Doing business 2016: Measuring regulatory quality and efficiency published by World Bank (10/2015). “Societies need regulation – and businesses, as part of society, are no exception. Without the rules that underpin their establishment, operation and dissolution, modern businesses cannot…
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Sustaining Employment (Silva, Almeida and Strokova)
Sustaining employment and wage gains in Brazil – A skills and jobs agenda by Joana Silva, Rita Almeida and Victoria Strokova published by World Bank (2015). “Improved labor market outcomes have been the main driver of reductions in poverth…
Global Monitoring Report 2015/2016: Development goals in an era of demographic change published by World Bank (2015). “With 2015 marking the transition from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals, the international community can celebrate many development successes since…
Having space and using it: Fiscal policy challenges in developing economies published by World Bank (1/2015). “Developing economies face downside risks to growth and prospects of rising financing costs. In the event that these cause a cyclical slowdown, policymakers…
Risk and opportunity – Managing risk for development published by World Bank (10/2013). “The past 25 years have witnessed unprecedented changes around the world – many of them for the better. Across the continents, many countries have embarked on…
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Global Economic Prospects (World Bank)
Global Economic Prospects to improve in 2015, but divergent trends pose downside risks by World Bank (01/2015). “Following another disappointing year in 2014, developing countries should see an uptick in growth this year, boosted in part by soft oil…
World development report 2015 explores “Mind, Society, and Behavior” published by World Bank indicated by Alexandre A. Rocha (12/2014). “The WDR 2015 holds new insights on how people make decisions; it provides a framework to help development practitioners and governments…
Public Sector Governance and accountability series – Participatory Budgeting edited by Anwar Shah published by World Bank (2007). “This book provides an overview of the principles underlying participatory budgeting. It analyzes the merits and demerits of participatory budgeting practices iaround the…
2014 Sovereign Debt Management Forum published by World Bank, indicated by Alvaro Manoel (12/2014). “Public debt management from around the world gathered at the World Bank Treasury’s Sovereign Debt Management Forum, to discuss topical issues related to public debt…
Commodity Markets Outlook published by World Bank (01/2015). “Although the energy price index experienced the largest drop in 2014Q4 (mostly due to oil), all three industrial commodity price indices (energy, metals and minerals, and agricultural raw materials) have experienced…
