Beyond commodities : the growth challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean / / Jorge Thompson Araujo [and four others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 pages) : illustrations (some color), charts |
Disciplina | 338.98 |
Collana | Latin American Development Forum |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Latin America
Economic development - Caribbean Area |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910151621603321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond contributory pensions : fourteen experiences with coverage expansion in Latin America / / Rafael P. Rofman, Ignacio Apella, and Evelyn Vezza, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (451 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.25/2098 |
Collana | Directions in Development. Human Development |
Soggetto topico |
Old age pensions - Government policy - Latin America
Pensions - Government policy - Latin America Social security - Latin America |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-0391-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; Expanding Income Protection for the Elderly in Latin America; Figure 1.1 Timeline of Reforms Aimed at Expanding Coverage for the Elderly, Selected Countries, 2000-14; Figures; Rationale; Analytical Framework; The Demographic Context in Latin America; Figure 1.2 Median Age and Dependency Ratio of the Elderly, Latin America, 1950-2100; Figure 1.3 Dependency Ratio of the Elderly, Selected Countries, 2010 and 2100; History of Social Protection Systems in the Region
Figure 1.4 Activity Ratios for Adults from 55 to 75 Years Old and Women from 20 to 60 Years Old, Latin America, 1980-2050Figure 1.5 Implied Pension Obligations, Selected Countries, 2000-50; The Coverage Problem; Figure 1.6 Economically Active Population That Contributes to the Social Protection System, Selected Countries, 1990, 2000, and 2010; Figure 1.7 Coverage of the Older Adult Population, Selected Countries, 1990, 2000, and 2010; Figure 1.8 Older Adult Pension Coverage, by Income Quintile, around 2010; Procoverage Reforms: Why Now? Figure 1.9 Extreme Poverty Rate for Adults over 65, with and without Pension Income, Selected Countries, around 2006Box 1.1 Social Pensions in the Rest of the World; Boxes; Figure B1.1.1 Typology of Social Pension Programs in OECD Countries, 2007; Toward a Taxonomy of the Noncontributory Reforms in Latin America; Tables; Table 1.1 Initial Conditions before Inclusive Reforms; Figure 1.10 Coverage of New Social Protection Systems, 2012; Table 1.2 Coverage Expansion Programs, Design Characteristics; Different Needs and Financial Sacrifices Figure 1.11 Average Benefit of New Social Protection Systems, 2012Figure 1.12 Form of Selecting Beneficiaries and the Noncontributory Benefit; Figure 1.13 Noncontributory Benefit Relative to the Contributory Benefit and the Poverty Line; Figure 1.14 Spending on New Social Protection Systems as a Percentage of GDP and of Spending on Contributory Pensions, 2012; Figure 1.15 Relationship between Coverage Increase and Financial Commitment, 2012; Conclusion: Policy Options, Challenges, Preconditions, and Prospects for Income Protection Systems for Older Adults; Annex 1A Coverage Expansion Programs Table 1A.1 Coverage Expansion Programs, Performance Indicators, 2012Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Argentina; Background; Figure 2.1 Population Older than 65 Years, Argentina and Latin America, 1950-2100; Figure 2.2 Distribution of Contribution Density, 1994-2001; Figure 2.3 Pension System Coverage for the Economically Active and Employed Population, 1992-2010; Figure 2.4 Population over Age 65 Receiving a Social Security Benefit, 1992-2011; Figure 2.5 Population over Age 65 Receiving a Social Security Benefit, by Gender, 1992-2011 Figure 2.6 Population over Age 65 Receiving a Welfare Benefit, by Income Quintile, 1992-2011 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463604303321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond crisis : the financial performance of India's power sector / / Mani Khurana and Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee |
Autore | Khurana Mani |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (151 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.79150954 |
Collana | A World Bank study |
Soggetto topico |
Power resources - Economic aspects - India
Energy industries - India |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-0393-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Sector Finances Have Reached Crisis Proportions; Figures; Figure ES.1 Profit (Loss) after Tax, 2003-11; Some States Have Performed Worse Than Others; Figure ES.2 Accumulated Losses, by State, 2003-11; Banks and Other Financial Institutions Have Increased Their Support; Figure ES.3 Power Sector Debt; Costs Have Been Driven Primarily by Power Procurement, Underpinned by Fuel Crisis; Figure ES.4 Power Purchase Efficiency Scores; The Gap between Costs and Revenues Has Increased
