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11444: Retirement: Can Pension Reform Reverse the Trend to Earlier Retirement?

World Bank

11443: Public Management

World Bank

11442: Collection: Transferring Contributions to Individual Pension Accounts

World Bank

11441: Conditionality Revisited: A New Approach in Burkina Faso

Stefan Emblad, Gilles Hervio and Chuck Humphreys

11440: Interhousehold Transfers: Using Research to Inform Policy

Michael Bamberger, Daniel Kaufmann and Eduardo Velez

11439: Extending Telecommunications beyond the Market: Toward Universal Service in Competitive Environments

Bjorn Wellenius

11438: Bringing Cellular Phone Service to Rural Areas: Grameen Telecom and Village Pay Phones in Bangladesh

Cina Lawson and Natalie Meyenn

11437: The Costs of Corruption for the Poor—The Energy Sector

Laszlo Lovei and Alastair McKechnie

11436: "Global Development Finance" Projects a Brighter Outlook for Developing Countries

Robert Lynn, Annette De Klein, Caroline Farah, Robert Keyfitz, Mick Riordan, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe and Bert Wolfe

11435: Reforming Tax Systems: Lessons from the 1990s

Luc De Wulf

11434: Reducing Corruption: Lessons from Venezuela

Maria Gonzalez de Asis

11433: Access to Justice: The English Experience with Small Claims

John Baldwin

11432: Measuring the Impact of Energy Reform: Practical Options

Vivien Foster

11431: Does Reform of Energy Sector Networks Improve Access for the Poor?

Stephen Powell and Mary Starks

11430: Private Participation in Energy

Ada Karina Izaguirre

11429: Better Household Surveys for Better Design of Infrastructure Subsidies

Andres Gomez-Lobo, Vivien Foster and Jonathan Halpern

11428: Designing Direct Subsidies for the Poor: A Water and Sanitation Case Study

Andrés Gómez-Lobos, Vivien Foster and Jonathan Halpern

11427: Infrastructure Reform, Better Subsidies, and the Information Deficit

Andres Gomez-Lobo, Vivien Foster and Jonathan Halpern

11426: Decentralization and the Challenge of Hard Budget Constraints

Jonathan Rodden

11425: Promoting Private Investment in Rural Electrification: The Case of Chile

Alejandro Jadresic

11424: Indonesia's Decentralization After Crisis

Jun Ma and Bert Hofman

11423: Measuring Growth in Total Factor Productivity

Swati R. Ghosh and Aart Kraay

11422: Private Infrastructure: Private Activity Fell by 30 Percent in 1999

Ada Karina Izaguirre and Geetha Rao

11421: Reforming Civil Justice Systems: Trends in Industrial Countries

Adrian A.S. Zuckerman

11420: Empirics of the Link between Growth and Poverty

Peter Fallon

11419: Computerizing Tax and Customs Administrations

Michael Engelschalk, Samia Melhem and Dana Weist

11418: Port Concessions in Chile: Contract Design to Promote Competition and Investment

Juan Foxley and José Luis Mardones

11417: Multiservice Infrastructure: Privatizing Port Services

Lourdes Trujillo and Gustavo Nombela

11416: Regulating Quality: Let Competing Firms Offer a Mix of Price and Quality Options

Bill Baker and Sophie Tremolet

11415: Micro Infrastructure: Regulators Must Take Small Operators Seriously

Bill Baker and Sophie Trémolet

11414: Utility Reform: Regulating Quality Standards to Improve Access for the Poor

Bill Baker and Sophie Trémolet

11413: Scorecard for Subsidies: How Utility Subsidies Perform in Transition Economies

Laszlo Lovei, Eugene Gurenko, Michael Haney, Philip O'Keefe and Maria Shkaratan

11412: Water Concessions: Who Wins, Who Loses, and What To Do About It

Caroline van den Berg

11411: Private Infrastructure: Are the Trends in Low-income Countries Different?

Melissa Houskamp and Nicola Tynan

11410: How Should Fiscal Policy Be Set Over the Business Cycle?

Ernesto Talvi

11409: The Single-Buyer Model: A Dangerous Path toward Competitive Electricity Markets

Laszlo Lovei

11408: Toll Roads: Recent Trends in Private Participation

Gisele F. Silva

11407: Toward More Operationally Relevant Indicators of Governance

Stephen Knack and Nick Manning

11406: Improving Taxpayer Service and Facilitating Compliance in Singapore

Richard Bird and Oliver Oldman

11405: Promoting Good Governance with Social Funds and Decentralization

Andrew Parker

11404: Regulating Transmission: Why System Operators Must Be Truly Independent

Beatriz Arizu, William H, Jr. Dunn and Bernard Tenenbaum

11403: Technological Innovation in Public Sector Reform: Chile's Public Procurement e-System

Claudio Orrego, Carlos Osorio and Rodrigo Mardones

11402: Global Economic Prospects Projects Soft Landing

Swaminathan Aiyar

11401: Multi-Utilities: Trends - Blurring Industry Boundaries

Dirk Sommer

11400: Building Coalitions for Change: Venezuela Judicial Infrastructure Development Project

Kathleen Kuehnast

11399: Reframing the Issues: Consulting with Beneficiaries Swaziland Urban Development Project

Kathleen Kuehnast

11398: Building Cooperation in Post-Conflict Areas: Rwanda Community Reintegration and Development Project

Kathleen Kuehnast

11397: Decreasing Social Inequities through Decentralization: Morocco Social Priorities 1-Health Project

Kathleen Kuehnast

11396: Learning from the Past: India Uttar Pradesh Sodic Lands Reclamation Project

