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The Fallout of War : The Regional Consequences of the Conflict in Syria
World Bank Group - 2020
As a region, the Mashreq has seen more than its share of deaths, economic losses, and instability for the last decade. The region has braved massive economic and social shocks that would challenge even the most advanced economies in the world. The conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic has...
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An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa
World Bank Group - 2018
South Africa has come a long way since the advent of democracy, but its transition remains incomplete. The first three …
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An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa
World Bank Group - 2018
South Africa has come a long way since the advent of democracy, but its transition remains incomplete. Poverty has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013209005
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Residential Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Targeting, Welfare Impacts, and Options for Reform
World Bank Group - 2017
This report examines the system of residential electricity subsidies in Pakistan, and explores how it can be improved to better assist households within the existing political and budgetary constraints. The report is multi-disciplinary in nature, drawing on specially commissioned analysis of...
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Armenia International Outmigration : An Exploration on the Effects on Armenian Households' Welfare
World Bank Group - 2019
This report analyzes issues related to international migration in Armenia and its impact on Armenian households' welfare. The report uses microdata coming from two recent household surveys, the 2017 Russian-Armenian University survey, a nationally-representative household focused on...
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Informality, Job Quality, and Welfare in Sri Lanka
World Bank Group - 2020
Informal employment remains a salient and persistent feature of the Sri Lanka labor market, with around 70 percent of the work force informally employed. There are generally three reasons to be concerned about high informality: poverty, productivity and public finance. This report focuses on the...
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Breaking Down Barriers : Unlocking Africa's Potential through Vigorous Competition Policy
World Bank Group - 2016
of competition frameworks in Africa and examines competition issues that affect market performance in three important … sectors for Africa's competitiveness: cement, fertilizers, and telecoms. It uses the WBG's Markets and Competition Policy … additional annual gross domestic product growth. While the benefits of competition are clearly observable in Africa, considerable …
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Energizing Africa : Achievements and Lessons from the Africa Renewable Energy and Access Program Phase I
World Bank Group - 2015
people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) live without access to electricity: only 35 percent of the population in SSA has access …
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Climate Resilience in Africa : The Role of Cooperation around Transboundary Waters
World Bank Group - 2017
Addressing water-challenges is central to building climate resilience. In Africa, all major waters are transboundary … on a substantial body of empirical evidence from five major basins in Africa - including the Nile, Zambezi, Limpopo, Lake … systemic resilience to climate change in Africa …
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CPIA Africa, July 2018 : Assessing Africa's Policies and Institutions
World Bank Group - 2018
Favorable global economic conditions supported a turnaround in economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2017, easing …
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