The need for effective pricing -- A literature survey -- Economic principles of irrigation water demand and supply -- A microeconomics analysis of pricing in Morocco, China, Mexico, South Africa, and Turkey -- Interaction between economywide policies and irrigated agriculture in Morocco --...

[Introduction ...] This paper examines the conditions of access to water in the slums of the developing world. It has three goals. The first is to identify the objective and policy-related challenges that hinder progress in the provision of safe, affordable, continuous and easy access to water...

This paper examines the links between ownership, innovation, and exports in electronics firms in three late-industrializing developing countries (People's Republic of China, Thailand, and Philippines), drawing on recent developments in applied international trade and innovation and learning....

This study explores the different approaches to service delivery in fragile states by surveying donors' own evaluations of their existing fragile states policies. Because there is limited understanding of what works in risky environments, monitoring and evaluation are critical components of...