Central America is undergoing an important transition. Urban populations are increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges for development, as well as opportunities to boost sustained, inclusive and resilient growth. Today, 59 percent of the region's population lives in urban...

Central America is undergoing an important transition. Urban populations are increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges for development, as well as opportunities to boost sustained, inclusive and resilient growth. Today, 59 percent of the region’s population lives in urban...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Why Does Urbanization Matter for Central America? -- How Urbanization Is Transforming Central America (Chapter 1) -- Cities Are Where Central America's Most Pressing...

Centroamerica experimenta una transicion importante. Las poblaciones urbanas aumentan a gran velocidad,lo que trae consigo desafios apremiantes asl coma oportunidades para impulsar un crecimiento sostenido,inclusivo y resiliente. Hoy en dfa, el 59 par ciento de la poblacion de Centroarnerica...

The marginal productivity of water used for industry varies among sectors in China, but there is great potential for the Chinese government to save water by raising water prices to industry, to encourage water conservation. - Using plant-level data on more than 1,000 Chinese industrial plants,...

Today 60 percent of Moroccans reside in urban areas, as opposed to 35 percent in 1970. By 2050, nearly three-quarters of the country's population will be living in cities. Along with the concentration of people, urbanization will lead to the increasing concentration of economic activities in...

Buying things versus buying development -- A solution : cash on delivery aid -- Applications of cash on delivery aid to primary education : a contract between partners -- Applying COD aid to primary education : funding and implementation -- Learning what works : the research challenge -- Federal...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is suffering from spatially divergent development. The uprisings of the Arab Spring in part reflected grievances of citizens who were or perceived to have been left behind, particularly by accidents of where they were born. This memo introduces a report...