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Improving the Performance of Electricity and Water and Sanitation Utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Bank Group - 2016

This paper is a synthesis of the findings of reports that look at the drivers of performance in energy and water utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper also provides other insights on issues that complement the findings of these reports. Additional data and evidence were harvested from the...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Railways Policy Note

World Bank - 2016

This Policy Note has been prepared to assist the governments of the Entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to better understand the current conditions of the railway sector,assess the policy options for modernizing it and help chart a course ahead. Railway performance is benchmarked against a number...

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Investing Strategically in Higher Education : Aligning Public Funding with Policy Objectives

World Bank Group - 2016

Linking higher education finance and policy, referred to as strategic financing, is increasing in popularity throughout Central Europe and the Baltic Countries. Strategic financing essentially implies that public funding mechanisms are informed by and aligned with specific higher education...

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Building a Better Future Together : Dominican Republic Policy Notes

World Bank Group - 2016

In preparing these policy notes, the World Bank intends to provide the incoming administration with some considerations … and recommendations on key development policy issues. The focus of these policy notes is on the challenges that need to be … growth. The sectors and thematic areas covered in the policy notes include: (i) recent trends in poverty and shared …

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The Three Debts: A Look from the East

Gligorov, Vladimir; Landesmann, Michael - 2010

The pressures on fiscal consolidation have mounted dramatically in the wake of the Greek and then the 'contagion' crisis which followed it (across the so-called 'weakest links' Portugal, Spain, Italy, Ireland). It led to the setting-up of the 750 billion euro stabilisation package widely seen as...

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The Three Debts: A Look from the East

Gligorov, Vladimir; Landesmann, Michael - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2010

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Health Provider Payment Reforms in China : What International Experience Tells Us

World Bank - 2010

This paper examines health provider payment reforms in China the present system and how it evolved, and changes that will improve it in the context of ongoing health reform. The paper begins with a brief introduction and background discussion followed by two substantive sections experiments with...

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A Generic Drug Policy as Cornerstone to Essential Medicines in China

World Bank - 2010

Compared with developed economies, health expenditure in China is not particularly high on a per capita basis or as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Similarly, pharmaceutical expenditure in comparative perspective is not particularly high on a per capita basis or as a percentage of GDP....

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The Path to Integrated Insurance Systems in China

World Bank - 2010

Since the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak, health care in China has become a leading national concern. Often highlighted by the popular phrase, kan-bing-nan, kan-bing-gui (seeking care is difficult and expensive), healthcare costs can be devastating. Prior to 2007, there...

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Fixing the Public Hospital System in China

World Bank - 2010

In recent years, Chinese health care has improved rapidly, especially in the areas of equity and accessibility of services, as well as the movement toward universal coverage. A new round of health care reform, which was announced in April 2009, began implementation in 2010, with reform pilots in...

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