Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- A crisis that can be managed -- Working together with humanitarian actors -- At the onset-Taking a new look at prevention and preparedness -- During the...

The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty looks at the complex relationships between economic growth, poverty reduction and trade, and examines the challenges that poor people face in benefiting from trade opportunities. Written jointly by the World Bank Group and the WTO, the publication examines how...

Global trade has contributed strongly to reducing poverty but important challenges remain in making trade work for the poorest. This publication presents eight case studies to reveal how trade can help to reduce poverty in developing countries. It focuses on four constraints faced by the...

... Van Waeyenberge, Elisa: Understanding aid at the bank. - S. 49-72. Bayliss, Kate: A cup half full: the World Bank's assessment of water privatisation. - S. 73-98. Fine, Ben: Social capital and health. - S. 99-127. Johnston, Deborah: World Bank research HIV/AIDS: praise where it's due?. - S....

“Building and operating successful public institutions is a perennial and long-term challenge for governments, which is compounded by the volatile conditions found in fragile settings. Yet some government agencies do manage to take root and achieve success in delivering results earning...

The paper advances a framework to take stock of CIT incentives across two interrelated policy objectives: stimulating investment in green sectors and processes; and/or encouraging divestment from dirty sectors. It distinguishes three categories of CIT incentives related to the green agenda: (i)...