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Welfare and the Labor Market in Poland: Social Policy during Economic Transition.
Rutkowski, J.J. - World Bank Group - 1998
This report assesses the changes in social welfare and policy that have taken place in Poland during the economic transition. It aims to test the main hypotheses concerning changes in the role of the welfare state, workings of the labor market, the distributional consequences of transition, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639138
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Social Assistance in Albania. Decentralization and Targeted Transfers
Alderman, H. - World Bank Group - 1998
Albania provides a small amount of social assistance to nearly 20 % of its population through a system that allows a degree of community discretion in determining distribution. This study investigates the poverty targeting of this program. It indicates that relative to other safety net programs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661391
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Adaptation of the Calculator of Social and Environmental Impacts from Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Amazon : Application in Frontier Regions between Brazil, Colombia and Peru
World Bank Group - 2023
Over the past decade, illegal gold extraction has increased significantly in the Amazon region, partly due to the high international prices of this mineral, the less stringent attitude of some countries in relation to the environment and the pursuit of immediate economic opportunities....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454200
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Analyse d'une repartition du niveau de vie.
Assama-Nssah, B. - World Bank Group - 1997
La structure de la repartition du niveau de vie su sein d'une population donnee est le cheval de bataille analytique de toute evaluation sociale. Dans une optique de choix collectifs, une telle repartition sert d'indicateur de l'etat social. En general, on presente une repartition d'un...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005486403
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Review of Early Childhood Policy and Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Colletta, N.J.; Reinhold, A.J. - World Bank Group - 1997
The present review explores ways of meeting these developmental challenges. It focuses on efforts that address the intersecting health, nutrition, and early education needs of children up to six years old in their institutional and socio-cultural environments. The paper also reviews current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005486415
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Key Indicators for Family Planning Projects.
Bulatao, R.A. - World Bank Group - 1995
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Early childhood : protecting and promoting human development in times of economic shocks
Wuermli, Alice; Hempel, Kevin; Lundberg, Mattias; … - World Bank Group - 2012
Development from conception to five years of age can determine later life outcomes ranging from educational achievement, labor market success, to risky and delinquent behaviors. Crises can cause nutritional deprivation which can negatively affect physiological and neurological development during...
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The Connections between Poverty and Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Panama : A Diagnostic
World Bank Group - 2018
The present report summarizes the evidence and findings from a series of studies and new data collection around water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and poverty. This WASH poverty diagnostic was undertaken to increase our understanding of the linkages between monetary poverty and WASH...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645414
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Strengthening Infrastructure Governance for Investment and Service Delivery in Panama
World Bank Group - 2020
assesses the governance of the infrastructure sectors in Panama. Building on a dedicated infrastructure governance framework … presented in Section I below. Aimed at addressing Panama's infrastructure governance bottlenecks, the recommendations specify …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647280
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Central America Social Expenditures and Institutional Review : Panama
World Bank Group - 2015
Panama has experienced impressive and significant economic growth, emerging as one of the better performers in Central … America in recent years and one of the fastest growing economies worldwide. From 2003 to 2013, Panama has averaged an annual … grow albeit at a lower rate. This note recommends that Panama prioritize three main aspects: a) improving the effectiveness …
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