contraceptive use is low. Nutritional deficiencies among pregnant women and children are prominent as half of them were moderately … 2012 and contraceptive use is low. Nutritional deficiencies among pregnant women and children are prominent as half of them …

the Maldives to 1.2 billion in India. The economies range from fragile and low-income to middle-income countries. SAR …

Maldives, a middle income country, is on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while gender …

Sri Lanka is an island nation with a population of 20 million. In 2012, per capita income was US $2,923. From 2003 to …

development. In low-income countries, young adults that are born into smaller cohorts are less likely to work, but school … attendance remains unchanged. In middle-income countries, young adults in smaller cohorts are less likely to be unemployed and … middle-income countries, but there is scant evidence that these improvements persist into adulthood. …

a secondary source of household income. Third, as per capita income increases, the structure of employment shifts … targeting the minority of self-employed with higher growth potential is important, particularly in low-income contexts. The …