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1、世界银行新书国际组织文献资料阅览室InternationalStillwatersrundeep.流静水深流静水深,人静心深人静心深Wherethereislife,thereishope。有生命必有希望。有生命必有希望新书介绍新书介绍世界银行资料的内容涉及非洲、东亚、东欧和中亚、拉丁美洲、中东、北非和南非的农业、教育、环境、金融、全球化、管理、健康和人口、工业、基础设施、国际经济、劳务与就业、宏观经济与发展、贫困，私人部门管理、农村发展、社会发展、过渡经济和城市发展。World Bank research and publication World Bank research and pub
2、lication topicstopicsI I : :Agriculture Communities &Human Settlements Conflict and Development Education Energy Environment Finance and Financial Sector Development Gender GovernanceWorld Bank research and publication World Bank research and publication topicstopicsIIII : :Health, Nutrition and Pop
3、ulationIndustryInformation and Communication TechnologiesInfrastructure Economics and FinanceInternational Economics & TradeLaw and DevelopmentMacroeconomics and Economic GrowthPoverty ReductionPrivate Sector DevelopmentPublic Sector DevelopmentWorld Bank research and publication World Bank research
4、 and publication topicstopicsIII :III :Rural DevelopmentScience and Technology DevelopmentSocial DevelopmentSocial Protection and LaborTransportUrban DevelopmentWater ResourcesWater Supply and SanitationWorld BankRiskingYourHealth:Causes,Consequences,andInterventionstoPreventRiskyBehaviorsAuthors:Da
5、miendeWalquePublished:December2013Pages:204Abstract:Behaviorsthatposerisksforanindividualshealthandthatalsorepresentimportantthreatsforpublichealth,suchasdruguse,smoking,alcohol,unhealthyeatingcausingobesity,andunsafesex,arehighlyprevalentinlowincomecountries,eventhoughtheyaretraditionallyassociated
6、withrichercountries.Individualchoicesareanimportantpartoftheriskybehaviors.RiskingYourHealth:Causes,Consequences,andInterventionstoPreventRiskyBehaviorsexplorehowthosechoicesareformedandwhataretheirconsequences.Whydopeopleengageinriskybehaviors?Manydifferentexplanationshavebeenproposedbypsychology,s
7、ociology,economicsorpublichealth.Onetraitcommontoallthesebehaviorsisthatthereisadisconnectafunctionofbothdelayanduncertainty-betweenthepleasureorsatisfactionprovidedbythemandtheirconsequences.Anothercharacteristicofriskybehaviorsisthattheyrarelyoccurinisolation.Peer-pressure,parentalinfluences,netwo
8、rksandsocialnormsoftenplayanimportantroleininitiating,continuing,orquittingthosebehaviors.Eveniftheymightoftenbethefirsttosuffer,theconsequencesofriskybehaviorsarealsorarelylimitedtotheindividualsengaginginthem.Incertaincases,suchassecond-handsmokingorHIVtransmission,thelinkisdirect.Inothercases,the
9、linkislessdirectbutnotnecessarilylessreal:thelongtermhealthconsequencesofmanyofthesebehaviorsarecostlytotreatandcouldstretchhouseholdsfinancesandworsenpoverty.Finally,theseriskybehaviorshaveconsequencesforsocietyasawholesincetheyoftentriggeranon-trivialamountofpublichealthexpendituresandleadtodeclin
10、esinaggregateproductivitythroughprematuredeathandmorbidity.Changingbehaviorsistricky-publichealthinterventionsvialegislationwithstrongenforcementmechanismsca.DoingBusiness2014:UnderstandingRegulationsforSmallandMedium-SizeEnterprisesAuthors:AWorldBankGroupCorporateFlagshipPublished:October2013Pages:
11、278Abstract:Eleventhinaseriesofannualreportscomparingbusinessregulationin189economies,DoingBusiness2014measuresregulationsaffecting11areasofeverydaybusinessactivityincluding;startingabusiness,dealingwithconstructionpermits,gettingelectricity,registeringproperty,gettingcredit,protectinginvestors,payi
12、ngtaxes,tradingacrossborders,enforcingcontracts,closingabusiness,andemployingworkers.ThereportupdatesallindicatorsasofJune1,2013,rankseconomiesontheiroverall“easeofdoingbusiness”,andanalyzesreformstobusinessregulationidentifyingwhicheconomiesarestrengtheningtheirbusinessenvironmentthemost.TheDoingBu
