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9561: Learning from the Extreme Poor: Participatory Approaches to Fostering Child Health in Madagascar

Caroline Blanchard, Xavier Godinot, Chantal Laureau and Quentin Wodon

9560: Senegal - Agricultural Services and Producer Organizations Project

P. C. Mohan

9559: Making Aid Work: The End of the Cold War and Progress Toward a New Aid Architecture Should Make Aid More Effective

Mark Sundberg and Alan Gelb

9558: How to Monitor an Ambitious Agenda: The Africa Results Monitoring System

P. C. Mohan

9557: Innovating to Reduce Risk: The Case of Livestock Insurance in Mongolia

Nathan Belete and Gunnar Larson

9556: The FM Revolution in Niger: Radio's Impact on Capacity Development

Luc Peter, Stephanie Barbey and Ajay Tejasvi

9555: Poverty among Cotton Producers: Evidence from West and Central Africa

Clarence Tsimpo and Quentin Wodon

9554: Is There a Divergence Between Objective Measures and Subjective Perceptions of Poverty Trends? Evidence from West and Central Africa

Quentin Wodon

9553: Measuring Trends in Access to Modern Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results from Demographic and Health Surveys

Amadou Diallo, Sudeshna Banerjee and Quentin Wodon

9552: The West and Central Africa Poverty Mapping Initiative

Harold Coulombe and Quentin Wodon

9551: Using Simple Cross-Country Comparisons to Guide Measurement: Poverty in the CFA Franc Zone

Quentin Wodon

9550: Food Safety and Agricultural Health Management in CIS Countries: Completing the Transition

Kees van der Meer, Don Humpal, Cees de Haan, Laura Ignacio and Xin Qin

9549: Ethiopia Health Sector Development Program

P. C. Mohan

9548: Mozambique - Municipal Development Project

Lawrence Mastri

9547: The Tanzania Second Social Action Fund (TASAF II): Knowledge Sharing and Learning for Better Delivery of Results

Manjalo Ida

9546: Scenario Planning to Guide Long-term Investments in Agricultural Science and Technology: Theory and Practice from a Case Study on India

Riikka Rajalahti, Willem Janssen and Eija Pehu

9545: Multi-Dimensional Results Measurement in CDD Projects: Experiences from the Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda Social Action Funds

Krishna Pidatala and Nginya Mungai Lenneiye

9544: Assessing Governance and Strengthening Capacity in Haiti

Susana Carrillo

9543: Cameroon - Higher Education Technical Training Project

Lawrence Mastri

9542: Cultivating Knowledge and Skills to Grow African Agriculture

Jonathan Agwe

9541: Mali - Economic Policy and Public Finance Management Credit

Lawrence Mastri

9540: Building Capacity in Management and Financing in the Road Sector

Stephen Brushett, Les Sampson and Solomon Waithaka

9539: Armenia: Title Registration Project

Gavin Adlington and Anu Saxen

9538: Land-Related Legal Aid in Community Driven Development Projects: Lessons from Andhra Pradesh

Robin Nielsen and Tim Hanstad

9537: Information and Communications Technology in Land Administration Projects

Victoria Stanley, Edward Cook, Mika Tarhanen, Gavin Adlington and Keith Bell

9536: Cameroon - Debt Relief Grant under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative

Lawrence Mastri

9535: Malaria Booster Program for Africa: Gaining Ground against a Major Challenge to Health and Development

Jumana Qamruddin and Nansia Constantinou

9534: A Strategy for Improving Land Administration in India

Klaus Deininger

9533: A New Model of Public-Private Partnership for Land Access and Rural Enterprise Formation

Malcom D Childress and Tom Korczowski

9532: Brazil Land - Brazil Land-Based Poverty Alleviation Project

Malcom D Childress

9531: Land Policy and Administration as a Basis for the Sustainable Development of the Brazilian Amazon

Malcom D Childress

9530: China: Integrated Land Policy Reform in a Context of Rapid Urbanization

Li Guo, Jonathan Lindsay and Paul Munro-Faure

9529: Kyrgyz Republic: Benefits of Securing and Registering Land for Development

Edward Cook

9528: Implementing Low-Cost Rural Land Certification: The Case of Ethiopia

Klaus Deininger

9527: Uganda’s Virtual Poverty Fund: Pro-Poor Spending Reform

R. Sudharshan Canagarajah and Tim Williamson

9526: Mali - Private Sector Assistance Grant

Lawrence Mastri

9525: Africa Region - Regional Environmental Information Management Program

Lawrence Mastri

9524: PREM Anchor Support to the Africa Region

Danny Leipziger

9523: Extending Financial Services with Banking Agents

Hannah Siedek

9522: Microinsurance: What Can Donors Do?

Alexia Latortue, Aude de Montesquiou and Vanessa Ward

9521: Are We Overestimating Demand for Microloans?