Figure ES.5 Cost Recovery Performance, 2003-11The Financial Situation of the Power Sector Reflects a Complex Interplay between Utilities and Key Stakeholders; Figure ES.6 Decomposition of Losses, 2003 and 2011; Efficiency Improvements in Upstream Generation Can Bring about Significant Savings; Financial Projections Suggest a Continued Slide until 2017; Figure ES.7 Projected Change in Gap without Subsidy, 2011 and 2017; A Proposed Simple Tool to Monitor Sector Performance on a Regular Basis; Figure ES.8 Best and Worst Performing States in the AHP Index A Few Areas of Continued Focus Can Go a Long Way to Improve Sector PerformanceNotes; Chapter 1The Genesis of India's Power Sector Reforms; The Reforms and Their Origins; Events Leading up to the Electricity Act, 2003; Figure 1.1 Peak and Energy Deficit; Figure 1.2 Timeline of Sector Unbundling and Establishment of Regulatory Commissions; Tables; Table 1.1 Comparative Assessment of Technical and Operational Indicators; Boxes; Box 1.1 The Electricity Act, 2003, and Subsequent Policies; Figure 1.3 Accumulated Losses, by State, 2003; Figure 1.4 Power Sector Structure, by State Accelerated Power Development and Reforms ProgramNotes; References; Chapter 2Deteriorating Sector Finances; A Snapshot of Sector Finances; Figure 2.1 Profit (Loss) after Tax, 2003-11; Figure 2.2 Profit (Loss) after Tax, by State, 2011; Figure 2.3 Accumulated Losses, by State, 2003-11; Table 2.1 Accumulated Losses across the Power Sector Value Chain, 2011; Figure 2.4 Evolution of Subsidies, 2003-11; Figure 2.5 Debt in the Power Sector; Cost and Revenue in the Distribution Segment; Figure 2.6 Analysis of Average Cost, 2011, and Compound Annual Growth Rate, 2003-11 Figure 2.7 Composition of Total Costs, 2003-11Figure 2.8 Power Purchase Efficiency Scores; Figure 2.9 Energy Deficit Caused by Coal Shortages, 2012; Figure 2.10 Revenues in 2011 and Compound Annual Growth Rate; The Gap between Cost and Revenue; Figure 2.11 Cost Recovery Performance, 2003-11; Figure 2.12 Cost Recovery Performance with and without Subsidy; Figure 2.13 Evolution of the Cost-Revenue Gap; Figure 2.14 Decomposition of Losses in 2003 and 2011; Figure 2.15 Average Effective Tariff, by Consumer Group, 2012; Table 2.2 Tariff Performance and Utility Losses, 2011 Figure 2.16 Distribution Losses, 2003-11 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511472203321 |
Khurana Mani | ||
Washington District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond crisis : the financial performance of India's power sector / / Mani Khurana and Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee |
Autore | Khurana Mani |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington D.C. : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 131 pages) : illustrations ; ; 25 cm |
Disciplina | 333.79150954 |
Collana | A World Bank study |
Soggetto topico |
Power resources - Economic aspects - India
Energy industries - India |
ISBN | 1-4648-0393-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Sector Finances Have Reached Crisis Proportions; Figures; Figure ES.1 Profit (Loss) after Tax, 2003-11; Some States Have Performed Worse Than Others; Figure ES.2 Accumulated Losses, by State, 2003-11; Banks and Other Financial Institutions Have Increased Their Support; Figure ES.3 Power Sector Debt; Costs Have Been Driven Primarily by Power Procurement, Underpinned by Fuel Crisis; Figure ES.4 Power Purchase Efficiency Scores; The Gap between Costs and Revenues Has Increased
Figure ES.5 Cost Recovery Performance, 2003-11The Financial Situation of the Power Sector Reflects a Complex Interplay between Utilities and Key Stakeholders; Figure ES.6 Decomposition of Losses, 2003 and 2011; Efficiency Improvements in Upstream Generation Can Bring about Significant Savings; Financial Projections Suggest a Continued Slide until 2017; Figure ES.7 Projected Change in Gap without Subsidy, 2011 and 2017; A Proposed Simple Tool to Monitor Sector Performance on a Regular Basis; Figure ES.8 Best and Worst Performing States in the AHP Index A Few Areas of Continued Focus Can Go a Long Way to Improve Sector Performance Notes; Chapter 1The Genesis of India's Power Sector Reforms; The Reforms and Their Origins; Events Leading up to the Electricity Act, 2003; Figure 1.1 Peak and Energy Deficit; Figure 1.2 Timeline of Sector Unbundling and Establishment of Regulatory Commissions; Tables; Table 1.1 Comparative Assessment of Technical and Operational Indicators; Boxes; Box 1.1 The Electricity Act, 2003, and Subsequent Policies; Figure 1.3 Accumulated Losses, by State, 2003; Figure 1.4 Power Sector Structure, by State Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Program Notes; References; Chapter 2 Deteriorating Sector Finances; A Snapshot of Sector Finances; Figure 2.1 Profit (Loss) after Tax, 2003-11; Figure 2.2 Profit (Loss) after Tax, by State, 2011; Figure 2.3 Accumulated Losses, by State, 2003-11; Table 2.1 Accumulated Losses across the Power