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fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why do some bad policies endure? World …
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Experiences from previous pandemics and large-scale shocks show that these crises often affect men and women differently. Specifically, the effectiveness of policy actions and the prevention of costly reversals in the progress achieved towards greater gender equality will crucially depend on how...
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The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region is suffering a reversal of fortune. In 2020, many EAP countries successfully contained COVID-19 and economic activity swiftly revived as other regions struggled with the pandemic and economic recession. Now the region is being hit hard by the COVID-19 Delta...
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In China, growth will gradually moderate, reflecting intensified policy efforts to address financial vulnerabilities and structural constraints, and place the economy on a more sustainable growth path. In the rest of the region, growth will pick up, as exports firm in line with strengthening...
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Growth in the developing East Asia and Pacific region slowed in the first half of 2019 given weakening global demand and heightened policy uncertainty amid ongoing trade tensions. Steady consumption growth helped to partly offset the effects of weakening exports and investment on growth. The...
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risk factors around the world, including air pollution. It offers the most extensive estimates of exposure and trends in … air pollution levels and their associated burden of disease. The GBD effort dates to the early 1990s when the World Bank … commissioned the original GBD study for feature in its World Development Report 1993: Investing in Health. Since 2010, the …
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