Technology and globalization are threatening manufacturing's traditional ability to deliver both ...

Women, Business and the Law (WBL) is a World Bank Group project measuring the laws and regulation...

The book examines how South Asia can best adapt to climate change. The region's governments are u...

World Development Report 2025 argues that setting and enforcing standards across the economy, soc...

When should a country whose goal is economic development pursue industrial policy, and if so, how...

International Debt Report (IDR) is a longstanding annual publication of the World Bank featuring ...

DCP4 Volume 2 provides practical guidance for countries to prevent, prepare for, and respond to p...

The report informs the policy dialogue and World Bank engagement on food and nutrition security i...

Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic dev...

After more than three decades of average annual growth close to 10 percent, China's economy is tr...

Two decades after its original publication, The Analysis of Household Surveys is being reissued w...

The unprecedented urban growth of the last twenty years has created a state of urgency for action...

Discusses the importance and challenge of developing viable, resilient, and fiscally sustainable ...

The war in Syria, now in its eighth year, continues to take its toll on the Syrian people. More t...

The State of Social Safety Nets 2018 Report examines global trends in the social safety net socia...

This book identifies effective strategies to plan, create and manage government and privately-own...

Drought, excessive heat, typhoons and other natural events can greatly affect agricultural produc...

La Republica Dominicana se destaca por ser una economia en rapido crecimiento que no le ha sido p...

This companion report to the World Development Report (WDR) 2019: The Changing Nature of Work add...

This book describes the nature of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the

This report provides analysis, policy options, and implementation strategies, towards improving t...

Provides an overview of the World Bank Education's portfolio in the area of Education Management ...

Assesses the capacity expansion needs, operating efficiency, and landside access gaps of the 15 m...

This seventh volume of the World Bank Legal Review focuses on the role of law and justice systems...

This book investigates which mental abilities and behaviors allow Latin Americans to be successfu...

II faudra, pour atteindre les cibles de nutrition fixees par l' Asssemblee mondiale de la sante e...

Depois de quase um quarto de século de implementação de reformas para a cobertura universal de sa...

El Estudio de la Urbanizacion en Centroamerica: Oportunidades de una Centroarnerica Urbana ofrece...

Using rich data collected from the OECD School User Survey (LEEP) and the 'Trends in Mathematics ...

This report sheds light on public transport's role in women's access to economic opportunities in...

Using a transdisciplinary approach for a thorough assessment of the much-debated religious ending...

This book provides a thorough analysis of Isaiah 18-20, concerned with Egypt and Kush, from the e...

The Yearbook aims to promote research, studies and writings in the field of international law in ...

This study, on asceticism in the Qur'an and in early texts attributed to the Kharijites, offers a...

This collection of essays explores the role of gardens in early modern academies and looks into t...

A critical review of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, the psychology originating from Lev Vyg...

One of the most fundamental and recurring issues in the social sciences--the relation between lan...

This book is the first stocktaking of what the decarbonization of the world economy means for fos...

Chronic poverty raises perhaps the most complex and difficult challenge for governments around th...

Bangladeshi women are increasingly economically empowered, yet their choices remain limited. Gend...

Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally, particularly among children and youn...

In 2011 the World Bank--with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation--launched the Glo...

Suriname is undoubtedly the site of origin of the oldest extant preserved specimens of South Amer...

This book seeks to involve recognized researchers in the social scientific study of health, medic...

The East Asia and Pacific region has an international emigrant population of over 21 million peop...

Inadequate electricity services pose a major impediment to reducing extreme poverty and boosting ...

This report is the first comprehensive framework on how to facilitate SMEs and LIDCs access to an...

After years of high growth and poverty reduction, Ghana is now facing important economic and soci...