This report for Sierra Leone is part of an ongoing series of country-specific reports being prepared by the World Bank in collaboration with the relevant governments and partner organizations

A strong investment climate is a platform for economic success. By creating opportunities and setting incentives for firms to invest and productively employ inputs, the investment climate is critical to economic growth and prosperity. Analyzing and comparing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa, three of today's largest emerging economies, this book presents policy makers with the scope of investment climate reforms in these countries. Inter- and intra-country benchmarking can be a starting point for dialogue between the government and private sector on reform priorities and help to encourage the sharing of best practices

The book offers a realistic assessment of experience, trends and perspectives in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector with an emphasis on actual results and justified expectations. It seeks to monitor and analyze trends in the development of ICT in the world, as well as provide empirical evidence of the benefits that ICT provides in terms of economic growth and poverty reduction

The author shares her memories about her father in this loving biography of the man who made history by breaking the color barrier in baseball - and taught his children that the only measure of life is the impact you have on others` lives

In the wake of the financial crises of the late 1990s, there was a surge of interest in the systematic assessment of financial sectors

This book nis part of a broad Century Foundation program examing American foreign policy in the post Cold War era. The Dust of Empire offers a learned and graceful exploration of territory ripe for American domination

Drawing on resources and lessons from across the World Bank Group and elsewhere, the book aims to provide medical entrepreneurs with some of the tools they need to build sustainable health care facilities, whether for-profit or nonprofit, for their communities

on conference were discussed such topics such as traficking in women

How many people use formal banking services in poor countries

Developing a knowledge-sharing culture is a change process on the way to better organizational performance