The Reader in International Corporate Finance offers an overview of current thinking on six topics: law and finance, corporate governance, banking, capital markets, capital structure and financing constraints, and the political economy of finance. This collection of 23 of the most influential...

This Little Data Book presents tables for over 213 economies showing the most recent national data on key indicators of information and communications technology (ICT), including access, quality, affordability, efficiency, sustainability, and applications.

This book looks at the experience of skills development in five African countries, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Tanzania, that together account for one-third of the nearly 900 million people living in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study examines: (a) the employment characteristics of the...

By studying the approach of IFC leasing technical assistance projects implemented to date, the authors hope to provide a useful reference. This manual highlights which elements to look for locally, why experiences may be different between countries, and what (based on our collective experience)...

This book is based on the World Development Indicators 2001 and its accompanying CD-ROM. Under the headings of agriculture, forests, biodiversity, energy, emissions and pollution, water and sanitation, and 'greener' national accounts, it presents key indicators of the environment and its...

This companion guide to Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, second edition, speeds the diffusion of life-saving knowledge by distilling the contents of the larger volume into an easily read format. Readers will get an overview of the messages and analysis in Disease Control...

In 2009, in the midst of the financial crisis, analysts were concerned that banks in Nepal were dangerously overexposed to inflated real estate and equity markets. Nepal's Central Bank (NRB) decided to evaluate its commercial banks, but needed outside expertise and assistance for stress-testing...

The little data book on gender 2009 is a pocket edition of World Development Indicators (WDI) 2009 with a focus on gender-related statistics. It is intended as a quick reference for users of the WDI 2009 book and CD-ROM and WDI Online, and electronic subscription database. Together, they cover...

Seasonal hunger induced by agricultural seasonality is often a characteristic feature of rural poverty. The evidence of seasonal distress in many agrarian societies can be found in the narratives of economic historians. With agricultural diversification made possible through technological...

Doing Business 2007: How to reform is the fourth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be...