Sector Value Chain, 2011; Figure 2.4 Evolution of Subsidies, 2003-11; Figure 2.5 Debt in the Power Sector; Cost and Revenue in the Distribution Segment; Figure 2.6 Analysis of Average Cost, 2011, and Compound Annual Growth Rate, 2003-11 Figure 2.7 Composition of Total Costs, 2003-11Figure 2.8 Power Purchase Efficiency Scores; Figure 2.9 Energy Deficit Caused by Coal Shortages, 2012; Figure 2.10 Revenues in 2011 and Compound Annual Growth Rate; The Gap between Cost and Revenue; Figure 2.11 Cost Recovery Performance, 2003-11; Figure 2.12 Cost Recovery Performance with and without Subsidy; Figure 2.13 Evolution of the Cost-Revenue Gap; Figure 2.14 Decomposition of Losses in 2003 and 2011; Figure 2.15 Average Effective Tariff, by Consumer Group, 2012; Table 2.2 Tariff Performance and Utility Losses, 2011 Figure 2.16 Distribution Losses, 2003-11 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788081703321 |
Khurana Mani | ||
Washington D.C. : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond crisis : the financial performance of India's power sector / / Mani Khurana and Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee |
Autore | Khurana Mani |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington D.C. : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 131 pages) : illustrations ; ; 25 cm |
Disciplina | 333.79150954 |
Collana | A World Bank study |
Soggetto topico |
Power resources - Economic aspects - India
Energy industries - India |
ISBN | 1-4648-0393-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Sector Finances Have Reached Crisis Proportions; Figures; Figure ES.1 Profit (Loss) after Tax, 2003-11; Some States Have Performed Worse Than Others; Figure ES.2 Accumulated Losses, by State, 2003-11; Banks and Other Financial Institutions Have Increased Their Support; Figure ES.3 Power Sector Debt; Costs Have Been Driven Primarily by Power Procurement, Underpinned by Fuel Crisis; Figure ES.4 Power Purchase Efficiency Scores; The Gap between Costs and Revenues Has Increased
Figure ES.5 Cost Recovery Performance, 2003-11The Financial Situation of the Power Sector Reflects a Complex Interplay between Utilities and Key Stakeholders; Figure ES.6 Decomposition of Losses, 2003 and 2011; Efficiency Improvements in Upstream Generation Can Bring about Significant Savings; Financial Projections Suggest a Continued Slide until 2017; Figure ES.7 Projected Change in Gap without Subsidy, 2011 and 2017; A Proposed Simple Tool to Monitor Sector Performance on a Regular Basis; Figure ES.8 Best and Worst Performing States in the AHP Index A Few Areas of Continued Focus Can Go a Long Way to Improve Sector Performance Notes; Chapter 1The Genesis of India's Power Sector Reforms; The Reforms and Their Origins; Events Leading up to the Electricity Act, 2003; Figure 1.1 Peak and Energy Deficit; Figure 1.2 Timeline of Sector Unbundling and Establishment of Regulatory Commissions; Tables; Table 1.1 Comparative Assessment of Technical and Operational Indicators; Boxes; Box 1.1 The Electricity Act, 2003, and Subsequent Policies; Figure 1.3 Accumulated Losses, by State, 2003; Figure 1.4 Power Sector Structure, by State Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Program Notes; References; Chapter 2 Deteriorating Sector Finances; A Snapshot of Sector Finances; Figure 2.1 Profit (Loss) after Tax, 2003-11; Figure 2.2 Profit (Loss) after Tax, by State, 2011; Figure 2.3 Accumulated Losses, by State, 2003-11; Table 2.1 Accumulated Losses across the Power Sector Value Chain, 2011; Figure 2.4 Evolution of Subsidies, 2003-11; Figure 2.5 Debt in the Power Sector; Cost and Revenue in the Distribution Segment; Figure 2.6 Analysis of Average Cost, 2011, and Compound Annual Growth Rate, 2003-11 Figure 2.7 Composition of Total Costs, 2003-11Figure 2.8 Power Purchase Efficiency Scores; Figure 2.9 Energy Deficit Caused by Coal Shortages, 2012; Figure 2.10 Revenues in 2011 and Compound Annual Growth Rate; The Gap between Cost and Revenue; Figure 2.11 Cost Recovery Performance, 2003-11; Figure 2.12 Cost Recovery Performance with and without Subsidy; Figure 2.13 Evolution of the Cost-Revenue Gap; Figure 2.14 Decomposition of Losses in 2003 and 2011; Figure 2.15 Average Effective Tariff, by Consumer Group, 2012; Table 2.2 Tariff Performance and Utility Losses, 2011 Figure 2.16 Distribution Losses, 2003-11 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807044303321 |
Khurana Mani | ||
Washington D.C. : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond ending poverty : the dynamics of microfinance in Bangladesh / / Shahidur R. Khandker, M. A. Baqui Khalily, and Hussain A. Samad |
Autore | Khandker Shahidur R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
Disciplina | 332.742 |
Collana | Directions in Development - Poverty |
Soggetto topico |
Microfinance - Bangladesh
