The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF): Recent submissions
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Tales from the Development Frontier
(2013)It used to be common wisdom that labor-intensive manufacturing is the key to take off of developing countries. and indeed there have been some exemplary cases of nations achieving rapid development by this route, the most ... -
The Power of Partnerships
(2013)This report summarizes IFC's role in helping the private sector create jobs and opportunity in developing countries.It highlights how we spur innovation, influence policy, provide a demonstration effect for others, and ... -
Uganda tourism Sector Situational Assessment
(2012-05-21)Uganda, a top African destination in the 1960s, has reawakened over the past decade; Uganda is clearly not yet realizing its full potential as a tourism destination; Yet the tourism sector has gained some very important ... -
Doing Business 2007
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The Economic Impact of Poor Sanitation in Africa
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The Economic Impact of Poor Sanitation in Africa
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Policy Resaerch Working Paper
(2014-11)The Boserup-Ruthenberg framework has long been used to explain and understand the determinants of agricultural growth, the nature of the intensification of farming systems, investment, and technology adoption. The ... -
Global Economic Prospects
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From Regulators to Enablers
(GSURR Africa, 2017-09)Uganda’s Vision 2040 aims to transform the economy through industrialization. The Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) is well positioned to be the engine to drive this positive structural transformation. The capital ... -
Policy Resaerch Working Paper
(World Bank Group, 2015-04)Drawing on a new set of nationally representative, internationally comparable household surveys, this paper provides an overview of key features of structural transformation— labor allocation and labor productivity—in ... -
Leveraging Oil and Gas Industry for the Development of a Competitive Private Sector in Uganda
(2015-03-25)Discovery of oil resources offers a unique opportunity to Uganda to leverage these resources for the development of the economy. Oil revenues can be used to finance priority domestic investments crucial for diversified ... -
Making Global Value Chains Work for Development
(2016)The global value chain (GVC) revolution has transformed trade, leading to changes in trade-growthdevelopment links, trade-competitiveness links, and trade-governance options. In my view, twentieth century globalization ... -
Promoting Green Urban Development in African Cities Kampala, Udanda
(2015)The City of Kampala is uniquely situated on a number of low rolling hills linked by wide valleys of wetlands that have defined the character and functions of the city throughout its history. In past decades the city has ... -
The Cost of the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda
(2015)omen form a large proportion of the agricultural labor force in Sub-Saharan Africa and thus play a vital role in ensuring family nutrition and food security. In Eastern and Southern Africa, agriculture continues to ... -
Searching for the “Grail”
(World Bank Group, 2015-09)This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board ... -
The Uganda Poverty Assessment Report 2016
(World Bank Group, 2016-09)This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board ... -
Policy Resaerch Working Paper
(World Bank Group, 2014-12)This paper uses farm panel data from China to examine the dynamics of land transactions, machine investments, and the demand for machine services. Recently, China’s agriculture has experienced a large expansion of machine ...