Policy Research Reports

Policy Research Reports (PRRs) bring to a broad audience the results of World Bank research on development policy. The reports are designed to contribute to the debate on appropriate public policies for developing economies. More about PRRs...

NOV 2007 REPORT ON ACCESS TO FINANCE

Finance for All? Policies and Pitfalls in Expanding Access

A new November 2007 policy research report calls for broader access to finance, saying that access to finance for all is associated with growth as well as with reduction in poverty and income inequality.

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OCT 2006 REPORT ON TROPICAL FORESTS

"At Loggerheads? Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction and Environment in the Tropical Forests" highlights that preserving rapidly shrinking tropical forests and improving economic prospects for millions of poor people requires better national forest governance. Press Release , Q& A

Current carbon markets do not tap the potential benefits of forest carbon, the report says. It calls for forest carbon trading to be allowed in global carbon markets, saying that this is a strong financial incentive to avoid deforestation. It offers workable solutions for the obstacles impeding forest carbon.

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Other Recent Policy Research Reports

Reforming Infrastructure: Privatization, Regulation, and Competition - June 2004
This website contains detailed information about this policy research report, including an explanation of its theme, links to its full text, and press materials in several languages.

Land Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction - June 2003
This website contains detailed information about this policy research report, including an explanation of its theme, links to its full text and datasets, press materials in English and Spanish, external comments on the report, and the core team that produced it.

Breaking the Conflict Trap: Civil War and Development Policy - May 2003
This website contains detailed information about this policy research report, including an explanation of its theme, links to its full text and background papers, and the core team that produced it, and transcript and video of the press conference.

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