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Intensified Systems of Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics.
Wallis, J.A.N. - World Bank Group - 1997
This technical paper is a review of eight intensified systems of land use on unirrigated farms in developing countries. The study proposes three complementary sets of conditions necessary for farming systems to be sustainable in the long run: public sector policies and investments; private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005779934
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Evolution of Agricultural Services in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Venkatesan, V.; Kampen, J. - World Bank Group - 1998
This paper traces the evolution of Workd Bank support to agricultural services, particularly extension and research, in Sub-Saharan Africa from the early 1970s to the present.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005669714
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Improving State Enterprise Performance: The Role of Internal and External Incentives.
Muir, R.; Saba, J.P. - World Bank Group - 1996
The central objective of the research summarized in this report was to explore the ways and means of reforming State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to achieve efficiency, profitability and accountability. Specifically, this project sought to: (i) survey international experience in SOE reform; (ii)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639178
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Rural Development Strategy: Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Csaki, C.; Tuck, L. - World Bank Group - 2000
This paper summarizes the World Bank assistance strategy for rural development in the ECA region. The rural sector includes the people; economic; development activities; institutional, economic, and social infrastructure; and natural resources in rural areas and is thus not confined to agriculture....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639102
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Sector Diagnostic and Analysis of Public Spending in Agriculture and Rural Development
World Bank Group - 2019
The purpose of this diagnostic report is to establish an analytical basis for defining strategic priorities in agriculture and rural development in Croatia, as the country prepares its National Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy and formulates its Strategic Plan for the European Union's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646391
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Governance Risk Assessment System (GRAS) : Advanced Data Analytics for Detecting Fraud, Corruption, and Collusion in Public Expenditures
World Bank Group - 2023
Corruption poses a significant threat to development and has a disproportionate impact on the poor and most vulnerable …. Government agencies struggle to identify fraud and corruption in public expenditures. Risk assessments usually rely on manual …, corruption, and collusion in government contracting. GRAS increases the efficiency and effectiveness of audits and investigations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454182
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Pakistan's Public Agricultural Enterprises: Inefficiencies, Market Distorsions, and Proposals for Reform.
Faruqee, R.; Ali, R.; Choudhry, Y. - World Bank Group - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005207684
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Land Reform in Ukraine: The First Five Years.
Csaki, C.; Lerman, Z. - World Bank Group - 1997
This study summarizes the first five years (1991-96) of agrarian reforms in Ukraine, presenting the results of a farm-level survey conducted in 11 provinces between January and March 1996. The findings show that the growth of private farming has slowed down after a vigorous start and that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005779894
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The Agrarian Economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Situation and Perspectives, 1997
Csaki, S.; Nash, J. - World Bank Group - 1998
This report seeks to provide a brief overview of agricultural economies in the region. It identifies where the agrarian economies of Eastern Europe and Central Asia stand today, the direction in which they are heading, the rate at which production can be expected to recover, and how this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005779906
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Agriculture and German Reunification.
Koester, U.E.; Brooks, K.M. - World Bank Group - 1997
This book describes the experience of the agriculture sector in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) under reunification. Evidence shows that eastern German agriculture is competitive under current policies and has ample capacity to adjust to likely changes in policy.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005779950