International

Mr. Nam's Dilemma

Publication Date: September 30, 2005

In 2000, Vietnam passed the Enterprise Law to spur private sector development and facilitate its transition from a centrally-planned to a market economy. The Enterprise Law changed the paradigm for private business in Vietnam by making business...

Liconsa and the Program of Social Assistance for Milk

Publication Date: September 15, 2004

In 2003, officials in Mexico's Ministry of Social Development were debating whether to eliminate a long-standing program that provided subsidized milk to poor families. In its place, they would expand a new program that gave poor families...

Aung San Suu Kyi: "Icon of Hope" in Burma (B)

Publication Date: April 01, 2003

Aung San Suu Kyi, who would win the Nobel Peace Prize and galvanize world attention on the brutal military rulers of Burma, was, until 1988, an expatriate for much of her life, with largely historical and intellectual connections to the country...

Aung San Suu Kyi: "Icon of Hope" in Burma (A)

Publication Date: April 01, 2003

Aung San Suu Kyi, who would win the Nobel Peace Prize and galvanize world attention on the brutal military rulers of Burma, was, until 1988, an expatriate for much of her life, with largely historical and intellectual connections to the country...

A Commercial Bank Does Microfinance: Sogesol in Haiti

Publication Date: July 01, 2002

In 1995 Haiti's banking sector undergoes reform, two important aspects of which are a lowering of the reserve requirement on banks and a lifting of the interest rate ceiling on loans. These reforms give banks the opportunity to expand their...

Women's Thrift Cooperatives in Andhra Pradesh

Publication Date: July 01, 2002

After more than 10 years of operation, the Women's Thrift Cooperatives (WTCs) in the impoverished Karimnagar and Warangal districts of Andhra Pradesh are an established part of the lives of their women members. As such they represent...

Cochin International Airport: Gateway to God's Own Country

Publication Date: March 01, 2002

Cochin International Airport opened in 1999 to widespread acclaim as the first and only airport to be constructed and operated by a private company in India. By 2001 the airport was generating enough revenue to cover its operating costs, but not...

The Challenge of Participation: Drafting Mauritania's PRSP (B)

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

In the late 1990s, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, under heavy pressure to find ways to relieve developing countries of large volumes of accumulated public debt, devise a way they believe offers a way to link such debt relief...

The Challenge of Participation: Drafting Mauritania's PRSP (A)

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

In the late 1990s, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, under heavy pressure to find ways to relieve developing countries of large volumes of accumulated public debt, devise a way they believe offers a way to link such debt relief...

Costa Rica's Forests and the Market for Carbon Emissions Reduction Credits

Publication Date: February 01, 2000

In 1999, Costa Rica's Vice President and Minister of Environment and Energy, Elizabeth Odio, had to decide whether to sell additional credits for greenhouse gas emissions reductions and, if so, at what price. Over the previous decade, the...

Municipal Decentralization in Buenos Aires (Sequel)

Publication Date: February 01, 1999

As part of its efforts to recover from hyperinflation and an oversized public sector, the government of Argentina specifically the province of Buenos Aires seeks to control costs and improve service in local government. To do so, the provincial...

Municipal Decentralization in Buenos Aires: Creating the Municipality of Hurlingham

Publication Date: February 01, 1999

As part of its efforts to recover from hyperinflation and an oversized public sector, the government of Argentina--specifically the province of Buenos Aires--seeks to control costs and improve service in local government. To do so, the...