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 ...

At the heart of the growth problem, the persistence of poverty, and issues of policy reform in Zambia is the public sector ...

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 ...

The objective of this guidance note: public expenditure review from the perspective of the water supply and sanitation sector is to provide World Bank staff with a body of knowledge and good practice ...

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

Solid waste management is the one thing just about every city government provides for its residents. While service levels, environmental impacts and costs vary dramatically, solid waste management is ...

By 2050, the world is expected to generate 3.40 billion tons of waste annually, increasing drastically from today’s 2.01 billion tons. What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to ...

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 ...

This documented case of climate change adaptation in Campeche Mexico grapples with a problem that is fundamental to addressing climate change risks in areas of high vulnerability, which is how to ...

Until the beginning of this century, the GATT/WTO system worked. Economic research provided a compelling explanation. It showed that if governments maximize the well-being of their own countries ...