World Bank2014-12-242014-12-242008-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20974In this issue: food price crisis in Africa; focus: the Doha development agenda; when is deposit insurance a good idea? Returns to capital in micro-enterprises; new global poverty estimates; ports and maritime transport in West and Central Africa; the consequences of child labor; and gender and asset ownership.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING STANDARDSACTUAL BENEFITSAGRICULTURAL SHOCKSAIRASSET ACCUMULATIONBANKING REFORMBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESBUSINESS PROFITABILITYCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCAPITAL STOCKCARRIERSCHILD LABORCOLLATERALCOMMODITYCOMMODITY PRICESCOMPETITION POLICYCONGESTIONCONSUMERCONSUMER DURABLESCONSUMERSCONTRIBUTIONCOST OF LIVINGDECENTRALIZATIONDEEDDEPOSITDEPOSIT INSURANCEDEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEMESDEPOSITORSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING MARKETSDIVERSIFICATIONDIVORCEDURABLESECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC REALITIESEMERGING MARKETSEMPLOYMENTEQUIPMENTEXPORTERSEXPOSUREFACTORINGFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL SAFETY NETSFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOREIGN MARKETSFOREIGN TRADEFREIGHTHOMEOWNERSHIPHOUSEHOLD OWNERSHIPHOUSINGIMPORT TARIFFSINCOMEINCOME GROWTHINCOME INEQUALITYINDUSTRIAL COUNTRIESINDUSTRIAL COUNTRYINHERITANCEINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTINTERNATIONAL CAPITALINTERNATIONAL PRICESINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT REGULATIONJOB CREATIONLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLAND TRANSPORTLAWSLEVYLIBERALIZATIONLIQUIDATIONSMAJOR ASSETMARITIME TRANSPORTMARKET ACCESSMARKET DISCIPLINEMARKET INTERESTMARKET INTEREST RATESMARKET INTERMEDIARIESMATRIX ANALYSISMICROENTERPRISESMICROFINANCEMIGRATIONMOBILITYMODE OF TRANSPORTMORAL HAZARDMORTGAGENEW MARKETOIL PRICEOIL PRICESPHYSICAL ASSETSPOLICY RESPONSESPORT AUTHORITIESPORT AUTHORITYPORT AUTHORITY STAFFPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOWER PARITIESPRIVATE INVESTMENTPROBABILITYPRODUCTIVITYPROFITABILITYPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC WORKSPURCHASING POWERRAILRESEARCH ASSISTANCERETURNRETURNSRISK TAKINGROADROUTESSAFETYSAFETY NETSSALARYSALESSAVINGSSECURITY RISKSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOURCES OF INCOMESURCHARGESTAXTRADINGTRADING COSTSTRAFFICTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPORTTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT POLICYVALUABLEVALUE OF ASSETSVEHICLESWAGESWORK EXPERIENCEWORLD TRADEYOUNG ADULTYOUNG ADULTSYOUNG WOMEN10.1596/20974