The absence of vibrant bondmarkets in East Asia was a significant contributor to the 1997–98 financial crisis. Ever since, the development of local bondmarkets has been a major objective of financial reforms in many East Asian economies. This effort has been frustrated by the inability to...

Cover -- Contents -- Maps and Figures -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary and Abbreviations -- Note on Language -- 1. The Economy of Anticipation -- 2. The Vision of Growth -- 3. The Land of Speculation -- 4. The Factory of the Future -- 5. The Labour of Aspiration -- 6. The...

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Figure O.1 The recent commodity boom was the largest and longest of any boom since 1900; Figure O.2 Real commodity prices in local currency units increased by between 75 and 150 percent but have fallen since; Figure O.3 Slower growth should...

C1; C2; Contents; Foreword by Nigeria's Coordinating Minister for the Economy; Foreword by the World Bank; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; Abbreviations; Overview; Main Message: A Low-Carbon Way to Achieve Vision 20: 2020; Figure O.1 Reference Scenario: Annual CO2e Emissions to 2035; The Reference...

Intro -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. China's Path Towards New Growth: Drivers of Human Capital, Innovation and Technological Change -- Part I: Reform and Macroeconomic Development -- 2. Reform Dividends to Sustain China's Economic Growth -- 3....

Tunisia in a Changing Climate: Assessment and Actions for Increased Resilience and Development ispart of the World Bank Studies series. These papers are published to communicate the resultsof the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion.This book provides an assessment of...