World Bank Publications
Regional Flagship PUTTING HIGHER EDUCATION TO WORK
Skills and Research for Growth in East Asia Emanuela di Gropello, Prateek Tandon, and Shahid Yusuf
This book takes an in-depth and comprehensive look at higher education in East Asia—how it has changed, how it will continue to evolve, and how it can be improved. Using innovative firm surveys and the latest available evidence from the region, the authors identify functional skills needed for competitiveness and productivity, and look at how higher education systems can produce the type of skills and kind of commercially applicable research that will drive growth. Though focused on the developing countries in East Asia, the book’s methodologies, messages, and careful guidance will be of interest and value to researchers and policy makers in all regions where higher education and training are important issues.
Nov 2011 | 272 pages | 978-0-8213-8490-9 | Paperback $39.95
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FINANCING HEALTH CARE IN EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
THE ELDERLY AND OLD AGE SUPPORT IN RURAL CHINA
John C. Langenbrunner, and Aparnaa Somanathan
This volume examines projected demographic changes that will affect the economic well-being of China’s rural elderly over the next twenty years, taking into account both China’s sharp demographic transition and the continued migration of young adults into cities. Among the many issues discussed, the report highlights the importance of providing incentives for participation in the pension scheme and important issues related to the portability of pensions for a mobile population.
Best Practices and Remaining Challenges
This book emphasizes the need for high-quality, well-funded health systems that generate sustainable financing to ensure optimal health outcomes and guaranteed financial protection. It reviews best practices and remaining challenges related to every function of health financing both within and across East Asia and Pacific countries. June 2011 | 352 pages | 978-0-8213-8682-8 | Paperback $35.00
TRUSTING TRADE AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Hamid R. Alavi, Aira Htenas, Ron Kopicki, Andrew W. Shepherd, and Ramon Clarete
The study identifies both the private sector’s potential role in providing greater regional food security and feasible ways to strengthen public and private sector cooperation in managing regional food supply chains. It also examines actionable ways to deepen and strengthen regional markets that support trade in food staples. Dec 2011 | 286 pages | 978-0-8213-8626-2 | Paperback $35.00
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
Progress, Emerging Challenges, and Future Directions
Edited by Thomas Farole and Gokhan Akinci
This collection of papers aims to contribute to an improved understanding of the role and practice of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in developing countries, in order to better equip policy makers in planning and implementing SEZ programs. Organized around three broad themes—attracting investment and creating jobs, facilitating dynamic benefits, and ensuring sustainability— this book addresses many of the emerging issues and challenges in SEZs with practical case examples from SEZ programs in developing countries, including China, the Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Honduras, and Mauritius. Aug 2011 | 344 pages | 978-0-8213-8763-4 | Paperback $35.00
A WORKBOOK ON PLANNING FOR URBAN RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF DISASTERS
Adapting Experiences from Vietnam’s Cities to Other Cities Fatima Shah and Federica Ranghieri
This Workbook offers a step-by-step guide for city officials in proactively planning for natural disasters and climate change impacts. It is based on learning from three cities in Vietnam Ha Noi, Can Tho, and Dong Hoi – that developed Local Resilience Action Plans containing a set of prioritized actions, related to both infrastructure as well as policy/ regulatory and socioeconomic actions. The on-the-ground learning from these pilot cities in Vietnam has paved the way for cities in China, Indonesia, and the Philippines to embark on similar processes. Jan 2012 | 176 pages | 978-0-8213-8878-5 | Paperback $20.00
