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    Focus on China and Africa

    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    April, 2015
    China, Africa, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    This study briefly summarizes the development experiences of special economic zones in China and Africa, the lessons that Africa can learn from China, and the preliminary results of the Chinese investments in special economic zones in Africa. The study makes recommendations on how to unleash the power of special economic zones and industrial zones in Africa through strategically leveraging the Chinese experiences.

  2. Library Resource

    Inputs for an Agenda and Strategy

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    May, 2015
    Brazil

    In less than fifty years, Brazil evolved from a predominantly rural society and economy to a highly urbanized country in which 85 percent of its people now live in urban areas and more than 90 percent of the country’s GDP is generated in the cities. This rapid urbanization process was characterized by a lack of planning and an enduring framework of inequality, resulting in high degrees of concentrated poverty in the urban areas. Much of this urbanization has taken place in metropolitan regions (MRs).

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    Legislation
    National Policies
    March, 2015
    Kenya

    The Land Act, 2012

    The Land Registration Act, 2012

    The National Land Commission Act, 2012

    The Environment & Land Court Act, 2011

    The Urban Areas & Cities Act, 2011

  4. Library Resource
    December, 2015
    Global

    GFDRR was established in September 2006
    as a global partnership of the World Bank, UN agencies and
    bilateral donors, located in World Bank headquarters in
    Washington, DC. Its missions are (a) to mainstream disaster
    reduction and climate change adaptation (CCA) in country
    development strategies, and (b) to foster and strengthen
    global and regional cooperation among various stakeholders
    under the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

  5. Library Resource
    August, 2015

    The overall goal of this report is to
    assist the World Bank Group (WBG) to achieve greater impact
    for women from its current activities in agribusiness in
    Papua New Guinea (PNG), and to provide clear recommendations
    on additional interventions aimed at improving outcomes for
    women. The report focuses on the supply chains for coffee,
    cocoa, and horticultural products (fresh produce), as there
    is a wealth of knowledge on these supply chains and on

  6. Library Resource
    December, 2015
    Bolivia

    Bolivia’s distinct characteristics and
    aspirations are a key for understanding its development
    trajectory. Bolivia is one of the countries with the highest
    share of indigenous population, representing a tapestry of
    different groups with different historical, cultural and
    economic features, with a significant influence in policy
    decision making. The country is landlocked and one of the
    most sparsely populated in the world. As a result, long

  7. Library Resource
    December, 2015
    Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

    Africa is rapidly urbanizing and will
    lead the world’s urban growth in the coming decades.
    Currently, Africa is the least‐urbanized continent,
    accommodating 11.3 percent of the world’s urban population,
    and the Sub‐Saharan region is the continent’s
    least‐urbanized area. However, the region’s cities are
    expanding rapidly, by 2050; Africa’s urban population is
    projected to reach 1.2 billion, with an urbanization rate of

  8. Library Resource
    December, 2015
    Bolivia

    This note is a summary of a report that
    considers urban areas as the complement to rural areas that
    will allow the Plurinational State of Bolivia to achieve the
    goals set forth in its Patriotic Agenda for the Bicentennial
    2025. The report uses data available at the national level
    from censuses and household surveys from the National
    Statistics Institute (INE) and the Social and Economic
    Policy Analysis Unit of the Ministry of Development Planning

  9. Library Resource
    December, 2015

    This paper identifies the low-elevation
    coastal zone populations and developing regions most
    vulnerable to sea-level rise and other coastal hazards, such
    as storm surges, coastal erosion, and salt-water intrusion.
    The focus is on the rural poor in the low-elevation coastal
    zone, as their economic livelihoods are especially
    endangered directly by coastal hazards and indirectly
    through the impacts of climate change on key coastal and

  10. Library Resource
    August, 2015
    China

    As part of a national experiment, in
    2008 Chengdu prefecture implemented ambitious property
    rights reforms, including complete registration of all land
    together with measures to ease transferability and eliminate
    labor market restrictions. This study uses a discontinuity
    design with spatial fixed effects to compare 529 villages
    just inside and outside the prefecture’s border. The results
    suggest that the reforms increased tenure security, aligned

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