News - World Bank E-Library Increases Access To Valuable Research: "World Bank E-Library Increases Access To Valuable Research
Over 1,900 research papers added to the World Bank e-Library



Washington, June 23, 2004� The breadth of development information offered by the World Bank e-Library has more than doubled, providing a wider array of key economic and social research to users around the world. Over 1,900 Policy Research Working Papers were recently added to the 1,300 publications available on the World Bank e-Library, a commercial, subscription-based research and reference tool. The addition of these papers is the first in a series of enhancements to the e-Library.
The Policy Research Working Papers disseminate findings of research work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. The papers, dating back to 1995, cover a broad range of topics and countries, from Indonesia�s palm oil policy to agricultural transfer technology in Nicaragua to wage determination and gender discrimination in transition economies."