| Recent World Bank Discussion Papers |
| No. 252 Projectizing the Governance Approach to Civil Service Reform: An Institutional Environment Assessment for Preparing a Sectoral Adjustment Loan in the Gambia. Rogerio F. Pinto with assistance from Angelous J. Mrope |
| No. 253 Small Firms Informally Financed: Studies from Bangladesh. Edited by Reazul Islam, J. D. Von Pischke, and J. M. de Waard |
| No. 254 Indicators for Monitoring Poverty Reduction. Soniya Carvalho and Howard White |
| No. 255 Violence Against Women: The Hidden Health Burden. Lori L. Heise with Jacqueline Pitanguy and Adrienne Germain |
| No. 256 Women's Health and Nutrition: Making a Difference. Anne Tinker, Patricia Daly, Cynthia Green, Helen Saxenian, Rama Lakshminarayanan, and Kirrin Gill |
| No. 257 Improving the Quality of Primary Education in Latin America: Towards the 21st Century. Lawrence Wolff, Ernesto Schiefelbein, and Jorge Valenzuela |
| No. 258 How Fast is Fertility Declining in Botswana and Zimbabwe? Duncan Thomas and Ityai Muvandi |
| No. 259 Policies Affecting Fertility and Contraceptive Use: An Assessment of Twelve Sub-Saharan Countries. Susan Scribner |
| No. 260 Financial Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Study. Paul A. Popiel |
| No. 261 Poverty Alleviation and Social Investment Funds: The Latin American Experience. Philip J. Glaessner,Kye Woo Lee, Anna Maria Sant'Anna, and Jean-Jacques de St. Antoine |
| No. 262 Public Policy for the Promotion of Family Farms in Italy: The Experience of the Fund for the Formation of Peasant Property. Eric B. Shearer and Giuseppe Barbero |
| No. 263 Self-Employment for the Unemployed: Experience in OECD and Transitional Economies. Sandra Wilson and Arvil V. Adams |
| No. 264 Schooling and Cognitive Achievements of Children in Morocco: Can the Government Improve Outcomes? Shahidur R. Khandker, Victor Lavy, and Deon Filmer |
| No. 265 World Bank A Financed Projects with Community Participation: Procurement and Disbursement Issues. Gita Gopal and Alexandre Marc |
| No. 266 Seed Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Issues and Options. V. Venkatesan |
| No. 267 Trade Policy Reform in Developing Countries since 1985: A Review of the Evidence. Judith M. Dean, Seema Desai, and James Riedel |
| No. 268 Farm Restructuring and Land Tenure in Reforming Socialist Economies: A Comparative Analysis of Eastern and Central Europe. Euroconsult and Centre for World Food Studies |
| No. 269 The Evolution of the World Bank's Railway Lending. Alice Galenson and Louis S. Thompson |
| No. 270 Land Reform and Farm Restructuring in Ukraine. Zvi Lerman, Karen Brooks, and Csaba Csaki |
| No. 271 Small Enterprises Adjusting to Liberalization in Five African Countries. Ron Parker, Randall Riopelle, and William F. Steel |
| No. 272 Adolescent Health: Reassessing the Passage to Adulthood. Judith Senderowitz |
| No. 273 Measurement of Welfare Changes Caused by Large Price Shifts: An Issue in the Power Sector. Robert Bacon |
| No. 274 Social Action Programs and Social Funds: A Review of Design and Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Alexandre Marc, Carol Graham, Mark Schacter, and Mary Schmidt |
| No. 275 Investing in Young Children. Mary Eming Young |
| No. 276 Managing Primary Health Care: Implications of the Health Transition. Richard Heaver |
| No. 277 Energy Demand in Five Major Asian Developing Countries: Structure and Prospects. Masayasu Ishiguro and Takamasa Akiyama |
| No. 278 Pre-shipment Inspection Services. Patrick Low |
| No. 279 Restructuring Banks and Enterprises: Recent Lessons from Transition Countries. Michael S. Borish, Millard F. Long, and Michel Noel |
| No. 280 Agriculture, Poverty, and Policy Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kevin M. Cleaver and W. Graeme Donovan |
| No. 281 The Diffusion of Information Technology: Experience of Industrial Countries and Lessons for Developing Countries. Nagy Hanna, Ken Guy, and Erik Arnold |
| No. 282 Trade Laws and Institutions: Good Practices and the World Trade Organization. Bernard M. Hoekman |
| No. 283 Meeting the Challenge of Chinese Enterprise Reform. Harry G. Broadman |
| No. 284 Desert Locust Management: A Time for Change. Steen R. Joffe |
| No. 285 Sharing the Wealth: Privatization through Broad-based Ownership Strategies. Stuart W. Bell |
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