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City Development Strategy and City Assistance Programme : Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Volume 1
World Bank - 2013
In conformity with its objective of functioning as a local Government, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) sought the assistance of the World Bank for the preparation of a City Development Strategy (CDS) for Kathmandu. The various sectoral as well as integrated strategies presented in this...
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City Development Strategy and City Assistance Programme : Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Volume 2
World Bank - 2013
In conformity with its objective of functioning as a local Government, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) sought the assistance of the World Bank for the preparation of a City Development Strategy (CDS) for Kathmandu. The various sectoral as well as integrated strategies presented in this...
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Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration, Volume 2. Technical Annexes
World Bank - 2012
Five East African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda have made solid progress on integrating regionally in the East African Community (EAC) since 1999. Such advances are crucial, as integration in East Africa has the potential for higher than usual benefits: Burundi, Rwanda,...
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Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration (Vol. 1 of 2)
World Bank - 2012
Five East African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda have made solid progress on integrating regionally in the East African Community (EAC) since 1999. Such advances are crucial, as integration in East Africa has the potential for higher than usual benefits: Burundi, Rwanda,...
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Reducing inequality for shared growth in China : strategy and policy options for Guangdong province
2011
This overview summarizes the key findings of the eight chapters and one policy note. It is organized as follows. The first section provides a background of Guangdong, while the second describes the current situation of inequality in the province. Next is a discussion of the potential impacts of...
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The Urban Development Investment Corporations (UDICs) in Chongqing, China
World Bank - 2012
drive to build infrastructure in China, where local governments are not allowed to engage in direct market borrowing. UDICs … municipal corporations under the Company Law of the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC). The law does not clarify the relationship …-a-vis UDICs. The Government of China (GOC) agencies expect that the World Bank (WB) Technical Assistance Report (TAR), based on …
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Influence of Covid-19 On China's Urban Planning and Design Regulations : A Systematic Review of Recent Policy and Regulatory Changes
World Bank - 2021
The purpose of this note is to explain how the pandemic is reshaping regulations in China and affecting urban planning … and city management. In preparing this note, a meta-analysis was conducted based on a review of China's urban planning … provides a systematic review of how China responses to COVID-19 and addresses gaps in urban planning and building design …
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World Development Report 2009 : Reshaping Economic Geography
World Bank - 2012
Places do well when they promote transformations along the dimensions of economic geography: higher densities as cities grow; shorter distances as workers and businesses migrate closer to density; and fewer divisions as nations lower their economic borders and enter world markets to take...
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Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 1
World Bank - 2012
This report investigates Egypt's regional economic growth, explores the causes for geographically unbalanced development, and proposes policy options to make unbalanced growth compatible with inclusive development. In Egypt, despite rapid progress in most welfare indicators in lagging regions,...
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Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt???s Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 2. Technical Background Reports
World Bank - 2012
This report investigates Egypt's regional economic growth, explores the causes for geographically unbalanced development, and proposes policy options to make unbalanced growth compatible with inclusive development. In Egypt, despite rapid progress in most welfare indicators in lagging regions,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012556966