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   The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming

   Articles et Livres

   décembre, 2010

   Albanie

   This paper investigates the impact of international migration on technical efficiency, resource allocation and income from agricultural production of family farming in Albania. The results suggest that migration is used by rural households as a pathway out of agriculture: migration is negatively associated with both labour and non-labour input allocation in agriculture, while no significant differences can be detected in terms of farm technical efficiency or agricultural income.

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   Republic of Serbia Financial Sector Assessment Program Update

   Corporate and Household Debt Restructuring

   Rapports et recherches

   Ressources et Outils d'entraînement

   octobre, 2009

   Serbie, Europe, Asie central

   propriété foncière

   droit de propriété

   Nonperforming Loans (NPLs) in the banking system constituted 16.5 percent of total loans, owing primarily to the corporate sector. The Credit Bureau, maintained by the Association of Serbian Banks, also discloses dramatic increases in corporate and retail defaults over the past year. NPL resolution and loan loss mitigation is hampered by a still evolving but uneven collateral and enforcement framework that complicates restructuring and leads to delays and lower recoveries in execution procedures.

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   Agricultural Activities, Water, and Gender in Tajikistan's Rural Sector

   A Social Assessment of Konibodom, Bobojon Ghafurov, and Yovon

   Rapports et recherches

   Ressources et Outils d'entraînement

   août, 2009

   Tadjikistan, Europe, Asie central

   agriculture

   agriculteur

   réforme foncière

   tenure foncière

   développement rural

   gestion des eaux

   This social assessment (SA) was conducted under the Fergana Valley Water Resources Management Project (FVWRMP), which is providing assistance to the Government of Tajikistan to address irrigation and drainage deficiencies in Eastern Sughd. The main SA objectives were to understand how prevailing structures of water provision, land reforms, and gender relations impact rural livelihoods; to analyze experiences in establishing inclusive Water Users Associations (WUAs); and to provide recommendations to FVWRMP with the aim of enhancing its programs.

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   Political Economy of Agricultural Distortions in Transition Countries of Asia and Europe

   Rapports et recherches

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   mai, 2009

   Viet Nam, Kirghizistan, Chine, Fédération de Russie, Kazakhstan, Europe orientale, Europe, Asie central, Asie orientale, Océanie

   agriculture

   agriculteur

   réforme foncière

   droit de propriété

   développement rural

   This paper analyzes the political and institutional factors which are behind the dramatic changes in distortions to agricultural incentives in the transition countries in East Asia, Central Asia, and the rest of the former Soviet Union, and in Central and Eastern Europe. The paper explains why these changes have occurred and why there are large differences among transition countries in the extent and the nature of the remaining distortions.

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   Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Western Europe

   Rapports et recherches

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   septembre, 2008

   Europe, Asie central

   Terre et sécurité alimentaire

   agriculture

   agriculteur

   sécurité alimentaire

   zone rurale

   Agriculture in Western Europe enjoys a degree of diversity that reflects a wide variety of soils and climatic conditions ranging from the arid Mediterranean regions to the Arctic Circle. Superimposed on this natural diversity is the complexity of different social, economic and political conditions in the eighteen countries that are the subject of this chapter.

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   Accounting and Auditing

   Armenia

   Rapports et recherches

   Ressources et Outils d'entraînement

   juin, 2008

   Arménie, Europe, Asie central

   développement des capacités

   terre

   possession

   This report provides an assessment of accounting, financial reporting and auditing requirements and practices within the enterprise and financial sectors in Armenia. The report uses International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) formerly International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Standards on Auditing (ISA) as benchmarks and draws on international experience and good practices in the field of accounting and audit regulation, including in European Union (EU) member states, to assess the quality of financial information and make policy recommendations.

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   Improving the Business Environment in Latvia

   The Impact of FIAS Assistance

   Rapports et recherches

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   décembre, 2008

   Lettonie, Europe, Asie central

   Terre et corruption

   corruption

   marché foncier

   droit de propriété

   This paper tracks the process through which FIAS, the investment climate advisory service of the World Bank Group advised the government of Latvia from 1998 to 2004 on ways to improve the business environment, achieve higher rates of economic growth, and thereby alleviate poverty. This case study shows that it is reasonable to describe how assistance by FIAS led to an improved business environment.

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   The Republic of Armenia Climate Change and Agriculture Country Note

   Rapports et recherches

   Ressources et Outils d'entraînement

   juin, 2012

   Arménie, Europe, Asie central

   Terres, changement climatique et environnement

   Régimes forestiers

   Terre et sécurité alimentaire

   réforme agraire

   développement des capacités

   changement climatique

   déboisement

   désertification

   agriculteur

   sécurité alimentaire

   foresterie

   dégradation des terres

   utilisation des terres

   catastrophe naturelle

   gestion des ressources naturelles

   zone rurale

   développement rural

   population rurale

   développement durable

   This country note for Armenia is part of a series of country briefs that summarize information relevant to climate change and agriculture for three pilot countries in the Southern Caucasus Region, with a particular focus on climate and crop projections, adaptation options, policy development and institutional involvement. The note series has been developed to provide a baseline of knowledge on climate change and agriculture for the countries participating in the regional program on reducing vulnerability to climate change in Southern Caucasus Agricultural systems.

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   Who Governs Rural Russia?

   Preliminary Outcomes of the 2006 Decentralization Reform

   Rapports et recherches

   Ressources et Outils d'entraînement

   mars, 2011

   Fédération de Russie, Europe, Asie central

   Terre et corruption

   développement des capacités

   corruption

   décentralisation

   propriété foncière

   occupation

   zone rurale

   population urbaine

   jeunesse

   The objectives of the study are to: a) increase understanding of the effects and effectiveness of the implementation of the local government reform launched in 2006; and b) assess the impact of a World Bank-supported intervention that aimed to enhance effectiveness of the reforms by increasing local capacity and local participation. In line with these objectives, the study assessed the perceived effects and effectiveness of the implementation of the local government reform in selected provinces.

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    Smart Green Infrastructure in Tiger Range Countries

    A Multi-Level Approach

    Rapports et recherches

    Documents de politique et mémoires

    septembre, 2010

    Malaisie, Thaïlande, Chine, Indonésie, Viet Nam, Cambodge, Fédération de Russie, Inde, Kazakhstan, Asie orientale, Océanie, Asie méridionale, Asia du sud-est

    Terres, changement climatique et environnement

    changement climatique

    empiétement

    utilisation des terres

    réserve naturelle

    droit de propriété

    développement durable

    This report presents the results of extensive work of the smart green infrastructure task force commissioned by the World Bank under the Global Tiger Initiative (GTI). The report benefited from advice, ideas, and information about tigers and tiger-friendly infrastructure development from staff at the World Bank, and from several institutions that promote tiger and biodiversity conservation throughout the world.