13、sinessreportsillustratehowreformsinbusinessregulationsarebeingusedtoanalyzeeconomicoutcomesfordomesticentrepreneursandforthewidereconomy.DoingBusinessisaflagshipproductbytheWorldBankandIFCthatgarnersworldwideattentiononregulatorybarrierstoentrepreneurship.Morethan60economiesusetheDoingBusinessindica
14、torstoshapereformagendasandmonitorimprovementsontheground.Inaddition,theDoingBusinessdatahasgeneratedover870articlesinpeer-reviewedacademicjournalssinceitsinception.LatinAmericanEntrepreneurs:ManyFirmsbutLittleInnovationAuthors:DanielLederman,JulianMessina,SamuelPienknaguraandJameleRigoliniPublished
15、:December2013Pages:168Abstract:Entrepreneurship-manifestedintheentryofnewfirmsorproductsintonewmarkets,orsubstantialimprovementsintechnologicalcapacityorprocessinnovationbyincumbentfirms-iswidelyconsideredtobeanimportantingredientforlongtermeconomicdevelopment.Thisreportarguesthatentrepreneurshipisa
16、lsoasourceofemploymentgeneration,exportgrowth,andresilienceduringeconomicdownturns.AlthoughtheconventionalwisdomsuggeststhatLatinAmericanandCaribbeancountriesunderperformrelativetoChinaandotheremergingmarketsintermsofitsentrepreneurialdynamism,thisreportprovidesevidencesuggestingthattheregionischara
17、cterizedbysubstantialentrepreneurship.Themainchallengeintheregionisnotalackofentrepreneurs,butrathertheirrelativelylowlevelofinnovationandtheslowgrowthofincumbentfirms.Thereportdiscussesthenatureofnewentrantsintomarketsandthefactorsthatmighthelpstimulateprivate-sectorinnovationafterfirmshavesurvived
18、theinitialtestofmarketcompetition.EntrepreneurshipinLatinAmerica:AStepUptheSocialLadder?Authors:EduardoLoraandFrancescaCastellaniPublished:December2013Pages:208Abstract:ThisbooklooksatboththepotentialandlimitsofpoliciestopromoteentrepreneurshipasanimportantvehicleforsocialmobilityinLatinAmericaandth
19、eCaribbean.Whoaretheregionsentrepreneurs?Theytendtobemiddle-agedmaleswithsecondaryand,often,tertiaryeducationwhorepresentonlyasmallsegmentoftheeconomically-activepopulationinthesixcountriesconsideredinthisbook.Theycomefromfamiliesinwhichaparentis,orwas,anentrepreneur.Infact,aparentsoccupationismorei
20、mportantinthedecisiontobecomeanentrepreneurthanaparentswealth,incomeoreducation.Middleclassentrepreneurshiptendstodominatethesampleinpartsincethisisthemajorityclassinsociety.However,asapercentageofeachsocialclass,entrepreneurshiptendstobehigherintheupperclass,followedbythemiddleandlowerclasses.Entre
21、preneursconcentrateinmicro-enterpriseswithfewerthanfiveemployees.Theyenjoygreatersocialmobilitythanemployeesandtheself-employed,butthismobilityisnotalwaysintheupwarddirection.Entrepreneursfacemultipleobstaclesincludingstiflingbureaucracy,burdensometaxprocedures,andlackoffinancing,humancapital,techno
22、logicalskills,andsupportivenetworks.Thesupportoffamilyandfriends,andamodicumofsocialcapital,helpthemcopewiththeseobstaclestoentrepreneurship.EmergingIssuesinFinancialDevelopment:LessonsfromLatinAmericaAuthors:TatianaDidierandSergioL.SchmuklerPublished:December2013Pages:582Abstract:Sincethe1990s,thef
23、inancialsystemsindevelopinganddevelopedcountrieshavegainedinsoundness,depth,anddiversity,promptedinpartbyaseriesoffinancialsectorandmacroeconomicreformsaimedatfosteringamarket-driveneconomyinwhichfinanceplaysacentralrole.LatinAmericahasbeenoneoftheregionsattheforefrontofthesechangesandoffersagoodlab
24、oratoryofwherethechallengesinfinancialdevelopmentlie.Despiteallthegainsinfinancialdevelopment,thereisstillanaggingcontrastbetweentheintensityoffinancialsectorreformsimplementedoverthepast20yearsinmanycountriesandtheactualsizeanddepthoftheirfinancialsystems.InthecaseofLatinAmerica,inmanyrespectsitrem
