Nota de disertación: Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Household survey designs -- 3. Estimators of totals and means and their variances appropriate for complex survey designs -- 4. Poverty and other welfare measures -- 5. Some examples -- 6. Concluding comments -- Appendix 1: Proofs -- References -- Tables.

Nota de disertación: Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Country assistance strategies -- 3. Implementing the strategy in fiscal 1994 -- 4. Bankwide trends -- 5. Measuring results -- 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- Annexes -- References -- Boxes -- Table.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- 1. Worldwide poverty trends -- 2. The World Bank's support for efforts to reduce poverty: five years after World Development Report 1990 -- 3. Impact of strategies and interventions on reducing poverty -- 4. Lessons learned and future directions -- Annexes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Note to all operational managers and staff: poverty reduction in Bank operations -- Tables -- Boxes.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. The common agricultural policy (CAP) and water quality -- 4. The community environmental policy and water quality -- 5. Toward integration: new policy directions for controlling agricultural water pollution -- 6. Country approaches to agricultural water pollution -- 7. Summary and conclusions -- References -- Appendix

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms -- Executive sumary -- Introduction -- Pt. A. 1. Macroeconomic and policy environment -- 2. Outreach -- 3. Sustainability -- 4. Conclusions and recommendations -- Pt. B. Rural finance institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: a matrix of key indicators -- Case studies -- Bibliography -- Figures -- Tables -- Boxes.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Reforming the policy framework -- 2. Determining the role, scope, and objectives of the state-owned sector -- 3. Decentralized management: a delicate balance -- 4. Holding management accountable -- 5. Divestiture of state-owned enterprises -- 6. Sequencing reforms -- 7. Summary -- 8. Public enterprise reform in Socialist Europe -- Appendixes -- Index.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Introduction -- 1. Overview of international capital flows to developing countries -- 2. Portfolio investment in emerging markets -- 3. Investors in emerging markets and their motivation -- 4. Institutional constraints -- 5. Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Definitional differences across reporting agencies in the context of portfolio investment -- Appendix 2: Institutional and regulatory factors affecting foreign investment in developing countries -- Appendix 3: Glossary -- Bibliography.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: v. 1. The country study: List of tables and figures -- Preface -- Pt. 1: 1. An overview of the Chilean economy and agricultural sector -- 2. History and management of agricultural pricing policies -- 3. Measures of price policy intervention -- Pt. 2: 4. Effects of price policy intervention on output and foreign exchange earnings -- 5. Effects on the government budget and on resource transfers -- 6. Income distribution effects of intervention -- 7. Effects of price intervention on domestic price and consumption stabilization -- Pt. 3: 8. Policy reform efforts -- References -- v. 2. Appendixes: data and methodology: List of tables and figures -- Appendix 1: Estimation of direct price intervention -- Appendix 2: The equivalent tariff estimation -- Appendix 3: Estimation procedure for Pna/Pna* -- Appendix 4: Estimation of the effective rate of protection -- Appendix 5: The supply response model: theoretical framework -- Appendix 6: Sources of data and validation of the supply response model -- Appendix 7: Output effects of intervention -- Appendix 8: Determination of agricultural value added in the undistorted scenarios -- Appendix 9: Foreign exchange effect of intervention -- Appendix 10: Data used in the political economic model -- Appendix 11: Alternative policy simulations -- Appendix 12: Main indicators for the economy and agricultural sector.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: 1. Introduction -- 2. Rationale for multigrade teaching -- 3. Effective teaching practices: the process -- 4. Consequences for the inmediate environment: the classroom -- 5. Consequences for local/regional level administration and support -- 6. Consequences for national policy -- 7. Summary of key issues in the implementation of multigrade programs -- 8. Conclusion -- References.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Letter of transmittal -- Overview -- Introduction -- About the panel -- Formal requests received in fy 1999 -- Further action on earlier requests -- Outreach and disclosure -- Administration and budget -- Annexes: Annex 1. Inspection panel resolution -- Annex 2. 1996 Clarification of certain aspects of the resolution -- Annex 3. 1999 Conclusions of the board's second review of the panel -- Annex 4. Operating procedures -- Annex 5. The inspection panel budget.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Overview -- Letter of transmittal -- Introduction -- About the panel -- Operations: Formal requests received in FY 1998 -- Further action on earlier requests -- Information and disclosure -- Administration and budget -- Annexes -- Box 1.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: 1. The need for enterprise support -- 2. Alternative enterprise support mechanisms and their developmental rationale -- 3. Experience with voucher programs -- 4. Implementing matching grant funds -- 5. A comparative evaluation of ten matching grant funds -- 6. Conclusions and recommendations -- Figures -- Tables -- Annex.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Institutional aspects -- 3. Quality of environmental assessment (Category A) -- 4. Effectiveness of EA in project preparation -- 5. Project implementation: EA experience -- 6. Special issues -- References -- Annex 1 -- Annex 2 -- Annex 3 -- Annex 4 -- Annex 5 --Boxes -- Figures -- Tables.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. The concept and context of backward linkage -- 2. The failure of traditional policies -- 3. Institutional support for backward linkage -- 4. Linkage promotion programs -- Conclusion -- References.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Foreword -- A word from practitioners -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Summary -- 1. An overview of the biomass resource base in India -- 2. Methodology of the study -- 3. Pimpalgaon Wagha: background -- 4. The process of promotion and participation -- 5. The process of implementation -- 6. Life stories: giving the people a voice -- 7. The impact of watershed development in Pimpalgaon Wagha -- 8. Lessons learnt -- Appendix: A view from within - the life stories of the people of Pimpalgaon Wagha.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background: family planning, contraceptive use, and education -- 3. A model of the determinants of contraceptive use -- 4. Data and sample description -- 5. Variable definitions -- 6. Empirical results -- 7. Conclusion -- Annex tables -- References -- Tables -- Figures.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of institutional components in sals and tals: A. Economic and financial management -- B. Non-financial sector reforms -- C. Public administration reforms -- D. Summary of findings -- 3. Selected operational issues: A. Timing -- B. Technical assistance -- C. Institutionalization of reforms -- D. Government commitment to reforms -- E. Design issues -- 4. Conclusions -- 5. Annexes.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Clarifying the objectives of fiscal support -- 4. Considering policy options other than fiscal support -- 5. Identifying the instruments of fiscal support -- 6. Comparing the cost of different instruments -- 7. Comparing the accuracy of different instruments -- 8. Narrowing down the choice by considering transparency and targeting -- 9. Improving institutions for decisionmaking -- 10. Concluding remarks -- Annex: Valuing revenue guarantees and variable subsidies -- References -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Preface -- Introduction -- On defining sustainability -- A triangular framework -- Sustainability as opportunity -- Four kinds of capital -- Defining levels of sustainability -- Levels of sustainability -- Application of the concept: measurement and valuation issues -- Application of the concept: interaction issues -- Adjusting national accounts -- Shortcut methods -- First results: sustainability and the wealth of nations -- Next steps in an ongoing journey -- Appendix: Background data -- Notes -- Tables -- Figures.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Tables and figures -- Preface -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: gender and the problem of access -- 2. The inside/outside dichotomy -- 3. Regional and socioeconomic variations -- 4. Access, productivity, and poverty: the intrahousehold dimension -- 5. Household-level responses to changes in the indian economy -- 6. Women in rural areas -- 7. Women workers in urban areas -- 8. Women's access to social services -- 9. Different approaches to women in development -- 10. Conclusion -- References -- Statistical appendix.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: List of acronyms -- Glossary -- 1. Introduction and summary -- 2. Promoting economic reform -- 3. Reaching the poor -- 4. Environmentally sustainable development -- 5. Aggregate uses and resources -- 6. Looking ahead -- Annexes -- Boxes -- Figure -- Tables.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Foreword -- Prefacio -- Préface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Resumen -- Résumé analytique -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Bank policy -- 3. Bank lending -- 4. Outcomes -- 5. Bank processes -- 6. Implementation -- 7. Key issues in system design and sustainability -- 8. Current directions -- 9. Findings and recommendations -- Supplement -- Figures -- Tables -- Boxes.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: 1. Introduction -- 2. The effect of pure market buybacks -- 3. Simple menus: relend or exit -- 4. Cost of debt reduction -- 5. Underfunded menus -- 6. Heterogeneous banks -- 7. Evaluation of the Mexico 1990 deal -- 8. Concluding remarks -- Appendix 1: The case with multilateral loans -- Appendix 2: The debt value curve and the debt reduction/new money frontier -- References.

