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Comparison between Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and East Asia indicates that gender inequality in education and employment … reducing gender-based asset inequality in SSA is an important development goal. This report documents the structural role of … case that reducing gender inequality would increase growth, efficiency, and welfare. The authors make key recommendations …
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or supports gender discrimination, but must actively protect and guard the interests of both men and women. This paper … context in some of these countries, and examines the effectiveness of these laws in challenging gender relationships. …
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A growing body of literature indicates that reducing gender inequalities and increasing women's access to productive … resources greatly improves both welfare and economic productivity. Despite recent gains in some areas, significant gender …. This report examines key gender inequalities and gender-based differences in economic activities, opportunities, and …
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integrated into country department work programs? To answer these and other pressing questions regarding the gender issue, the … legacy delude observers into believing that there is gender equality in the region? While budgets shrink, how can gender be … address the lack of Bank knowledge of gender issues in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region. The papers from the …
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This study investigates the economic impacts of accession to the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) by the new member countries of Cambodia, the Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam. The trade policies of these countries are examined, and a series of quantitative analyses were undertaken to evaluate the...
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performance incentives within the bureaucracy. This leads to more meritocracy for individuals with performance … servants' performance-enhancing characteristics, democratization increases discrimination. The author test this argument using … district government level. The gender and religious minority penalties are strongest for promotions at the lowest levels of the …
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directed policies such as tax incentives. It concluded that TIs have made a profound difference on industrial technology …
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This handbook has been developed to provide instruction on the design and implementation of incentives for resource … to be applicable to most, if not all, resource-efficiency issues and incentives. However, it has a particular focus on …) why incentives should be used; (ii) the kinds of incentives that are available; (iii) how incentives can be combined; (iv …
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evaluation found that incentives in the form of vouchers for VMMC work. The vouchers had a significant positive impact on VMMC …This report presents an impact evaluation assessing the effect of incentives on improving the uptake of Voluntary … Commission of Malawi and implemented from December 2015 to April 2016. The primary research question was whether incentives can …
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