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A Conversation with Al Jazeera’s Ali Velshi and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim

May, 2016
Global
Land & Corruption
corruption
poverty
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses how the
World Bank is focused on a prosperity that is shared by
everyone, and to lift the billion or so people living in
extreme poverty out of that condition so that they can have
those things that everybody in the world seems to want. He
speaks about the inequality in the economic growth of the
countries around the world. He highlights the health care
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Afghanistan Systematic Country Diagnostic

March, 2016
Afghanistan
Land & Corruption
urbanization
property rights
corruption
sustainable development
climate change
property
youth
environment
land
poverty
Afghanistan is a deeply fragile and
conflict affected state. It has been in almost constant
conflict for over 35 years since the Soviet invasion of
1979. Today the country is at a crossroads in its
development with economic growth down sharply and poverty
incidence stubbornly high. Afghanistan faces tremendous
development challenges. Gross domestic product (GDP)
per-capita is among the lowest in the world, poverty is deep
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An analysis of the impact of land-related corruption on women: case studies from Ghana and Zimbabwe

Report about land-related corruption affecting women in Africa

Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2016
Africa, Ghana, Zimbabwe
Land & Corruption
corruption
land governance
legal empowerment
This paper, presented at the 2016 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, explores the intersection between land corruption and women's access and ownership of land. Through analyzing a series of case studies, the paper notes that land access and ownership is increasingly defined by

variables such as power, patronage and politics.
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Corruption risks and mitigation measures in land administration

Reports & Research
February, 2016
Global
Land & Corruption
corruption
land access
land administration
land dispute
land ownership
land use
local communities
Corruption in land administration has significant societal costs, and can have a major effect on the livelihoods of people worldwide. Corruption in this sector can reduce peoples’ access to land, and harm the livelihoods of small-scale producers, agricultural labourers, indigenous communities and landless rural and urban poor. Women, young people and ethnic minorities suffer most by having their access to land hindered by corruption.
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Count on Us

May, 2016
Land & Corruption
urbanization
corruption
land rights
farmers
climate change
land
poverty
women
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses fundamental issues in global development and
the World Bank Group's role in helping countries and
the private sector meet the greatest challenges in
development. He speaks
about the twin goals, to end extreme poverty
by 2030 and to boost shared prosperity. Due to television, everyone knows how everyone else lives. We must not remain voluntarily blind to the impact of economic choices on the poor and
vulnerable.
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Country Partnership Framework for Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the Period FY17-FY22

July, 2016
Jordan
Land & Corruption
corruption
sustainable development
climate change
environment
land
women
The Government of Jordan, the World Bank
Group (WBG), and the international community are working
towards a paradigm shift in their collective response to the
refugee crisis - a holistic approach which stresses the
continuum between the humanitarian response and the
country’s development agenda. In parallel, Jordan’s implicit
social contract by which the state provided citizens with
jobs and heavily subsidized public services is evolving.
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Country Partnership Framework for Montenegro for the Period FY16-FY20

June, 2016
Montenegro
Land & Corruption
corruption
sustainable development
climate change
urban areas
property
environment
land
women
The Country Partnership Framework (CPF)
for Montene gro covers the period from July 1, 2015 to June
30, 2020 (fiscal years 2016-2020). This CPF builds on the
results and lessons of the previous World Bank Group (WBG)
Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), which originally covered
the period July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014, and was
subsequently extended to June 30, 2015.The one-year CPS)
extension was intended to provide greater clarity on the
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Country Partnership Framework for the Republic of Honduras for the Period FY16 - FY20

January, 2016
Honduras
Land & Corruption
capacity development
corruption
land ownership
farmers
property law
land administration
property rights
land rights
urban areas
property
transaction costs
women
Honduras’ recent economic performance
has been positive, especially taking into account the global
economic context. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth
accelerated from 2.8 percent in 2013 to 3.1 percent in 2014
and 3.6 percent in the first half of 2015. Growth has been
supported by improved terms of trade, higher remittance
inflows and export demand driven by the on-going recovery of
the United States (US), and improved investor confidence.
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Digitising the landscape: Technology to improve integrity in natural resource management

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2017
Global
Land & Corruption
corruption
extractive industries
local communities
natural resources management
Many information technology initiatives have emerged in recent years with the aim of improving natural resource management. These take a variety of technological forms designed either to directly curb corruption in resource extraction and production, or to enhance information flows, facilitate citizen participation, and hold specific actors accountable. Donors can play a role in connecting the divide between development practitioners, technologists, and researchers by supporting the use of tools in programs and evaluations.
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Enterprise Surveys

Lesotho Country Profile 2016

Training Resources & Tools
Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2016
Lesotho, Africa
Land & Corruption
corruption
The 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.