The World Bank Research Observer

Title Publication Date Language Citations
Social Capital: Implications for Development Theory, Research, and Policy2000/08/01English1,708
Much Ado about Nothing? Do Domestic Firms Really Benefit from Foreign Direct Investment?2004/09/01English779
THE DANGERS OF DECENTRALIZATION1995/01/01English654
Community-Based and -Driven Development: A Critical Review2004/03/01English526
Income Risk, Coping Strategies, and Safety Nets2002/09/01481
Rethinking the Causes of Deforestation: Lessons from Economic Models1999/02/01English469
Contagion: Understanding How It Spreads2000/08/01English426
Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, and International Technology Transfer: A Survey2002/09/01343
Growth and Institutions: A Review of the Evidence2000/02/01English321
Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries2013/01/28English293
Evaluating the Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs2005/03/01English292
SOME LESSONS FROM THE EAST ASIAN MIRACLE1996/08/01English253
What Are We Learning from Business Training and Entrepreneurship Evaluations around the Developing World?2013/07/22English247
UNITARY VERSUS COLLECTIVE MODELS OF THE HOUSEHOLD: IS IT TIME TO SHIFT THE BURDEN OF PROOF?1995/01/01English235
Agricultural Extension: Good Intentions and Hard Realities2004/03/01English233
Access to Financial Services: A Review of the Issues and Public Policy Objectives2006/08/05English233
INTERPRETING RECENT RESEARCH ON SCHOOLING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES1995/01/01English218
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Developing Countries: Does Adaptation Matter?1999/08/01English210
Why Most Developing Countries Should Not Try New Zealand's Reforms1998/02/01English210
Between the State and the Market: Can Informal Insurance Patch the Safety Net?1999/08/01English200
Urbanization in Developing Countries2002/05/01199
New Structural Economics: A Framework for Rethinking Development2011/07/08English197
What Should the World Bank Think about the Washington Consensus?2000/08/01English194
The Evolution of the World Bank's Land Policy: Principles, Experience, and Future Challenges1999/08/01English190
Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction: Additional Evidence2009/11/09English182
Is There a Case for Industrial Policy? A Critical Survey2006/08/05English179
How Have the World's Poorest Fared since the Early 1980s?2004/09/01English169
Land Registration, Governance, and Development: Evidence and Implications for Policy2009/06/11English169
The Growing Relationship Between China and Sub-Saharan Africa: Macroeconomic, Trade, Investment, and Aid Links2007/02/02English161
Estimation of Water Demand in Developing Countries: An Overview2009/11/11English161