Recently from World Bank

Malaysia economic monitor : repositioning for growth

Syrian Arab Republic - Electricity sector strategy note

Azerbaijan - Country economic memorandum : a new silk road - export-led diversification

Lithuania - Social sectors public expenditure review

Tanzania - Public expenditure review of the water sector

Mexico - Agriculture and rural development public expenditure review

Doing privatization right

Public-Private Partnership units : what are they, and what do they do

Reform teams

Seychelles - Public expenditure review

Legal frameworks for tertiary education in Sub-Saharan Africa : the quest for institutional responsiveness

Comparing European and U.S. securities regulations : MiFID versus corresponding U.S. regulations

Accounting for growth in Latin America and the Caribbean : improving corporate financial reporting to support regional economic development

Uzbekistan - Assessment of the primary health care reform : transparency, accountability, and efficiency

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States - Increasing linkages of tourism with the agriculture, manufacturing, and service sectors

The Afghanistan investment climate in 2008 : growth despite poor governance, weak factor markets, and lack of innovation

Costa Rica - Competitiveness diagnostic and recommendations

Where Does the Public Sector End and the Private Sector Begin?

Where Does the Public Sector End and the Private Sector Begin?;

Summary: The boundary between the public and private sectors can be defined on the basis of ownership of institutional units. Nonmarket government-owned entities and corporations that are owned or controlled by government units belong to the public sector. “Economic ownership” is more important than majority ownership. Joint ventures, public-private partnerships, and social insurance funds (including for public employees) can be unambiguously allocated to the public or private sector on the basis of international public sector accounting standards. Boundary problems within the public sector are just as acute as those between the public and private sectors, mainly because of ambiguities in distinguishing “market” from “nonmarket” activities.

Animal Spirits come to IMF and World Bank

Some popular titles at IMF and World Bank;

Animal spirits : how human psychology drives the economy, and why it matters for global capitalism / George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller.

Private sector investment in infrastructure : project finance, PPP projects and risks / by Jeffrey Delmon

Event history analysis with Stata
Blossfeld, Hans-Peter.

Wars, guns, and votes : democracy in dangerous places / Paul Collier.

Trade shocks in developing countries / [edited by] Paul Collier and Jan Willem Gunning and associates.

Value at risk : the new benchmark for managing financial risk / Philippe Jorion

PPPs- Back to Basics

Public-Private Partnerships: In Pursuit of Risk Sharing and Value for Money

US learns Privatizations

As many as six bidders are expected to ante up more than $2 billion for Chicago's Midway Airport. In contrast to public facilities in the United States much of the infrastructure in Great Britain, including its airports and railways, has been privatized.