This report is about how to progressively reduce over time Afghanistan's dependence on opium - currently the country's leading economic activity - by development initiatives and shifting economic incentives toward sustainable legal livelihoods. Specifically, the report identifies additional investments and policy and institutional measures to support development responses that can counterbalance the economic advantages of opium.
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Library ResourceRapports et recherchesRessources et Outils d'entraînementfévrier, 2008Afghanistan, Asie méridionale
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A World Bank Survey
Rapports et recherchesRessources et Outils d'entraînementnovembre, 2012Éthiopie, AfriqueChinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Africa is on the rise and Ethiopia is at the forefront of this trend. On request of the Government, the World Bank surveyed 69 Chinese enterprises doing business in Ethiopia with a 95-question survey in May/June 2012. The survey covered various aspects of the foreign direct investment climate in Ethiopia, including infrastructure, sales and supplies, land, crime, competition, finance, human resources, and questions about general opportunities and constraints for doing business in Ethiopia.
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Croatia
Ressources et Outils d'entraînementDocuments de politique et mémoiresmai, 2015Croatie, Europe, Asie centralCroatia’s business environment has been identified as a priority area for reform by the Croatian Government. Under the government working group for business climate and private investments, the agency for investment and competitiveness has been designated to lead the dialogue with the private sector and coordinate the consultations with stakeholders, including international organizations on the design of a new wave of business environment reforms.
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Identifying the Constraints to Inclusive Growth in Indonesia's Second-Largest Province
Rapports et recherchesRessources et Outils d'entraînementfévrier, 2011Indonésie, Asie orientale, OcéanieEast Java is the second largest contributor to Indonesia's economy with a growth rate similar to national level and other major provinces in Java. Nevertheless, for a province that is expected to be a major economic center in the country, there has been very little change in the region's economic structure in the past 10 years. Since 1995, the share of industry and agriculture in the economy is almost unchanged. Furthermore, the growth in both of these two sectors has been low, despite the fact that industry was once the main driver of the East Java economy.
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Lesotho Country Profile 2016
Ressources et Outils d'entraînementRapports et recherchesDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2016Lesotho, AfriqueThe Enterprise Surveys (ES) focus on many aspects of the business environment. These factors can be accommodating or constraining for firms and play an important role in whether an economy’s private sector will thrive or not. An accommodating business environment is one that encourages firms to operate efficiently. Such conditions strengthen incentives for firms to innovate and to increase productivity, key factors for sustainable development.
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A study guide series on peace and conflict for independent learners and classroom instructors
Documents de politique et mémoiresRessources et Outils d'entraînementseptembre, 2010GlobalThe international system has witnessed dramatic changes in the recent past. Questions relating to how and when ordinary citizens can stand against oppression, injustice, and abuse without resorting to violence challenge all of us to rethink our understanding of international peace and conflict. As academicians, educators, practitioners, private citizens, and students, what is our role in this increasingly complex global picture? What can we do to nurture and preserve international security and world peace?
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Library ResourceRessources et Outils d'entraînementjanvier, 2014Afrique sub-saharienne, Kenya, Madagascar, Ouganda, Zimbabwe, Cameroun, Afrique du Sud, Ghana
Land is a vital resource that sustains livelihoods across Sub-Saharan Africa, but also one that is heavily prone to corruption. Every second citizen in Africa has been affected by land corruption in recent years, according to a study by Transparency International.
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Library ResourceRessources et Outils d'entraînementnovembre, 2019Global
The curriculum “Open in Practice: Using Open Data, Knowledge Sharing and Information Management Systems in the Fight Against Land Corruption” is being developed to increase land professionals understanding of concepts relating to Corruption and Open Data, and identify how open land data can contribute to addressing the lack of transparency, poor accountability, and increase the participation of civil society actors in land administration, land-based investments & land policy related information.
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Insolvency and Creditor/Debtor Regimes--Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes
Rapports et recherchesRessources et Outils d'entraînementdécembre, 2014Moldova, Europe, Asie centralThe World Bank assessed the insolvency and creditor or debtor regimes (ICR) of Moldova pursuant to the joint international monetary fund (IMF) and World Bank initiative on the observance of standards and codes (ROSC). The Moldovan authorities have made remarkable progress over the last decade in taking on board a broad range of reform related to the commercial law regime, including the laws pertaining to creditor protection and insolvency.
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An Assessment of the Investment Climate in 26 States
Rapports et recherchesRessources et Outils d'entraînementjuin, 2011Nigéria, AfriqueThis investment climate analysis reviews the experiences of over 3000 surveyed business owners in 26 states of Nigeria about the aspects of the business climate that affect their businesses. It complements a similar study in 2007 that covered 11 other Nigerian states. The survey asks business owners about both their perceptions and the actual costs of selected constraints. The analysis benchmarks Nigeria against comparator countries, and provides detailed data for each state. Nigerian firms have low productivity, as measured by their output in relation to their labor and capital inputs.
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