Fang Cai, John Giles, Philip O’Keefe, and Dewen Wang
Mar 2012 | 166 pages | 978-0-8213-8685-9 | Paperback $25.00
SOME SMALL COUNTRIES DO IT BETTER Rapid Growth and Its Causes in Singapore, Finland, and Ireland Shahid Yusuf and Kaoru Nabeshima
Countries worldwide are endeavoring to imitate the industrial prowess of the East Asian pacesetters. However, building a portfolio of tradable goods and services, and raising the levels of investment in these activities, has generally defied the best policy efforts. Bringing investment ratios on par with East Asian averages has proven to be particularly challenging. The book provides a succinct and accessible analysis of growth that will be of particular interest to development practitioners and policy makers, as well as to academics and students. Feb 2012 | 184 pages | 978-0-8213-8846-4 | Paperback $25.00
ONE GOAL, TWO PATHS
Achieving Universal Access to Modern Energy in East Asia and Pacific
This flagship report of the East Asia and the Pacific Region outlines an ambitious course of action to eradicate energy poverty in the Region by 2030. Despite its impressive economic growth, over 1 billion people in the EAP Region still lack the most basic access to electricity and modern cooking solutions. With every second household in the Region depending on solid fuels for cooking, indoor air pollution is a major health risk factor, particularly for women and children. Sep 2011 | 193 pages | 978-0-8213-8837-2 | Paperback $25.00
Bestsellers TWO DRAGON HEADS
Contrasting Development Paths for Beijing and Shanghai
Shahid Yusuf and Kaoru Nabeshima
Two Dragon Heads explores the contrasting development options available to Beijing and Shanghai, and it proposes strategies for each city based on the current and acquired capabilities of each, the experiences of other world cities, the emerging demand in the national market, and likely trends in global trade. Jan 2010 | 224 pages | 978-0-8213-8048-2 | Paperback $19.95
CHANGING THE INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY IN ASIA
DANCING WITH GIANTS
Shahid Yusuf and Kaoru Nabeshima
Drawing upon the latest research, this volume analyzes the influences on the rapid future development of China and India and examines how their growth is likely to impinge upon other countries. It considers international trade, industrialization, foreign investment and capital flows, and the implications of their broadening environmental footprints.
Sep 2010 | 224 pages | 978-0-8213-8240-0 | Paperback $24.95
Jan 2007 | 288 pages | 978-0-8213-8240-0 | Paperback $24.95
The Impact of China and India
As the two Asian giants become the industrial equals of the United States, Germany, and Japan, the ramifications will affect trade and growth worldwide, the future of development in China and India, and industrialization throughout Asia. The book examines these developments, focusing specifically on China and India.
China, India, and the Global Economy
Edited by Alan Winters and Shahid Yusuf
World Bank Publications
Regional Flagships MORE AND BETTER JOBS IN SOUTH ASIA
South Asia, which is home to more than 40 percent of the world’s absolute poor, will contribute nearly 40 percent of the growth in the world’s working age population over the next several decades. More and Better Jobs in South Asia attempts to answer three questions: 1) Has South Asia been creating and increasing number of jobs and better jobs? 2) What has determined the quality of job creation and what is the employment challenge going forward? 3) What demand- and supplyside bottlenecks need to be eased to meet South Asia’s employment challenge in the face of intensifying demographic pressure? Dec 2011 | 358 pages | 978-0-8213-8912-6 | Paperback $39.95
POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN INDIA Despite India’s record of rapid economic growth and poverty reduction over recent decades, rising inequality in the country has been a subject of concern among policy makers, academics, and activists alike.
