The World Bank Economic Review [Vol. 26, No. 3, 2012, Paperback]

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The World Bank

The Japanese and Korean experiences in managing development (Management and development series)

Business & Money

Shinohara, Miyohei

Management & Leadership

The demand for medical care in developing countries: Quantity rationing in rural Côte d'Ivoire (LSMS working paper)

Dor, Avi

General Equilibrium Models for Development Policy

Kemal Dervis

Jaime De Melo

Sherman Robinson

Economics

Adjustment in Africa: Reforms, results, and the road ahead : summary (A World Bank policy research report)

Politics & Social Sciences

World Bank Group

Politics & Government

Are Poverty Reduction and Other 21st Century Social Goals Attainable?

Michael Walton

Lionel Demery & Michael Walton

The media and development: what's the story?

Gareth Locksley

Closing the feedback loop: can technology bridge the accountability gap?

Björn-Sören Gigler

Savita Bailur

Tree-based production systems have enormous potential to reduce vulnerability and increase the resilience of households living in dryland regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Trees are key providers of biomass, which is critical for many livelihood needs. Wood from trees is the leading source of energy in many dryland countries and is an important construction material. Foliage and pods from trees and shrubs are the most important source of feed for camels and goats, which are the dominant livestock species in the more arid parts of the drylands. Trees and shrubs offer enhanced sources of the organic matter needed to improve the structure and raise the fertility of soils used for agriculture. Many parts of trees provide different medicinal products for people. And fruits and vegetable foliage harvested from trees are important seasonal food sources for people living in drylands, and for sale. The benefits from trees take on added value when one considers that they are relatively impervious to many of the shocks that affect other production systems, especially livestock keeping and agriculture. Trees, with their deep rooting systems, maintain their standing value and offer some production even in drought years. They are therefore a good buffer against climatic risk and are a critical element in a diversification strategy designed to maintain levels of consumption and income in good times and bad. In addition, their value can be tapped when it is most needed: wood from trees can be harvested throughout the year, and many annual tree products are harvested at times different from the times when annual crops are harvested. 'Tree-Based Production Systems for Africa's Drylands' identifies some of the most promising investment opportunities at the level of tree-based systems, species (products), and well-defined management practices for accelerating rural economic growth in the drylands.

Tree-Based Production Systems for Africa's Drylands (World Bank Studies)

Place, Frank

Agostini, Paola

Garrity, Dennis

Mohan, Sid

Public Asset Management Companies is designed for policy makers and stakeholders who are considering the establishment of a publicly funded asset management company (AMC). An AMC is a statutory body or corporation, fully or partially owned by the government, usually established in times of financial sector stress, to assume the management of distressed assets and recoup the public cost of resolving the crisis. AMCs were first used in the early 1990s in Sweden (Securum) and the United States (the RTC), and again during the Asian crisis (for instance, Danaharta in Malaysia, KAMCO in the Republic of Korea). The 2008 financial crisis marked a renewal of the use of this tool to support the resolution of financial crises (for instance, NAMA in Ireland, SAREB in Spain).  The toolkit has a narrow focus on the specific tool of a public AMC established to support bank resolution, with the objective of providing insight on the design and operational issues surrounding the creation of such AMCs. It seeks to inform policy makers on issues to consider when planning to establish a public AMC through:   An analysis of recent public AMCs established as a result of the global financial crisis  Detailed case studies in developed and emerging markets over three generations  A toolkit approach with questions and answers, including questions on design and operations that are critical for authorities confronted with the issue of whether to establish an AMC  An emphasis on how to ; that is, a practical versus a principled approach. Part I summarizes the findings on the preconditions, the design, and the operationalization of public AMCs. Part II provides case studies on three generations of AMCs, whose lessons are embedded in Part I. The case studies cover emerging and developed markets, and have been selected based on the lessons they offer.

Public Asset Management Companies: A Toolkit (World Bank Studies)

Cerruti, Caroline

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