Nota de disertación: Preface -- 0. Introduction -- 1. A partnership-based approach to poverty reduction: an empirical exploration -- 2. The enabling environment for partnerships: what is helping and what is hindering? -- 3. Conclusions -- Annex 1: Summaries of selected case studies -- Annex 2: Tables of basic information on the selected case studies -- Annex 3: Further information on the partnerships for poverty reduction program: methodology, collaborating partners, case studies and web site -- Bibliography.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Keynote address / Ismail Serageldin -- 1. A global representative system of marine protected areas: Introduction / Jan Post -- History of the marine protected areas report / Graeme Kelleher -- Mentoring for sustainability / Richard Kenchington -- A cooperative program to implement the marine protected areas report / Chris Bleakley -- Marine protected areas in Belize / Sue Wells -- Questions, responses, and comments -- 2. Financing and sustaining coral reef conservation initiatives: Introduction / John Dixon -- Revenue generation to sustain coral reef conservation / Tighe Geoghegan -- Marine eco-turism: fundamental characteristics and links to conservation / Tundi Agardy -- Environmental trust funds / Barry Spergel -- Global environment facility trust funds in support of conservation / Kathy Mikitin -- Global environment facility / Kathy Mackinnon -- Questions, responses, and comments -- 3. Income-generating opportunities and environmental limitations: Introduction / Louise Scura -- Marine bioprospecting / David Newman -- Opportunities in sustainable mariculture / John Walch -- Cost-effective wastewater remediastion for the protection of coral reef environments / Walter Adey -- An ecosystem approach to managing marine protected areas for sustainable use / Billy Causey -- Conflict management and benefit sharing as a means toward conservation of marine biodiversity / Ricardo Meléndez -- Questions, responses, and comments -- 4. Creating a planning and investment framework through partnerships: Introduction / John McManus -- Large and small-scale marine protected areas: planning, investment and intergenerational quality of life / John McManus -- Sustainable financing of protected areas in Southern Sinai / Michael Pearson -- Community groups and the protected areas resource conservation project / Robert Kerr -- Outline for proposed biodiversity enterprise fund for Latin America / Michael Rubino -- Creating a planning and investment framework through partnerships: the biodiversity conservation network / Hank Cauley -- Questions, responses, and comments -- 5. Group discussions: Introduction / Marea Hatziolos -- The international coral reef initiative / Susan Drake -- The CORAL diver network / Stephen Colwell -- Questions, responses, and comments. 6. Conclusions: The challenges ahead / Colin Rees -- Appendix: Panel and participant contact information.

Nota de disertación: TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Preface -- Terms, abbreviations, and acronyms -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Host-country business environment -- 3. Financial and commercial issues -- 4. Risk -- 5. The security package -- 6. Project procurement and selection -- Bibliography -- Annexes -- Energy publications.