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This report documents the emergence of a group of long-term poor in Hungary. While growth will continue to be necessary … them from reintegrating into the labor market. The long-term poor in Hungary are comprised of several distinct social …, emphasis on providing high-quality general education to the Roma is needed. These challenges for Hungary are complicated by …
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This report documents the emergence of a group of long-term poor in Hungary. While growth will continue to be necessary … them from reintegrating into the labor market. The long-term poor in Hungary are comprised of several distinct social …, emphasis on providing high-quality general education to the Roma is needed. These challenges for Hungary are complicated by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558593
Strong poverty reduction in Latin America resumed with the growth rebound in 2010, as both moderate and extreme poor households benefitted from the recovery, accelerating poverty reduction to rates similar to those witnessed between 2003-2006 despite a 2.8 percent decline in Gross Domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247999
In 2020, Brazil was about to face socioeconomic disruptions of historical proportions. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic broke several undesirable Brazilian records. First, the pandemic wreaked an enormous direct human toll, sickening millions and causing the death of 195,441 Brazilians in 2020...
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This report aims to inform the discussion by summarizing recent World Bank analysis on the performance of the social safety net on the basis of the 2007 Multi-Topic Household Survey. It reviews the effectiveness of the main social safety net transfer programs in reducing poverty and assesses how...
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Strong poverty reduction in Latin America resumed with the growth rebound in 2010, as both moderate and extreme poor households benefitted from the recovery, accelerating poverty reduction to rates similar to those witnessed between 2003-2006 despite a 2.8 percent decline in Gross Domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012561033
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Following a slowdown during the global financial crisis in 2009, the Philippine economy roared back in 2010, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates not seen in over 30 years. On the demand side, private consumption, investment, and net exports were the main drivers of growth. On the...
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This assessment, reflecting poverty's many dimensions in Mozambique, combines multiple disciplines and diagnostic tools to explore poverty. It combines quantitative and qualitative approaches to understand trends in poverty and the dynamics that shape them. The objective is to support the...
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