Technologies for Rainfed Agriculture in Mediterranean Climates
Technologies for Rainfed Agriculture in Mediterranean Climates

Author: Peter Oram

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780821334331

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This report describes the results of a survey of 1,000 multinational corporations undertaken in 1992 which asked about the importance of environmental issues in investment decisions. The survey shows that most large corporations look systematically at environmental questions when they decide where to invest. Environmental problems appear to have discouraged a number of investments across different industries and the question of liability for past pollution problems at industrial sites was the greatest concern for investors.

Third Millennium BC Climate Change and Old World Collapse
Third Millennium BC Climate Change and Old World Collapse

Author: H. Nüzhet Dalfes

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 733

ISBN-13: 3642606164

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Around 4000 years ago the advanced urban civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia and India suddenly collapsed. What happened? Did a prolonged drought cause the breakdown of social order? Recent discoveries from all over the world strongly support the suspected link of the collapse with climate. The volume presents the findings of more than 40 researchers and provides a review on the relevant information. It appears that a major shift of the precipitation pattern affected many parts of the world at approximately the same time, with disastrous effects on the nomadic populations of Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Can a similar climate shift with a serious adverse impact on society happen again? In a world facing global warming, there could be many lessons to be learned from the experiences of ancient societies.

Biodiversity and Agriculture
Biodiversity and Agriculture

Author: Jitendra Srivastava

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780821336168

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Agriculture's vital role in biodiversity conservation and management. Definition of biodiversity. Biodiversity's links to agriculture. Biodiversity and agriculture: on a collision course?. Rationale for the World Bank's involvement in biodiversity management. Biodiversity in the Bank's agricultural and environmental portfolios. Towards a strategy for biodiversity conservation in harmony with agricultural development.

Surveillance of Agricultural Price and Trade Policies
Surveillance of Agricultural Price and Trade Policies

Author: Alberto Valdés

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9780821336946

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World Bank Technical Paper No. 326. Describes the condition of young children in Sub-Saharan Africa, calls attention to their plight, and examines strategies for addressing their condition. The paper describes the World Bank's early childhood development initiative, which focuses on the neglected but critical development age group that falls between birth and school enrollment age and which regards child development as the holistic formation of the child, rather than an extension of traditional schooling downward.

Agricultural Trade Policies in the Andean Group
Agricultural Trade Policies in the Andean Group

Author: Tim Josling

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780821339244

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"Chapter on Ecuador offers a comparison with other Andean Pact countries. Argues that Ecuador is most in need of stability and security offered by regional market access"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Land Degradation in Tanzania
Land Degradation in Tanzania

Author: Alemneh Dejene

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780821339930

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World Bank Technical Paper No. 370. Local land users and officials often have conflicting perceptions of and responses to land degradation issues. This causes problems for officials in diagnosing and addressing the issue and is a major constraint on the successful implementation of policies and projects to address land degradation. This study looks at the perception and response gap between officials and land users in the diagnosis and remedy of land degradation. It also examines the dynamics of the loss of soil fertility and low productivity at the village level. The study's findings will help shape investment programs to enhance land productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Corporate Governance of Public Enterprises in Transitional Economies
Corporate Governance of Public Enterprises in Transitional Economies

Author: Dominique Pannier

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9780821336366

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World Bank Technical Paper No. 323.Draws on the contrasting experiences of five large transitional economies--Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine--in the management and oversight of public enterprises. Relevant experiences of developed market economies are included.

Medicinal Plants
Medicinal Plants

Author: Jitendra Srivastava

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780821336137

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All 15 new independent states established in the economic space of the former Soviet Union suffered big declines in output and trade after their independence. This study summarizes cross-country experience on the role of trade and payments policies in the linked contraction of output and trade by drawing on eight country case studies: Estonia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The results of the case studies show that trade reform and reorientation of trade toward the rest of the world have done much to arrest the decline in output usually associated with the transformation from plan to market. Also available in Russian: Stock no. 13687 (ISBN 0-8213-3687-8).

The Judicial Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Judicial Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author: Maria Dakolias

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780821336120

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"Professional analysis of essential elements of judicial reform, as provided in any country-specific review by the World Bank. As political and economic development continue, greater attention needs to be given to judicial reform. Basic elements of judicial reform include: guaranteeing judicial independence through changes in judicial budgeting, judicial appointment, and disciplinary systems; adopting procedural reforms; enhancing public access to justice; incorporating gender issues in the reform process; and redefining/expanding legal education and training"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

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.