tends to be limited. Competition is the single most important factor toward auction efficiency and anti-corruption. However …, and competition. With data on procurement auctions for electricity projects in developing countries, it is found that …

This report examines the potential use of auctions as a price discovery mechanism facilitating accelerated … addressed. The report concludes that coal power plant decommissioning is part of a multifaceted exercise in which auctions can … play an important supporting role. The auction process, including the development of requirements and material obligations …

. Lack of knowledge about the policy and the costs of applying appear to be the main barriers preventing poorer individuals …

"Chen and Dahlman assess the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which … represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period … 1960 to 2000, they show that knowledge is a significant determinant of long-term economic growth. In particular, the …

improved their global competitiveness by taking the first steps in the direction of the knowledge economy. The World Bank Group … expanding information and communication technologies. The success of a knowledge-economy strategy depends on coordinated … chapters organized into three main parts. Part 1 presents the rationale and approach for the transition to the knowledge- and …

at the school level. Despite the wealth of documentation mentioned, little if any of this knowledge and information … existing knowledge and information to be delivered to the relevant people in charge of ICT in education initiatives in LDCs, as …