Arable land, deserts, mountains, forests, rivers, and coastal zones characterize the diverse regions in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA). As varied as the geography is so are the policy directions taken by the region's governments concerning natural resource management. A lack of...

This paper describes the accounting profession, and the education and training of accountants and accounting technicians in Sub-Saharan Anglphone Africa. It reviews professional accounting examinations and degrees, educatio, practical training, and continuing professional education. The paper...

This paper makes available a list of formal and informal publications produced by the staff and consultants of the Africa Region from 1990 through April 1997. It covers the region's work in Africa in all sectors. Publications listed in the bibliography include World Bank Technical Papers,...

This paper surveys health reform in the former Soviet countries of Central Asia. Reform efforts are evaluated in the context of achieving the goals of improving people's health status, maintaining acces and equity, improving efficiency, increasing clinical effectiveness, and assuring quality and...