This paper develops the new market-oriented economic policies for sustainable development of underdeveloped countries, which have been poor and reply on external assistance for decades. The case applies to Guyana because of its chronic deficit and deteriorated facilities in hydraulic systems. To...

The Bukidnon Province in Mindanao Island is a rural area with one of the highest poverty levels in the Philippines. About 60 percent of the farm families live below the poverty line. Nonetheless, Buckidnon Province offers location and climatic advantages for the development of a high-value...

A shortage of clean drinking water, the lack of an adequate sewage system, and rapid environmental degradation from waste dumping have prompted the State of Espirito Santo in Brazil to consider expanding the water supply and sewage disposal system in the region. This paper reports on the finding...

This paper is about the feasibility of a gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG), with particular emphasis on fiscal issues involved in a mining project. The study begins by considering the market for gold and a description of the technical aspects of the Misima gold mine in PNG. The financial...

In this paper we report on an evaluation of the feasibility of a port improvement project at General Santos City in the Philippines. For an analysis of this project, which is an expansion of an existing facility, the financial and economic analyses are conducted with and without the project. To...

In the past, most evaluations of the electric utility investments have been based on the assumptions that the suppliers of electricity would provide the quantity of energy demanded at an acceptable level of reliability. The question addressed in most of the investment appraisals has been: “is...

The Jamuna Bridge project is a case that illustrates an integrated approach to project appraisal. An integrated approach allows analysts to examine financial, economic, distributive, and risk analysis in conjunction with each other such that no single aspect is left to be examined in isolation....

The Buenos Aires – Colonia Bridge Project is designed to provide a permanent and non-managed river crossing under all weather conditions between Punta Lara, located approximately 40 km away from Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital, and Colonia, a city in Uruguay. It is planned to involve a...

This report studies the revenue requirement of the Government of Belize in short term as well as the tax reform measure needed to face the longer term revenue requirements of the public sector in an environment where tariffs to international trade are being reduced. The study update a similar...

The social or economic discount rate is the threshold rate used to calculate the net present value of an investment project, a program, or a regulatory intervention to see whether the proposed expenditures are economically worthwhile to undertake. The size of the economic rate of discount has...