Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part I: Competition Policy, Shared Prosperity, Poverty Alleviation, and Inclusive Growth: Empirical Evidence to Support Policy Action -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 What Is Competition Policy? --...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- A crisis that can be managed -- Working together with humanitarian actors -- At the onset-Taking a new look at prevention and preparedness -- During the...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- A Comprehensive Assessment of South Asia's Container Ports -- Analytical Framework -- Organization of the Report -- Chapter 1 South Asia's Container Port Sector --...

Transition to a new world order with more diffuse distribution of economic power is under way. This first edition of a new World Bank flagship report, 'Global Development Horizons 2011', focuses on three major international economic trends: the shift in the balance of global growth from...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview Transitioning to a New Urban-Based Model of Economic Growth -- Limited Employment Creation and Poverty Reduction Characterize Nigeria's Urbanization -- Diagnosing Nigeria's Urban Challenges: Institutions,...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Glossary -- Overview -- 1 Banking Regulation and Supervision: Conceptual Framework and Stylized Facts -- 2 Market Discipline -- 3 Bank Capital Regulation -- Statistical Appendixes -- A:...