In Central and Eastern European countries, inequalities for Roma families living in marginalized communities start early and are striking. Some of these inequalities reflect hard-wired family circumstances such as being born in poverty. Others reflect lack of opportunities such as limited access...

Overview of the eastern caribbean health sector -- The noncommunicable disease landscape in the Eastern Caribbean -- NCD service delivery -- Implications of a changing burden of disease -- Strategies to address NCDs -- Needs based analysis of the Eastern Caribbean nurse workforce -- Density...

Introduction -- Education and skills for growth in emerging economies -- A framework and tool for dialogue on workforce development -- Data and highlights from the application of the SABER-WFD tool -- Underpinnings of the dimension-level SABER-WFD scores -- SABER-WFD and the agenda for systems...

Introduction -- The dynamic rural economy -- Agricultural growth and its drivers -- The evolving structure of agriculture -- Growth of the non-farm sector and its drivers -- Connecting farmers to markets : trading in high-value products -- Prospects for food and nutrition security -- Priority...

Motivation and objectives -- Literature review -- Definitions: what are socio-emotional skills? -- Conceptual framework -- Search methodology -- Program analysis throughout the life cycle -- Program findings : what works (or not) in fostering socio-emotional skills? -- Annex I: Before school...

Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Profile of skills in latin america -- Skills and labor market outcomes in latin america -- Policy and programming for socio-emotional skill development -- Conclusions -- Annex 1. Abstracts...

Preface -- About the authors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Rural nonfarm growth and poverty reduction -- Institutional growth and MFI performance -- Dynamics of microfinance benefits -- Are borrowers overindebted? -- Role of microfinance in poverty transition -- Diversification of income...