The project on Green Growth Strategies for Indian Cities was started in January 2014.
This report is the results of joint research by a team from the World Bank and the Development Research Center of China’s State Council which was established to address the challenges and opportunities of urbanization in China and to help China forge a new model of urbanization.
The efficiency and productivity of Colombia's urban system will be a key determinant in the ability of the country to transition from a middle income to a higher-income economy.
Addressing challenges such as adequate urban infrastructure and services, efficient land use planning, sustainable urban mobility and healthy urban ecosustem and biodiversity, will be critical if Indian cities are at
Recognizing that balanced urbanization is key for sustaining growth, reducing poverty and achieving upper middle-income status by 2030, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has identified the importance of investing in urban infrastructure and improving urban planning will be critical.
Through this paper, the author builds an equilibrium search and matching model of an economy with an informal sector and rural-urban migration to analyze the effects of budget-neutral green tax policy (raising pollution taxes, while cutting payroll taxes) on the labour market.