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This Handbook for Literacy Lesson Planning is designed to be used as a resource for education stakeholders seeking to design evidence-aligned early grade literacy programs. It describes the different subskills involved in learning to read, outlines best classroom practices for each subskill, and...
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This study focuses on the process of technology catch-up and competitive advantage creation, drawing on the successful experiences of Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong -- the newly industrialized countries (NICs). It shows how the NICs countries have exploited the opportunities made...
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This paper examines the methodologies for project evaluation that, in principle, have been adopted and are stylized by the World Bank.
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Comparison between Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and East Asia indicates that gender inequality in education and employment is estimated to have reduced SSA's per capita growth in the 1960-92 period by 0.8 percentage points per year. Therefore reducing gender-based asset inequality in SSA is an...
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Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in China has remained strong in 2017, exceeding market expectations. Supported by … supporting economic activity in China in 2017. Net exports contributed positively to growth for three consecutive quarters … implementation of capital controls and greater domestic market confidence, capital outflows from China declined to 47 billion US …
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To better assess the water-energy nexus challenge in China, the Thirsty Energy initiative engaged the China Institute …-energy nexus in China, and the current water and energy picture in China are described in chapters 3 and 4. Chapter 5 describes the …. Chapter 7 explores China's future water-energy nexus using the abovementioned model and summarizes the main findings for …
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The World Bank Economic Update provides an overview of recent economic and social developments and policies in China …. Economic activity in China remains resilient, with GDP growing by 6.9 percent in 2017 and 6.8 percent year on year (yoy) in the …
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The China Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) provides analysis and recommendations on integrating the … adequate mitigation and adaptation efforts, climate risks will become a growing constraint to China's long-term growth and … reforms necessary to achieve a lasting economic transformation. Hence, China will need to grow and green its economy at the …
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Following a collapse in the first quarter of 2020, economic activity in China has normalized faster than expected … that constrained further investment-driven catch-up growth. Moreover, as China seeks to rebalance its economy from …
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Activity in China continues to track the ups and downs of the pandemic - outbreaks and growth slowdowns have been … growth is expected to slow to 2.7 percent in 2022 - 1.6 percentage points lower than projected in the June China economic …
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