25、ainsunderdevelopedbyinternationalcomparisons.ThisbookstudiesindetailtherecenthistoryoffinancialsectordevelopmentandreformsinLatinAmerica,incomparisontootherdevelopinganddevelopedcountries,toshedlightonthekeyobstaclesforfinancialdevelopment.Ratherthangoingindetailintosector-specificissues,thebookfocu
26、sesonthemainarchitecturalissues,overallperspectives,andinterconnections.Itsvalueaddedthushingesonitsholisticviewofthedevelopmentprocess,itsbroadcoverageofthefinancialservicesindustry(notjustbanking),itsemphasisoncomparisonsandbenchmarking,itssystemicperspective,anditsexplicitefforttoincorporatethele
27、ssonsfromtherecentglobalfinancialcrisis.Thebookisdividedintothreemainparts.ThefirstpresentsastocktakingexercisetoascertainwhereLatinAmericasfinancialdevelopmentliesanalyzinginmoredetailsomeofthereasonsandpolicyimplicationsunderlyingitsbankingdepthandequityliquiditygaps.Thesecondpartrevisitstwothemes
28、thatarecentraltotheregionsfinancialdevelopment:long-termfinanceandtheroleofthestatei.LeftOutoftheBargain:SettlementsinForeignBriberyCasesandImplicationsforAssetRecoveryAuthors:JacintaAnyangoOduor,FranciscaM.U.Fernando,AgustinFlah,DorotheeGottwald,JeanneM.Hauch,MarianneMathias,JiWonParkandOliverStolp
29、ePublished:December2013Pages:178Abstract:Overthepastdecade,countrieshaveincreasinglyusedsettlementsthatis,anyprocedureshortofafulltrialtoconcludeforeignbriberycasesandhaveimposedbillionsinmonetarysanctions.Thereexistsagapinknowledge,however,regardingsettlementpracticesaroundtheworldandthedisposition
30、ofthesemonetarysanctionsnotablythroughthelensofrecoveryofstolenassets.LeftoutoftheBargain,astudybytheStolenAssetRecoveryInitiative(StAR),providesanoverviewofsettlementpracticesbycivilandcommonlawcountriesthathavebeenactiveinthefightagainstforeignbribery.UsingtheUnitedNationsConventionagainstCorrupti
31、on(UNCAC)asitspointofreference,thestudyaddressesconcernsvoicedbytheinternationalcommunity:Whathappenstothemoneyassociatedwiththesettlements,andisitbeingreturnedtothosemostdirectlyharmedbythecorruptpractices?Andwhatcanbedonetoassistthosecountriesharmedbyforeignbribery?LeftoutoftheBargainhasfoundthat3
32、95settlementcasestookplacebetween1999andmid-2012,resultinginatotalofUS$6.9billioninmonetarysanctionsimposedagainstcompaniesandindividuals.Ofthisamount,nearlyUS$6billioncamefromsettlementsthattookplaceinacountrydifferentfromthatoftheallegedlybribedforeignpublicofficials.ButonlyaboutUS$197million,or3p
33、ercent,hasbeenreturnedororderedreturnedtothecountrieswhoseofficialswereaccusedofacceptingbribes.LeftoutoftheBargainurgescountrieswhoseofficialswereallegedlybribedtointensifytheireffortstoinvestigateandprosecutetheprovidersandrecipientsofforeignbribes,henceimprovingthesecountriesprospectsforrecoveryo
34、fassetslostthroughcorruption.Thestudyalsocallsformoreproactiveinternationalcooperationandcoordinationtoensurethatallaffectedcountriesareafford.GlobalFinancialDevelopmentReport2014:FinancialInclusionAuthors:IFC/MIGA/TheWorldBankPublished:November2013Pages:222Abstract:Financialinclusionhasbecomeamajor
35、subjectofinterestamongpolicymakers,researchers,andotherfinancialsectorstakeholders.Manycountries,forexample,haverecentlyadoptedexplicitfinancialinclusionstrategieswithtargetsforfinancialinclusion.Theinterestreflectsanincreasedrecognitionthatfinancialinclusioncanbeadriverofeconomicgrowthandpovertyall
36、eviation,andthatmanyindividualsandfirmsareexcludedunnecessarilyfromevenbasicfinancialservices.Abouthalfoftheworldsadultpopulationmorethan2.5billionpeoplehavenobankaccountisonepowerfulexample.Barrierssuchascost,traveldistance,andamountofpaperworkandrequirementsplayanimportantrole.Manyofthesebarriersc
37、anbeaddressedbybetterpolicies.Despitethehighinterest,therearestillimportantgapsinknowledgeaboutfinancialinclusion,whatdrivesit,andwhatpoliciesaffectit.Andwhilerecentyearshaveseensomeincreasesinfinancialinclusion,thereisstillmuchscopetoreducebarrierstoaccess.However,oneofthechallengesisthateffortstoi
