WORLD BANK RES OBS: Most-Read Full-Text Articles http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/ Most-read rankings are recalculated at the beginning of the month based on usage of full-text and PDF views for the previous month. 2009-11-21 <![CDATA[SOME LESSONS FROM THE EAST ASIAN MIRACLE]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/11/2/151?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 1996; 11:151-177
]]> Joseph E. Stiglitz 1996-08-01 10.1093/wbro/11.2.151 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Social Capital: Implications for Development Theory, Research, and Policy]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/15/2/225?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 2000; 15:225-249
]]> Michael Woolcock, Deepa Narayan 2000-08-01 10.1093/wbro/15.2.225 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Growth and Institutions: A Review of the Evidence]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/15/1/99?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2000; 15:99-135
]]> Janine Aron 2000-02-01 10.1093/wbro/15.1.99 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[The Costs and Benefits of Regulation: Implications for Developing Countries]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/14/1/137?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 1999; 14:137-158
]]> J. Luis Guasch, Robert W. Hahn 1999-02-01 10.1093/wbro/14.1.137 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality since 1980]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/2/145?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2005; 20:145-175
]]> David Dollar 2005-09-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Community-Based and -Driven Development: A Critical Review]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/19/1/1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2004; 19:1-39
]]> Ghazala Mansuri, Vijayendra Rao 2004-03-01 10.1093/wbro/lkh012 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Counting the World's Poor: Problems and Possible Solutions]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/16/2/125?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2001; 16:125-147
Article]]> Angus Deaton 2001-09-01 10.1093/wbro/16.2.125 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Rethinking the Causes of Deforestation: Lessons from Economic Models]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/14/1/73?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 1999; 14:73-98
]]> Arild Angelsen, David Kaimowitz 1999-02-01 10.1093/wbro/14.1.73 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Evaluating the Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/1/29?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2005; 20:29-55
]]> Laura B. Rawlings, Gloria M. Rubio 2005-03-01 10.1093/wbro/lki001 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Much Ado about Nothing? Do Domestic Firms Really Benefit from Foreign Direct Investment?]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/19/2/171?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2004; 19:171-197
]]> Holger Gorg, David Greenaway 2004-09-01 10.1093/wbro/lkh019 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[The Growing Relationship Between China and Sub-Saharan Africa: Macroeconomic, Trade, Investment, and Aid Links]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/22/1/103?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2007; 22:103-130
]]> Ali Zafar 2007-03-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[The Growing Relationship Between China and Sub-Saharan Africa: Macroeconomic, Trade, Investment, and Aid Links]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/lkm001v1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2007; 22:103-130
]]> Ali Zafar 2007-03-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[What Should the World Bank Think about the Washington Consensus?]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/15/2/251?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 2000; 15:251-264
]]> John Williamson 2000-08-01 10.1093/wbro/15.2.251 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Data and Dogma: The Great Indian Poverty Debate]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/2/177?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2005; 20:177-199
]]> Angus Deaton, Valerie Kozel 2005-09-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Land Registration, Governance, and Development: Evidence and Implications for Policy]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/24/2/233?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 2009; 24:233-266
]]> Klaus Deininger, Gershon Feder 2009-08-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Climate Change, Agriculture, and Developing Countries: Does Adaptation Matter?]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/14/2/277?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 1999; 14:277-293
]]> Robert Mendelsohn, Ariel Dinar 1999-08-01 10.1093/wbro/14.2.277 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Housing Policy in Developing Countries: Conjectures and Refutations]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/2/233?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2005; 20:233-257
]]> Robert M. Buckley, Jerry Kalarickal 2005-09-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Urbanization in Developing Countries]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/17/1/89?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2002; 17:89-112
Article]]> Vernon Henderson 2002-05-01 10.1093/wbro/17.1.89 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[How Have the World's Poorest Fared since the Early 1980s?]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/19/2/141?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2004; 19:141-169
]]> Shaohua Chen, Martin Ravallion 2004-09-01 10.1093/wbro/lkh020 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Aggregate Economic Shocks, Child Schooling, and Child Health]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/24/2/147?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 2009; 24:147-181
]]> Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Norbert Schady 2009-08-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[HOW DO MARKET FAILURES JUSTIFY INTERVENTIONS IN RURAL CREDIT MARKETS?]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/9/1/27?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1994; 9:27-47
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ROLES IN THE AGRICULTURE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES]]> Timothy Besley 1994-01-01 10.1093/wbro/9.1.27 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Public Sector Reform in New Zealand and Its Relevance to Developing Countries]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/13/1/103?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 1998; 13:103-121
]]> Malcolm Bale, Tony Dale 1998-02-01 10.1093/wbro/13.1.103 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Governance Indicators: Where Are We, Where Should We Be Going?]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/23/1/1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2008; 23:1-30
]]> Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay 2008-03-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[The Regulation of Entry: A Survey]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/24/2/183?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 2009; 24:183-203
]]> Simeon Djankov 2009-08-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, and International Technology Transfer: A Survey]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/17/2/191?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2002; 17:191-235
