L'objectif du travail engagé est de réaliser une évaluation quantitative de la politique européenne de développement rural en Bourgogne et en Bretagne (programme de l'objectif 5b, 1991-1993). On propose l'utilisation de données fiscales, disponibles à l'échelle communale, pour construire...

Correlation between the spatial heterogeneity and the collective motions of molecules is studied with molecular dynamics simulation of liquid water. Analyses based on the order parameter of structural fluctuations show that liquid water is a composite of high-density amorphous (HDA)-like regions...

Cet article tire les enseignements méthodologiques d'une étude réalisée en Bourgogne pour évaluer un programme de développement des zones rurales fragiles, cofinancé par l'Union européenne au titre de l'objectif 5B de la réforme des fonds structurels. L'évaluation de ce type de...

The Kurdistan region of Iraq is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis as a result of the influx of Syrian refugees which began in 2012 and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2014. The region's population increased by 28 percent over a short period, placing strains on the local economy,...

In this summary report and a series of country case studies, infoDev is exploring the transformative role that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can have in post-conflict nations during the process of reconstruction. The case studies look at countries at different stages of...

Crime and violence inflict high costs on the private sector—costs that are rising globally, according to the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, discussions with chambers and associations, and the Bank’s Country Partnership Strategies, which reference the losses in terms of gross domestic...