38、ncreaseinclusion,ifnotimplementedwell,canbackfire.Deeplyingrainedsocialproblemscannotberesolvedpurelywithaninfusionofdebt.Ifnotdoneproperly,itcanhavetheoppositeeffect,makingpoorborrowersincreasinglydependentondebt,andevencontributingtofinancialinstability.GlobalFinancialDevelopmentReport2014:Financi
39、alInclusionisanewreportfromtheWorldBankGroup.Ittakesastepbackandre-examinesfinancialinclusionfromtheperspectiveofnewglobaldatasetsandnewevidence.ItbuildsonacriticalmassofnewresearchandoperationalworkproducedbyWorldBankGroupstaffaswellasoutsideresearchersandcontributors.Thereport,thesecondinthisserie
40、s,followsupontheinauguralissue,theGlobalFinancialDevelopmentReport2013:Re.TheWorldBankLegalReview,Volume5:FosteringDevelopmentthroughOpportunity,Inclusion,andEquityAuthors:HassaneCisse,N.R.MadhavaMenon,Marie-ClaireCordonierSeggerandVincentO.NmehiellePublished:November2013Pages:688Abstract:Thisvolume
41、willexplorethepotentiallytransformativeroleofeffectivelawsandlegalinstitutionsinprovidingpeoplewithmoreopportunitythatisbothinclusiveandequitable.Laws,legalframeworksandjudicialinstitutionscancreateopportunitybyprovidingthespacetobuildhumancapitalandassets,createjobs,andencourageindividualsandorgani
42、zationstomakeproductiveinvestmentsbasedonagreatersenseofstability.Theycanalsopromoteinclusionbyadvancingaccesstojobsandexpandingthereachandqualityofservicesincludingaccesstojusticeaswellaspromoteequitybysupportingequalopportunities,promotingopenandaccountablegovernance,andeffectivejudicialandlegalin
43、stitutions.Theobjectiveistoshiftfocustolaws,legalframeworksandjudicialinstitutions.Tothisend,submissionswillexplorethepotentiallytransformativeroleofeffectivelawsandlegalinstitutionsinprovidingpeoplewithmoreopportunitythatisbothinclusiveandequitable.InclusionMatters:TheFoundationforSharedProsperityA
44、uthors:TheWorldBankPublished:November2013Pages:298Abstract:Socialinclusionisontheagendaofgovernments,policymakers,andnon-stateactorsaroundtheworld.Underpinningthisconcernistherealizationthatdespiteprogressonpovertyreduction,somepeoplecontinuetofeelleftout.Thisreportaimstounpacktheconceptofsocialincl
45、usionandunderstandbetterhowpoliciescanbedesignedtofurtherinclusion.First,thereportoffersadefinitionofsocialinclusionastheprocessofimprovingthetermsforindividualsandgroupstotakepartinsociety.Itunpacksdifferentdomainsofsocietythatexcludedgroupsandindividualsareatparticularriskofbeingleftoutof-markets,
46、services,andspaces.Second,thereportdiscussesthemostimportantglobalmega-trendssuchasmigration,climatechange,andagingofsocieties,whichwillimpactchallengesandopportunitiesforinclusion.Finally,itarguesthatdespitethesechallenges,changetowardsinclusionispossibleandoffersexamplesofinclusionarypolicies.Annu
47、alWorldBankConferenceonDevelopmentEconomics2011:DevelopmentChallengesinaPost-crisisWorldAuthors:JustinYifuLin,ClaudiaPazSepulvedaandAnnHarrisonPublished:October2013Pages:406ISBN:978-0-8213-8522-7e-ISBN:978-0-8213-8730-6http:/dx.doi.org/10.1596/9780821385227Abstract:TheAnnualWorldBankConferenceonDeve
48、lopmentEconomics2011:DevelopmentChallengesinaPost-crisisWorld(ABCDE)presentspapersfromaglobalgatheringoftheworldsleadingdevelopmentscholarsandpractitionersheldMay31-June2,2010.Paperthemesinclude:EnvironmentalCommonsandtheGreenEconomy,Post-crisisDevelopmentStrategy,thePoliticalEconomyofFragileStates,MeasuringWelfare,andSocialProgramsandTransfers.Keynoteaddresses:ElinorOstrom:OvercomingtheSamaritansDlimemmainDevelopmentAid-TorstenPersson:WeakStates,StrongStates,andDevelopment-JosephStiglitz:Learning,Growth,andDevelopment-ParthaDasgupta:PovertyTraps-
