large Industrial Firms in Central and Eastern Europe
Restructuring Large Industrial Firms in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: Gerhard Pohl

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780821337127

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This report addresses the most important challenges facing the Latin America and Caribbean region as it attempts to replace its traditional economic and social structures, including populist institutions, with a modern, efficient, administrative state. The analysis focuses on the political economy of pending reforms and their ramifications. The report discusses (1) recent economic and political developments; (2) systemic issues such as high real interest and unemployment rates and declining export growth; (3) social policies and the need to consolidate macroeconomic stability; and (4) how to define and build the new Latin American state. An appendix provides detailed information on selected country performance.

Privatization and Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe
Privatization and Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: Gerhard Pohl

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780821339756

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Why do women in most developing countries lag behind men in literacy? Why do women get less schooling than men? This anthology examines the educational decisions that deprive women of an equal education. It assembles the most up-to-date data, organized by region. Each paper links the data with other measures of economic and social development. This approach helps explain the effects different levels of education have on womens' fertility, mortality rates, life expectancy, and income. Also described are the effects of women's education on family welfare. The authors look at family size and women's labor status and earnings. They examine child and maternal health, as well as investments in children's education. Their investigation demonstrates that women with a better education enjoy greater economic growth and provide a more nurturing family life. It suggests that when a country denies women an equal education, the nation's welfare suffers. Current strategies used to improve schooling for girls and women are examined in detail. The authors suggest an ambitious agenda for educating women. It seeks to close the gender gap by the next century. Published for The World Bank by The Johns Hopkins University Press.

A Survey of Health Reform in Central Asia
A Survey of Health Reform in Central Asia

Author: Jeni Klugman

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9780821338049

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World Bank Technical Paper No. 352. Six years into the transition from planned to market economies in Central and Eastern Europe, high unemployment rates, including a growing proportion of the long-term unemployed, represent a serious challenge to social welfare systems and policymakers. This paper analyzes labor market development in nine transition countries of the region by focusing on the dynamics of labor force behavior, employment, and unemployment. The countries include Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia.

International Industrial Networks and Industrial Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe
International Industrial Networks and Industrial Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: S. Radosevic

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-05-08

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1402079419

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International Industrial Networks and Industrial Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe analyses the role of international industrial networks in industrial restructuring and corporate growth in central Europe, Russia and Ukraine. It shows that two distinct patterns of international industrial integration - domestic vs. foreign led modernisations - have developed in these two regions which have significant effects on patterns of growth and integration of these economies. International Industrial Networks and Industrial Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe is based on a number of industry and firm case studies which are analysed and interpreted within the current international business and political economy literature. The publication provides valuable insights to managers and policy-makers who are interested in understanding different strategic options for business activity in Central and East European countries. For the academic reader, it offers a new perspective on international, industrial networks in which theories on strategic management and on industry restructuring and corporate growth are merged into a new view of growth and transformation process.

Technology Institutions and Policies
Technology Institutions and Policies

Author: Melvin Goldman

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780821340523

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World Bank Technical Paper No. 383.This paper summarizes the findings of a multisector study designed to examine the efficacy and importance of various technology policies, technology-support institutions, incentive measures, and other sources of technological know-how. It examines how various firms in different sectors and countries improve their technology to increase productivity and product quality and develop new products and processes. Economies studied in this report included Canada, China, Hungary, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico and Taiwan (China).

The Financing of Pension Systems in Central and Eastern Europe
The Financing of Pension Systems in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: Emily S. Andrews

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780821337493

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Environmentally Sustainable Development Agricultural Research and Extension Series: Banana Improvement Project Report No. 1. Presents an overview of current and planned activities in institutions working on the Banana Improvement Project, co-sponsored by the Common Fund for Commodities, the FAO Intergovernmental Group on Bananas, and the World Bank. The project has two important objectives: to develop improved banana varieties suitable for the international market and to improve pest and disease control practices with the object of reducing pesticide use and its harmful environmental impact.

Environment in the Transition to a Market Economy Progress in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States
Environment in the Transition to a Market Economy Progress in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 1999-10-14

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9264173935

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This book provides a coherent analysis of the environmental challenges and achievements in institutional strengthening and policy reform, environmental policy instruments, environmental financing, and environmental management in enterprises in transition countries.

The Role of Government and the Private Sector in Fighting Poverty
The Role of Government and the Private Sector in Fighting Poverty

Author: George Psacharopoulos

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780821338179

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Annotation World Bank Technical Paper No. 346. Although private sector expansion may relieve governments from certain tasks, it also imposes new responsibilities. This paper examines the relative roles of the private and public sectors in the implementation of a two-track strategy for poverty reduction. The first track requires sustained broad-based economic growth that makes efficient use of labor, the main asset owned by the poor. The second promotes investment in people or human resources by ensuring basic social services that are accessible to the poor. Individual chapters examine social safety nets and issues in education, health, population, and nutrition.

Poverty and Income Distribution in Latin America
Poverty and Income Distribution in Latin America

Author: George Psacharopoulos

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780821338315

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"Highly empirical analysis documents increase in poverty and worsening of income distribution during 1980s. Demonstrates that low levels of education increase incidence of poverty and income inequality. Data provided for individual countries. Valuable data reference source"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.