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Uganda
The Challenge of Growth and Poverty Reduction
Av World Bank Group, World Bank Group
Häftad, 1996
267 kr
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Toward Economic Recovery
Häftad, 1997
267 kr
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The report was drafted by a team of Bank staff and consultants led by Wei Di under the general guidance of Christine Wallich.
Higher Education in Brazil
Challenges and Options
Häftad, 2002
334 kr
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For years, Brazil has had a system of higher education that has not adequately met the needs of the Brazilian companies or prospective students. In comparison to other countries in the region, Brazilian universities have enrolled a significantly smaller percentage of the eligible students, have not …
Cali, Colombia
Toward a City Development Strategy
Häftad, 2002
259 kr
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Many of the problems that Cali is currently experiencing are an indication of Colombia's complicated social economic situation. The high levels of crime, increasing poverty, and a distressed financial situation are signs that Cali has been hit harder than other large cities. In order to assist …
Rural Poverty Alleviation in Brazil
Toward an Integrated Strategy
Häftad, 2003
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This report constitutes a step towards the objective of designing an integrated strategy for rural poverty reduction in Brazil. The report contains an updated and more detailed profile of the rural poor in the Northeast and Southeast of Brazil; identifies key determinants of rural poverty in these …
Economic Growth in the Republic of Yemen
Sources, Constraints, and Potentials
Häftad, 2002
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This country study reviews Yemen's economic performance and evaluates the government's medium- and long-term development plans. It offers a detailed analysis of the major structural characteristics of the Yemeni economy and the primary economic sectors.
Poverty and Nutrition in Bolivia
Häftad, 2002
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Malnutrition is crippling Bolivia, afflicting approximately one in four babies born there each year. Despite high annual expenditures on improving nutrition and food security, and notwithstanding some stunning successes in the past two decades, the fundamental problem is still not improving. This …
Economic Growth in the Republic of Yemen
Sources, Constraints, and Potentials
Häftad, 2003
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Rapid and sustained growth, in excess of 5% per annum, is key for sustained poverty reduction in Yemen. However, the achievement of such a target is challenging and necessitates aggressive changes in the overall business environment and governance structure along with the removal of certain …
Agriculture in Nicaragua
Promoting Competitiveness and Stimulating Broad-Based Growth
Häftad, 2003
175 kr
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These reports have been published with the approval of the subject government to communicate the results of the Bank's work on the economic and related conditions of member countries to governments and to the development community. Broad-based growth is one of the four pillars of the Nicaraguan …
Restoring Fiscal Discipline for Poverty Reduction in Peru
A Public Expenditure Review
Häftad, 2003
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The purpose of this report is to provide diagnoses and policy recommendation in public expenditure management in Peru. The introductory chapter of the book provides a synthesis of Peru's public expenditure reform agenda from the Bank's perspective. Chapter II-IV examine the core functions of the …
Health Sector Reform in Bolivia
A Decentralization Case Study
Häftad, 2004
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Bolivia has made significant progress in health status and equity in the last decade, due to the implementation of a series of health policies directed primarily at reducing maternal and infant mortality and controlling communicable diseases. This report analyzes these policies, draws lessons from …
Reforma Del Sector Salud En Bolivia
Analisis En El Contexto De La Descentralizacion
Häftad, 2004
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Bolivia has made significant progress in health status and equity in the last decade, due to the implementation of a series of health policies directed primarily at reducing maternal and infant mortality and controlling communicable diseases. These policies include the introduction of a focus on …
Road to Sustained Growth in Jamaica
Häftad, 2004
296 kr
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The Road to Sustained Growth in Jamaica is part of the World Bank Country Study series. These reports are published with the approval of the subject government to communicate the results of the Bank's work on the economic and related conditions of member countries to governments and to the …
Decentralization in Madagascar
Häftad, 2004
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Decentralization faces many constraints in poor countries like Madagascar, however many positive lessons can be drawn from the Madagascar case which point to the potentials of the decentralization process.. As has happened in many other developing countries, particularly in Africa, Madagascar's …
Zambia
Public Expenditure Management and Financial Accountability Review
Häftad, 2004
296 kr
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According to the authors of Zambia, poverty is on the rise in the country, its economy is not growing fast enough, the quality of economic governance is on the decline, and its public resources are not well spent. Addressing the longstanding challenges that Zambia faces in public expenditure …
Household Risk Management and Social Protection in Chile
Häftad, 2004
175 kr
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This study takes a critical look at Chile's protection ""system"" - broadly defined to include policy interventions, public institutions, and the regulation of private institutions that lower the welfare costs of adverse shocks to income from job loss and extended unemployment, health episodes, old …
Education in Ethiopia
Strengthening the Foundation for Sustainable Progress
Häftad, 2005
334 kr
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With the end of civil war in 1991, Ethiopia's government launched a New Education and Training Policy in 1994, which by the early 2000s had already produced remarkable results. The gross enrollment ratio rose from 20 to 62 percent in primary education between 1993-94 and 2001-02; and in secondary …
Central America Education Strategy
An Agenda for Action
Häftad, 2005
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The main objective of this regional report is to provide an in-depth diagnosis of where Central American countries stand along several education dimensions, underscoring the most urgent and serious challenges, and suggesting policy options to address them. This is the first attempt at providing a …