Malika Anand and Richard Rosenberg

9520: Assessing the Investment Climate for Rural Enterprises

Gunnar Larson, John Lamb and Cornelis VanDer Meer

9519: Lesotho - Education Sector Development Project

Lawrence Mastri

9518: The Rapid Results Approach: A Tool for Leadership Development and Institutional Change

Lawrence Mastri

9517: Parliament's Role in Poverty Reduction Strategies

Cindy Kroon and Rick Stapenhurst

9516: Linking Financial Service Providers to Commercial Capital: How Do Guarantees Add Value?

Alexia Latortue and Jasmina Glisovic-Mezieres

9515: National Microfinance Strategies

Eric Duflos and Jasmina Glisovic-Mézières

9514: Eritrea - Cultural Assets Rehabilitation Project

Lawrence Mastri

9513: Madagascar - Building Leadership and Management Capacity through the Rapid Results Approach

Lawrence Mastri

9512: Learning by Doing: The Japanese PHRD Fund and Capacity Development

David Potten

9511: From Agriculture to Nutrition: Pathways, Synergies and Outcomes

Corinna Hawkes and Marie Ruel

9510: Variations in Microcredit Interest Rates

Christoph Kneiding and Richard Rosenberg

9509: Zambia - Social Investment Fund Project

Lawrence Mastri

9508: The Next 4 Billion: Characterizing BoP Markets

Allen L. Hammond, William J. Kramer, Robert S. Katz, Julia T. Tran and Courtland Walker

9507: Burundi - Investing in Leadership Development through the Rapid Results Approach

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9506: Ghana - High Forest Biodiversity Conservation Project

Lawrence Mastri

9505: NGO MFI Transformations: Ownership Issues

Kate Lauer

9504: Financial Services to Improve Access to Water and Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Brigitte Biesinger and Maren Richter

9503: Financial Services for Developing Small-Scale Irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Gunnar Larson

9502: Appraising Microfinance Institutions

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9501: Foreign Investment in Agricultural Production: Opportunities and Challenges

Vera Songwe and Klaus Deininger

9500: Managing Drought Risk for Food Security in Africa: An Innovative Solution in Malawi

Joanna Syroka and Kara Bunte

9499: Efficiency Drivers of MFIs: The Role of Age

Christoph Kneiding and Ignacio Mas

9498: Are Microcredit Interest Rates Excessive?

Richard Rosenberg, Adrian Gonzalez and Sushma Narain

9497: Tracking Results in Agriculture and Rural Development in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions: A Sourcebook of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation

Gunnar Larson

9496: Improving Agricultural Productivity and Markets: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies

Kerry McNamara

9495: Building Post-Crisis Capacity in the Solomon Islands

Laura Bailey

9494: Are Deposits a Stable Source of Funding for Microfinance Institutions?

Julia Abakaeva and Jasmina Glisovic-Mezieres

9493: Awakening Africa’s Sleeping Giant: Prospects for Commercial Agriculture in the Guinea Savannah Zone and Beyond

Gunnar Larson and Michael Morris

9492: Poor People Using Mobile Financial Services: Observations on Customer Usage and Impact from M-PESA

Olga Morawczynski and Mark Pickens

9491: Bioenergy Development: Issues and Impacts for Poverty and Natural Resource Management

Elizabeth Cushion, Gerhard Dieterle and Adrian Whiteman

9490: MIV Performance and Prospects: Highlights from the CGAP 2009 MIV Benchmark Survey

Xavier Reille, Jasmina Glisovic-Mezieres, Yannis Berthouzoz and Damian Milverton

9489: Reduced Emissions and Enhanced Adaptation in Agricultural Landscapes

Erick Fernandes, Dipti Thapa and Sonia Madhvani

9488: Window on the Unbanked: Mobile Money in the Philippines

Mark Pickens

9487: Improving Effectiveness from Within: SmartAid for Microfinance Index

Alexia Latortue, Mayada El-Zoghbi and Barbara Gähwiler

9486: The Rise, Fall, and Recovery of the Microfinance Sector in Morocco

Xavier Reille

9485: Creating Pathways for the Poorest: Early Lessons on Implementing the Graduation Model

Mayada El-Zoghbi, Aude de Montesquiou and Syed Hashemi

9484: Venezuela - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

World Bank

9483: Uruguay - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9482: Paraguay - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9481: Peru - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9480: Panama - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9479: Nicaragua - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9478: Mexico - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9477: Honduras - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9476: Haiti - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9475: Guatemala - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9474: El Salvador - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9473: Ecuador - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9472: Dominican Republic - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9471: Costa Rica - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9470: Colombia - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9469: Chile - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9468: Brazil - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9467: Bolivia - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9466: Argentina - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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9465: Investors Implementing the Client Protection Principles in Microfinance

Estelle Lahaye and Katherine McKee

9464: Rethinking Collaborative Arrangements with Local Partners

Kenneth Rosenbaum, Diji Chandrasekharan Behr and Gunnar Larson

9463: Empowerment and Poverty Reduction through Infrastructure and Service Provision in Rural Pakistan

Qazi Asmat Isa, Naila Ahmed and Gunnar Larson

9462: Unmet Need for Contraception

Samuel Mills, Ed Bos and Emi Suzuki