The steep decline in the world oil price in the last quarter of 2014 slashed fuel price subsidies. Several governments ...

When leaders face political economy constraints, is it best to delay all decarbonization initiatives until a sectorally ...

The Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) identifies ways that Cameroon can achieve its overall development ...

Intrahousehold constraints and relational dynamics may contribute to a gender gap in entrepreneurship. This mixed-methods paper uses a randomized controlled trial and qualitative research to examine ...

Sri Lanka is emerging from the recent economic crisis with a renewed focus on sustainable growth and resilience. Following a series of policy reforms and successful debt restructuring, the economy has ...

Mozambique stands at a critical juncture in addressing adolescent girls’ pathways to prosperity. Due to prevailing vulnerabilities, there is momentum to strengthen the countrys ...

At the heart of the growth problem, the persistence of poverty, and issues of policy reform in Zambia is the public sector reform program. The best practice in public sector reform identifies three ...

Since the early 1990s, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region have made admirable progress in reducing the gap between girls and boys in areas such as access to education and ...

Prevailing economic ideas -- and fashions -- about development have influenced the International Development Association (IDA) since its creation in 1960. The creation of the organization itself is ...

This special focus chapter analyzes the effectiveness of fiscal policy in fostering economic growth in the Gulf Cooperation ...

This Algeria Economic Update reports on the main recent economic developments and policies. It places them in a global and ...

This evaluation focuses on the preparedness of the World Bank Group, including the World Bank and the International Finance ...