"Anderson and Martin examine the extent to which various regions, and the world as a whole, could gain from … multilateral trade reform over the next decade. They use the World Bank's linkage model of the global economy to examine the impact … first of current trade barriers and agricultural subsidies, and then of possible outcomes from the World Trade Organization …

collapse in earthquakes, and the great majority occurs in the developing world. This is despite the fact that engineering … range of transparency and oversight mechanisms for public construction projects. "--World Bank web site …

the inefficient delivery of a service rarely used by poor people. "--World Bank web site …

actual gain. "--World Bank web site …

Analysis Project (GTAP) database and the World Bank's LINKAGE model of the global economy (projected to 2015), their results … food importers or are enjoying preferential access to agricultural markets of high-income countries. "--World Bank web site …