Debt - Bangladesh Consumption (Economics) - Bangladesh Poor - Bangladesh - Social conditions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-0895-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- About the authors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Rural nonfarm growth and poverty reduction -- Institutional growth and MFI performance -- Dynamics of microfinance benefits -- Are borrowers overindebted? -- Role of microfinance in poverty transition -- Diversification of income and employment : how does microfinance affect agriculture? -- Distributional impacts -- Effects of noncredit participation -- Does microfinance pay off? -- Beyond ending poverty -- Appendix A: Data description -- Appendix B: Alternative models to estimate the impact of microfinance. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466019203321 |
Khandker Shahidur R. | ||
Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond scarcity : water security in the Middle East and North Africa |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables |
Disciplina | 333.91/150956 |
Collana | MENA Development Report |
Soggetto topico |
Water resources development - Middle East
Water resources development - Africa, North Water-supply - Middle East Water-supply - Africa, North |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-1181-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511434603321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond the gap : how countries can afford the infrastructure they need while protecting the planet / / Julie Roxenberg and Marianne Fay, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 175 pages) |
Disciplina | 338.90091724 |
Collana | Sustainable Infrastructure Series |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - Developing countries
Sustainable development - Cost effectiveness |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-1364-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467215203321 |
Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bringing e-money to the poor : successes and failures / / Thyra A. Riley and Anoma Kulathunga |
Autore | Riley Thyra A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 332.1 |
Collana | Directions in Development - Finance |
Soggetto topico |
Banks and banking
Financial services industry |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-0463-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511721003321 |
Riley Thyra A. | ||
Washington District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bringing government into the 21st Century : the Korean digital governance experience / / Tina George Karippacheril [and three others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (187 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.3/802854678 |
Collana | Directions in Development |
Soggetto topico |
Internet in public administration - Korea (South)
Public administration - Information resources management - Korea (South) Electronic government information - Korea (South) Information technology - Government policy - Korea (South) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-0882-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Contributors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Digital Government in Developing Countries: Reflections on the Korean Experience; Digital Governance and Development Opportunities; The Case of Digital Governance Development in the Republic of Korea; Purpose and Structure of the Book; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Institutional and Managerial Dimensions of Digital Government Development in the Republic of Korea; Introduction; Institutions and Digital Government Policy Design: A Brief History; Leadership in Digital Government in Korea
Financing and Human Resource Capacity BuildingConclusion; Annex 2A: Case Study of Gangnam-gu on Collaboration: The Pilot Project for Local Digital Government Development; Bibliography; Chapter 3 Korean Digital Government Infrastructure Building and Implementation: Capacity Dimensions; Introduction; Stepping Stones in the 1970s and 1980s; Early Stage of Digital Government Infrastructure; History of Funding and Strategic Approaches for Digital Governance; Implementation of Digital Government Architecture; Toward the Digital Economy along with Digital Government and Public Services Resolving Challenges and ConflictsLessons Learned from Successes; Failures of the Korean Digital Government Policies and Implementation; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 4 Evolution of Digital Government Systems in the Republic of Korea; Introduction; Stages in Developing Digital Government Systems; Phase 1: Developing Systems for Critical Government Functions-Information Islands; Phase 2: More Systems and Interconnections-Forming Information Archipelagos; Phase 3: Integrating Infrastructure and Interconnecting Systems-Formation of Continents; Implications: Theory of Information Continents |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910493691103321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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