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Widespread agricultural policy reform would undoubtedly improve global economic welfare but would also produce a complex pattern of economic winners and losers. Using a combination of global, national and household level analysis, this study examines such distributional implications focusing...
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embargo also adversely affected the economy. Once the war with Iraq had finished, economic performance began to improve slowly …, and develops a computable general equilibrium of Iran's economy to estimate the gains--to the economy as a whole and to …
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"The authors describe the main trends of Brazil's fiscal policy during the past decade and analyze (1) the ability to raise the primary surplus in response to external shocks, (2) the pro-cyclical nature of fiscal policy, and (3) the long-run impact of government expenditure composition and...
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Hand washing with soap and water is a simple way to reduce the spread of disease. It doesnt require complicated technology, its usually affordable and even young children can do it. Yet many people dont wash their hands when they should: before touching food, after using the toilet or after...
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Vietnam s HIV epidemic is concentrated, both in specific behavioral sub-populations and geographic regions. The key … populations at higher risk for HIV infection in Vietnam are female sex workers (FSW) and their clients; injecting drug users (IDU …); and men who have sex with men (MSM). Vietnam identified harm reduction interventions for IDU and FSW as a key component of …
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The study focuses on analyzing and assessing some main features of the situation and the implementation results of Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS) in order to identify major challenges for economic growth and poverty reduction, which will serve as the basis for the...
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