Kathleen Kuehnast

11395: Protection, Participation, and Public Awareness: Indonesia Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project

Kathleen Kuehnast

11394: A Social Development Saga: India Uttar Pradesh Basic Education and India District Primary Education Projects

Kathleen Kuehnast

11393: “Bottom-up” Community-Based Development: Gabon Urban Development Project

World Bank

11392: Stakeholder Participation Targets the Rural Poor: China Basic Health Project

Kathleen Kuehnast

11391: Enhancing Economic Reforms through Social Development: Brazil State Pension Systems Reform LIL

Kathleen Kuehnast

11390: Empowering the Poor through Decentralization: Brazil Rural Poverty Alleviation Program

Kathleen Kuehnast

11389: Innovative Approaches to Microfinance in Post-Conflict Situations: Bosnia Local Initiatives Project

Kathleen Kuehnast

11388: Utility Benchmarking: Public Reporting of Service Performance

Bill Kingdom and Vijay Jagannathan

11387: Multi-Utilities: Policy - Promotion, Tolerance, or Control?

Dirk Sommer

11386: Increasing the Effectiveness of Preshipment Inspection Services

Mark Dutz

11385: Telecom Regulators: Converging Trends?

Michel Kerf, Manuel Schiffler and Clemencia Torres

11384: Telecom Subsidies: Output-Based Contracts for Rural Services in Peru

Geoffrey Cannock

11383: Governing the Justice System: Spain's Judicial Council

Luis Lopez Guerra

11382: Decentralization and Governance: Does Decentralization Improve Public Service Delivery?

Satu Kahkonen and Anthony Lanyi

11381: Output-Based Education: The Evolution of Contracts for Schools in the U.K

David Goldstone

11380: Incentive-Based Subsidies: Designing Output-Based Subsidies for Water Consumption

Andres Gomez-Lobo

11379: Maintaining Roads: The Argentine Experience with Output-Based Contracts

Gerard Liautaud

11378: Empowering the Vulnerable through Participation: Bangladesh Health and Population Program Project

Nilufar Ahmad

11377: Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Youth: Buenos Aires Second Secondary Education Project

Sandra Cesilini

11376: Social Assessments and Program Evaluation with Limited Formal Data: Thinking Quantitatively, Acting Qualitatively

World Bank

11375: The Influence of Social Analysis on a Solid Waste Management Project: West Bank and Gaza

Deborah Davis

11374: Empowering Poor Communities through Decentralized Decision Making: The Vietnam Community Based Rural Infrastructure Project

World Bank

11373: Influencing Project Design Through Participation: Pakistan Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project

World Bank

11372: Fostering Community Rehabilitation: Ecuador El Niño Emergency Recovery Project

World Bank

11371: Educating for Health: Using Incentive-Based Salaries to Teach Oral Rehydration Therapy

Sadia Chowdhury

11370: Output-Based Health Care: Paying for Performance in Haiti

Rena Eichler, Paul Auxila and John Pollock

11369: Why Have Trade Promotion Organizations Failed, and How Can They Be Revitalized?

Luc De Wulf

11368: Hurricane Mitch - The gender Effects of Coping and Crises

Maria Correia

11367: Petroleum Taxes: Trends in Fuel Taxes (and Subsidies) and the Implications

Robert Bacon

11366: Primary Health Services: Output-Based Contracting to Lift Performance in Romania

Cristian Vladescu and Silviu Radulescu

11365: Emission Control: Privatizing Vehicle Inspection and Reducing Fraud in Mexico City

Masami Kojima and Robert Bacon

11364: Abuses in Fuel Markets: How to Protect Consumers and Public Health

Masami Kojima and Robert Bacon

11363: Features and Functions of Supreme Audit Institutions

Rick Stapenhurst and Jack Titsworth

11362: Writing an Effective Anticorruption Law

Richard E. Messick and Rachel Kleinfeld

11361: Strengthening Peru's Tax Agency

Robert Taliercio and Michael Engelschalk

11360: Introducing a Value Added Tax: Lessons from Ghana

Emma Chapman

11359: International Experience with Civil Service Censuses

Edward Mountfield and Robert Beschel

11358: Public Hospitals: Options for Reform through Public-Private Partnerships

Rob Taylor and Simon Blair

11357: Unsolicited Proposals: Competitive Solutions for Private Infrastructure

World Bank

11356: Reforming the Courts: The Role of Empirical Research

Linn Hammergren

11355: Monitoring Fiscal Risks of Subnational Governments

Jun Ma and Hana Polackova

11354: Strengthening Legislatures: Implications from Industrial Countries

Richard E. Messick

11353: Implementing Anticorruption Programs in the Private Sector

Ronald E. Berenbeim and Jean-Francois Arvis

11352: Best Practices in Customs Reform - Lessons from Morocco

Luc De Wulf and Emile Finateau

11351: A Water Scorecard: Setting Performance Targets for Water Utilities

Nicola Tyman and Bill Kingdom

11350: Power Subsidies: A Reality Check on Subsidizing Power for Irrigation in India

Lucio Monari

11349: Vouchers for Health: Using Voucher Schemes for Output-Based Aid

Peter Sandiford, Anna Gorter and Micol Salvetto

11348: Currency Crises and Government Finances

Craig Burnside

11347: Multi-Utilities and Access: Can Private Multi-Utilities Help Expand Service to Rural Areas?

Sophie Tremolet

11346: Private Infrastructure

World Bank

11345: Financing Development Through Future-Flow Securitization

Dilip Ratha