Intro -- CONTENTS -- Abstract -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- Overview -- 1. Poverty Profile in Brazil -- 2. Dynamics of the Brazilian Small Farm Sector -- 3. An Assessment of Rural Labor Markets in the 1990s -- 4. Land Markets and Rural Poverty Alleviation -- 5....

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Abstract -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Part One: The Main Report -- 1. The Strategic Setting -- 2. Public Expenditure Structure and Trends -- 3. Expenditure Reform Priorities in Key Sectors -- 4. Institutional Challenges...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Broadcasting and Development -- Broadcasting and the New ICTs -- Convergence -- Broadcasting as a Productive Sector -- The Government's Role in the Broadcasting Sector -- The World Bank and...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Cover -- Title -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- Overview -- 1. Strategic Setting -- 2. Structural Transformation -- 3. Regional Dimensions -- 4. Expenditure Strategies -- 5. Governance -- Annex -- Statistical Appendix -- LIST OF TABLES...

Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Title -- ABOUT THIS BOOK v -- INTRODUCTION 1 -- OPENING ADDRESS 9 -- KEYNOTE ADDRESSES Scale, Results, and Development 15 -- Trade and Poverty -- Trade, Growth, and Poverty-A Selective Survey 47 -- Doha and the World Poverty Targets 91 -- Africa's Future: Industrial...

Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword ix -- Acknowledgments xiii -- Executive Summary xvii -- 1 Introduction 1 -- 2 Property Rights to Land 7 -- 3 Land Transactions 79 -- 4 Fostering Socially Desirable Land Use 133 -- Appendix: Regional Workshops 193 -- Glossary 205 -- References 207...

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Regulatory and Supervisory Authority -- 3 Loan Classification -- 4 Classification of Multiple Loans -- 5 Guarantees and Collateral -- 6 Loan Reviews by Banks -- 7 Classification of...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Cover -- Title -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- I. Executive Summary -- II. Peru's Fiscal Challenges and Vulnerabilities -- III. Reorienting the Budget Toward Pro-Poor Expenditure -- IV. Improving the Efficiency of Public Expenditure -- V....

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Title -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- DATA NOTES -- REGIONAL TABLES -- WORLD -- EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC -- EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA -- LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- SOUTH ASIA -- SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- INCOME GROUP TABLES -- LOW INCOME...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Title -- Abstract -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1. Sector Review and Key Issues -- Chapter 2. Promoting Competitiveness -- Chapter 3. Improving Factor Markets -- Chapter 4. Risk Management Instruments --...