Human Development Perspectives – serie
Visar alla böcker i serien Human Development Perspectives. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
10 produkter
Making Schools Work
New Evidence on Accountability Reforms
Av Barbara Bruns, Deon Filmer m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
392 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book is about the threats to education quality in the developing world that cannot be explained by lack of resources. It reviews the observed phenomenon of service delivery failures in public education: cases where programs and policies increase the inputs to education but do not produce …
Right Skills for the Job?
Rethinking Training Policies for Workers
Av Rita Almeida, Jere Behrman m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
300 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Creating jobs and increasing productivity are at the top of agenda for policymakers across the world. This report brings new ideas on how to build and upgrade job relevant skills, focusing on three types of training programs relevant for individuals who are leaving the formal general schooling …
Risking Your Health
Causes, Consequences, and Interventions to Prevent Risky Behaviors
Häftad, 2013
313 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Behaviours that pose risks for an individual’s health and that also represent important threats for public health, such as drug use, smoking, alcohol, unhealthy eating causing obesity, and unsafe sex, are highly prevalent in low income countries, even though they are traditionally associated with …
Protecting All
Risk-sharing for a Diverse and Diversifying World of Work
Av Truman Packard, Ugo Gentilini m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
422 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This white paper focuses on the policy interventions made to help people manage risk, uncertainty and the losses from events whose impacts are channelled primarily through the labour market.
Obesity
Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge
Av World Bank, Meera Shekar m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
475 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Obesity is a global ticking time-bomb with huge potential negative economic and health impacts, especially for the poor. Countries and global partners need to act urgently to address this ensuing epidemic with emphasis highlighting interventions that require corrective public action rather than one …
Tackling the World's Fastest-Growing HIV Epidemic
More Efficient HIV Responses in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Av Feng Zhao, Clemens Benedikt m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
592 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Eastern Europe and Central Asia region has the world's fastest-growing HIV epidemic. Although still concentrated, the epidemic has diversified, affecting several key populations in many countries. This change has increased the number of people in need, the ways the epidemic can spread, and the …
Quality Early Learning
Nurturing Children's Potential
Av Magdalena Bendini, Amanda Devercelli m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
541 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Quality Early Learning volume synthesizes the latest relevant knowledge from multiple disciplines on how young children learn and what skills are most crucial for school-readiness.
Revisiting Targeting in Social Assistance
A New Look at Old Dilemmas
Av Margaret Grosh, Phillippe Leite m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
797 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Strategic Investment for Health System Resilience
A Three-Layer Framework
Av Feng Zhao, Rialda Kovacevic m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
514 kr
Lägg i varukorg
As countries consider how they will invest in essential improvements to their defenses against future health threats, we propose a three-layer investment framework approach for the most effective use of their resources.
Investment Framework for Nutrition 2024
Av Meera Shekar, Kyoko Shibata Okamura m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
514 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This report provides an update to the Investment Framework for Nutrition, broadening its focus to include low birthweight and obesity, while incorporating policy considerations, operational guidance for country-level implementation, and gender and climate change perspectives.