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PERSPECTIVES ON POVERTY IN INDIA Stylized Facts from Survey Data
The book examines India’s experience with poverty reduction in a period of rapid economic growth. Marshalling evidence from multiple sources of survey data and drawing on new methods, the book asks how India’s structural transformation - from rural to urban, and from agriculture to nonfarm sectors - is impacting poverty. Apr 2011 | 269 pages | 978-0-8213-8689-7 | Paperback $30.00
CAPITALIZING ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in South Asia Michael Maurice Engelgau, Sameh El-Saharty, Preeti Kudesia, Vikram Rajan, Sandra Rosenhouse, and Kyoko Okamoto
The study aims to encourage countries to develop, adopt, and implement effective and timely country and regional responses that reduce population-level risk factors and noncommunicable disease (NCD) burden. The authors focus primarily on cardiovascular disease and tobacco use, which constitute a disproportionate share of the NCD burden. Jun 2011 | 208 pages | 978-0-8213-8724-5 | Paperback $25.00
THE REMITTANCE MARKET IN INDIA
Poverty and Social Exclusion in India focuses on social exclusion, which has its roots in India’s historical divisions along lines of caste, tribe, and the excluded sex, that is, women. These inequalities are structural in nature and have kept entire groups trapped, unable to take advantage of opportunities that economic growth offers. Combining rigorous quantitative research, this book finds that exclusion can be explained by inequality in opportunities, inequality in access to markets, and inequality in voice and agency. Apr 2011 | 188 pages | 978-0-8213-8322-3 | Paperback $40.00
Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Options Gabi G. Afram
The Remittance Market in India examines the Indian remittance market and analyzes its characteristics based on the General Principles for International Remittance Services.It identifies some key actions and public policy measures for the improvement and future development of this market. Jan 2012 | 120 pages | 978-0-8213-8972-0 | Paperback $25.95
NEPAL’S INVESTMENT CLIMATE
Leveraging the Private Sector for Job Creation and Growth Gabi G. Afram and Angelica Salvi Del Pero
Nepal’s Investment Climate is a comprehensive assessment of the conditions that shape investment opportunities,employment, and private sector growth in the country. The book undertakes an in-depth study of various issues affecting the private sector in Nepal, such as labor and employment, informality, business policies and regulations, regional trade, and firm performance. Among the many issues discussed, the report highlights the importance of providing incentives for participation in the pension scheme and important issues related to the portability of pensions for a mobile population. Apr 2012 | 268 pages | 978-0-8213-9465-6 | Paperback $29.95
UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN INDIA
Gevorg Sargsyan, Mikul Bhatia, Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee, Krishnan Raghunathan, and Ruchi Soni
The report aims to answers critical questions on why renewable energy development is relevant in Indian context, on how much development is economically feasible, and on what needs to be done to realize the potential. Jun 2011 | 64 pages | 978-0-8213-8780 | Paperback $15.00
KNOWING WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW
Simulating the Poverty and Distributional Impacts of an Economic Crisis Edited by Ambar Narayan and Carolina Sanchez
This study showcases a microsimulation model, developed in response to demand from World Bank staff working in countries and country governments in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008–09. Starting with the idea of using simple macroeconomic projections as the “macro linkages” to a microbehavioral model built from household data, the model was conceptualized, refined, and tested in Bangladesh, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, and Mongolia. Jun 2012 | 72 pages | 978-0-8213-8981-2 | Paperback $22.00
Bestsellers EXPANDING HOUSING FINANCE TO THE UNDERSERVED IN SOUTH ASIA
GETTING FINANCE IN SOUTH ASIA 2010
MOVING OUT OF POVERTY
Tatiana Nenova
Kiatchai Sophastienphong and Anoma Kulathunga
Edited by Deepa Narayan
Market Review and Forward Agenda
Indicators and Analysis of the Commercial Banking Sector
The Promise of Empowerment and Democracy in India
This report examines housing shortages in South Asia, as well as outlines shortcomings of the market for home mortgages. Information on good practice and country-specific examples are presented on enabling builder/developers, mortgage lenders, land administration, as well as foreclosure and other relevant regulations, to strengthen home ownership in South Asia.
The volume analyzes the financial performance and soundness of commercial banks in eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It also discusses the challenges facing South Asian banks and the impact of the global financial crisis on their operations.
The study brings together the voices of poor men and women from 300 villages, as it seeks to understand how these people have managed to escape poverty. It explores the role of institutions such as family, markets and local panchayats, and factors such as aspiration, empowerment, social exclusion and conflict, health and asset accumulation, in explaining escape from poverty and falling into poverty.
June 2010 | 392 pages | 978-0-8213-8322-3 | Paperback $40.00
Jun 2010 | 353 pages | 978-0-8213-8057-4 | Paperback $45.00
May 2009 | 496 pages | 978-0-8213-7217-3 | Paperback $40.00
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