The steep decline in the world oil price in the last quarter of 2014 slashed fuel price subsidies. Several governments ...

When leaders face political economy constraints, is it best to delay all decarbonization initiatives until a sectorally ...

Information and communication technologies (ICT) for health or eHealth solutions hold great potential for generating systemic efficiencies by strengthening five critical pillars of a health system: ...

The Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) identifies ways that Cameroon can achieve its overall development ...

Intrahousehold constraints and relational dynamics may contribute to a gender gap in entrepreneurship. This mixed-methods paper uses a randomized controlled trial and qualitative research to examine ...

Sri Lanka is emerging from the recent economic crisis with a renewed focus on sustainable growth and resilience. Following a series of policy reforms and successful debt restructuring, the economy has ...

Until the beginning of this century, the GATT/WTO system worked. Economic research provided a compelling explanation. It showed that if governments maximize the well-being of their own countries ...

Solid waste management is the one thing just about every city government provides for its residents. While service levels, environmental impacts and costs vary dramatically, solid waste management is ...

This policy report studies Kiribati’s coconut sector, and proposes ways to remove distortions, increase efficiency, and encourage diversification. It does this while taking into account the coconut ...

Mozambique stands at a critical juncture in addressing adolescent girls’ pathways to prosperity. Due to prevailing vulnerabilities, there is momentum to strengthen the countrys ...

At the heart of the growth problem, the persistence of poverty, and issues of policy reform in Zambia is the public sector reform program. The best practice in public sector reform identifies three ...

Unlivable. How Cities in Europe and Central Asia Can Survive ‒ and Thrive ‒ in a Hotter Future ...