World Development Report 1994
Title | World Development Report 1994 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780195209921 |
World Development Report 1994 examines the link between infrastructure and development and explores ways in which developing countries can improve both the provision and the quality of infrastructure services. In recent decades, developing countries have made substantial investments in infrastructure, achieving dramatic gains for households and producers by expanding their access to services such as safe water, sanitation, electric power, telecommunications, and transport. Even more infrastructure investment and expansion are needed in order to extend the reach of services - especially to people living in rural areas and to the poor. But as this report shows, the quantity of investment cannot be the exclusive focus of policy. Improving the quality of infrastructure service also is vital. Both quantity and quality improvements are essential to modernize and diversify production, help countries compete internationally, and accommodate rapid urbanization. The report identifies the basic cause of poor past performance as inadequate institutional incentives for improving the provision of infrastructure. To promote more efficient and responsive service delivery, incentives need to be changed through commercial management, competition, and user involvement. Several trends are helping to improve the performance of infrastructure. First, innovation in technology and in the regulatory management of markets makes more diversity possible in the supply of services. Second, an evaluation of the role of government is leading to a shift from direct government provision of services to increasing private sector provision and recent experience in many countries with public-private partnerships is highlighting new ways to increase efficiency and expand services. Third, increased concern about social and environmental sustainability has heightened public interest in infrastructure design and performance.
Report of the International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, 5-13 September 1994
Title | Report of the International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, 5-13 September 1994 PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations |
Publisher | |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN |
Economic Report of the President
Title | Economic Report of the President PDF eBook |
Author | United States. President |
Publisher | |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780160430282 |
Reports for 1984- include: The annual report of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Title | Consolidated Federal Funds Report PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Economic assistance, Domestic |
ISBN |
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Title | Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 PDF eBook |
Author | United States |
Publisher | |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Criminal justice, Administration of |
ISBN |
Combined Report 1994
Title | Combined Report 1994 PDF eBook |
Author | Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development |
Publisher | |
Pages | 27 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Rural development |
ISBN |
The 1994 High School Transcript Study
Title | The 1994 High School Transcript Study PDF eBook |
Author | Stanley Legum |
Publisher | |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Government publications |
ISBN |
The 1994 High School Transcript Study (HSTS) provides the Department of Education and other policymakers with information about current course offerings and students' course-taking patterns in the nation's secondary schools. One objective was to determine changes in course offering and selection patterns since the previous studies in 1982, 1987, and 1990. Another research objective was to compare course-taking patterns to results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), an assessment of educational achievement nationwide. In 1994, transcripts were collected for more than 25,000 students who graduated from high school that year. These students were from 340 schools that participated in the NAEP. This technical report documents the procedures used to collect and summarize the data. An accompanying volume provides tables of findings, and another contains the data file user's manual. The following sections are included: (1) "Executive Summary"; (2) "Background: Sample Design"; (3) "Selection of Schools and Students for the 1994 High School Transcript Study"; (4) "Data Collection Procedures"; (5) "Data Processing Procedures"; (6) "Weighting and Estimation of Sampling Variance"; (7) "1994 High School Transcript Study Data Files"; and (8) "References." Five appendixes provide supplementary information about the study methodology. (Contains 30 tables, 2 figures, 23 exhibits, and 18 references.) (SLD)