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

at al Céline Ferré

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?

Locksley, Gareth

Two decades after its original publication, The Analysis of Household Surveys is being reissued with a new preface by its author, Sir Angus Deaton, recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. This classic work remains relevant to anyone with a serious interest in using household survey data to shed light on policy issues. This book reviews the analysis of household survey data, including the construction of household surveys, the econometric tools that are the most useful for such analysis, and a range of problems in development policy for which the econometric analysis of household surveys is useful and informative. The author's approach remains close to the data, relying on transparent econometric and graphical techniques to present the data so that policy and academic debates are clearly informed. Chapter 1 describes the features of survey design that need to be understood in order to undertake appropriate analysis. Chapter 2 discusses the general econometric and statistical issues that arise when using survey data for estimation and inference. Chapter 3 covers the use of survey data to measure welfare, poverty, and distribution. Chapter 4 discusses the use of household budget data to explore patterns of household demand. Chapter 5 is about price reform, its effects on equity and efficiency, and how to measure them. Chapter 6 addresses the role of household consumption and saving in economic development. The book includes an appendix providing code and programs using STATA, which can serve as a template for the users' own analysis.

The Analysis of Household Surveys: A Microeconometric Approach to Development Policy

Deaton, Angus

The 2019 World Development Report will study how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today.

World Development Report 2019: The Changing Nature of Work

Over the past decade, China has built 25,000 kilometers of dedicated high-speed railway more high-speed railway than the rest of the world put together. What can we learn from this remarkable experience? China s High-Speed Rail Development examines the Chinese experience to draw lessons for countries that may be considering investing in high-speed rail. The report scrutinizes the planning and delivery mechanisms that enabled the rapid construction of the high-speed rail system, highlighting the role of long-term planning and consistent plan execution and the importance of joint venture structures that ensure the active participation of provincial and local governments in project planning and financing. Traffic on China s high-speed trains has grown to 1.7 billion passengers a year. The study examines the characteristics of the markets for which high-speed rail is competitive in China. It discusses the pricing and service design considerations that go into making high-speed rail services competitive with other modes of transportation, and it considers other factors, such as good urban connectivity, that make the service attractive to customers. One of the most remarkable aspects of the Chinese experience is the rapid pace of high-quality construction. The report looks at the role of strong capacity development within and cooperation among China Railway Corporation, rail manufacturers, universities, research institutions, laboratories, and engineering centers that allowed for rapid technological advancement and the localization of technology. It also describes the project delivery structures and incentives for delivering quality results in a timely fashion. Finally, the report analyzes the financial and economic sustainability of the investment in high-speed rail. It finds that a developing country can price high-speed rail services affordably and still achieve financial viability, but this requires very high passenger density. Economic viability similarly depends on high passenger density.

China's High-Speed Rail Development (International Development in Focus)

Bullock, Richard

Lawrence, Martha

Liu, Ziming

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