Article]]> Kamal Saggi 2002-09-01 10.1093/wbro/17.2.191 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Nuclear Power and Sustainable Energy Policy: Promises and Perils]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/lkp010v1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 30, 2009; 0:101-10
Article]]> Ioannis N. Kessides 2009-07-30 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[THE IMPACT OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION ON EDUCATION]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/11/1/23?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 1996; 11:23-37
EFFECTS OF SERVICE QUALITY AND COST ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH]]> Jere R. Behrman 1996-02-01 10.1093/wbro/11.1.23 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[How Relevant Is Targeting to the Success of an Antipoverty Program?]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/24/2/205?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 2009; 24:205-231
]]> Martin Ravallion 2009-08-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Foreign Bank Entry: Experience, Implications for Developing Economies, and Agenda for Further Research]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/18/1/25?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2003; 18:25-59
Article]]> George Clarke, Robert Cull, Maria Soledad Martinez Peria, Susana M. Sanchez 2003-03-01 10.1093/wbro/lkg002 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Collecting the Pieces of the FDI Knowledge Spillovers Puzzle]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/23/2/107?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2008; 23:107-138
Symposium on FDI]]> Roger Smeets 2008-09-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Rural Poverty: Old Challenges in New Contexts]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/24/1/1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2009; 24:1-28
]]> Stefan Dercon 2009-02-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[The Impact of Financial Crises on Labor Markets, Household Incomes, and Poverty: A Review of Evidence]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/17/1/21?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2002; 17:21-45
Article]]> Peter R. Fallon, Robert E. B. Lucas 2002-05-01 10.1093/wbro/17.1.21 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Access to Financial Services: Measurement, Impact, and Policies]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/24/1/119?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2009; 24:119-145
Symposium on Financial Sector]]> Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Patrick Honohan 2009-02-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor: Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/1/1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2005; 20:1-27
]]> Philip Keefer, Stuti Khemani 2005-03-01 10.1093/wbro/lki002 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Public Social Spending in Africa: Do the Poor Benefit?]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/14/1/49?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 1999; 14:49-72
]]> Florencia Castro-Leal, Julia Dayton, Lionel Demery, Kalpana Mehra 1999-02-01 10.1093/wbro/14.1.49 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[THE DANGERS OF DECENTRALIZATION]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/10/2/201?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 1995; 10:201-220
POINT-COUNTERPOINT]]> Remy Prud''homme 1995-08-01 10.1093/wbro/10.2.201 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[What Works in Fighting Diarrheal Diseases in Developing Countries? A Critical Review]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/lkm002v1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2007; 22:1-24
]]> Alix Peterson Zwane, Michael Kremer 2007-03-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Globalization and Inequality, Past and Present]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/12/2/117?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 1997; 12:117-135
]]> Jeffrey G. Williamson 1997-08-01 10.1093/wbro/12.2.117 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Access to Financial Services: A Review of the Issues and Public Policy Objectives]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/21/2/207?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2006; 21:207-240
]]> Stijn Claessens 2006-09-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Is There a Case for Industrial Policy? A Critical Survey]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/21/2/267?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2006; 21:267-297
]]> Howard Pack, Kamal Saggi 2006-09-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Competition in the Financial Sector: Overview of Competition Policies]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/24/1/83?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2009; 24:83-118
Symposium on Financial Sector]]> Stijn Claessens 2009-02-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[UNITARY VERSUS COLLECTIVE MODELS OF THE HOUSEHOLD: IS IT TIME TO SHIFT THE BURDEN OF PROOF?]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/10/1/1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 1995; 10:1-19
]]> Harold Alderman, Pierre-Andre Chiappori, Lawrence Haddad, John Hoddinott, Ravi Kanbur 1995-02-01 10.1093/wbro/10.1.1 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Agricultural Extension: Good Intentions and Hard Realities]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/19/1/41?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2004; 19:41-60
]]> Jock R. Anderson, Gershon Feder 2004-03-01 10.1093/wbro/lkh013 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[The "Cotton Problem"]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/1/109?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2005; 20:109-144
]]> John Baffes 2005-03-01 10.1093/wbro/lki004 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Corporate Governance and Development]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/21/1/91?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2006; 21:91-122
]]> Stijn Claessens 2006-03-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Why OECD Countries Should Reform Rules of Origin]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/23/1/77?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2008; 23:77-105
]]> Olivier Cadot, Jaime de Melo 2008-03-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Income Risk, Coping Strategies, and Safety Nets]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/17/2/141?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2002; 17:141-166
Article]]> Stefan Dercon 2002-09-01 10.1093/wbro/17.2.141 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Enforcement and Good Corporate Governance in Developing Countries and Transition Economies]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/21/1/123?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2006; 21:123-150
]]> Erik Berglof, Stijn Claessens 2006-03-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[Instructional Time Loss in Developing Countries: Concepts, Measurement, and Implications]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/24/2/267?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 2009; 24:267-290
]]> Helen Abadzi 2009-08-01 Oxford University Press <![CDATA[ECONOMIC ANALYSES OF RAPID POPULATION GROWTH]]> http://wbro.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/4/1/23?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1989; 4:23-50
]]> Nancy Birdsall 1989-01-01 10.1093/wbro/4.1.23 Oxford University Press