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World Development Report 2019 : The Changing Nature of Work

World Bank - 2018

predictions about the future. The 2019 World Development Report will study how the nature of work is changing as a result of … advances in technology today. Technological progress disrupts existing systems. A new social contract is needed to smooth the … social contract. The 2019 World Development Report presents an analysis of these issues based upon the available evidence …

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Lao PDR - Labor Standards and Productivity in the Garments Export Sector : A Survey of Managers and Workers

World Bank - 2012

management practices, working conditions and worker motivation, as well as industry technology and workflow practices, are drawn … management practices, working conditions and worker motivation, as well as industry technology and workflow practices. In order …

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Mapping Carbon Pricing Initiatives : Developments and Prospects 2013

World Bank - 2013

The Mapping Carbon Pricing Initiatives Report maps existing and emerging carbon pricing initiatives around the world …

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Global Economic Prospects, Volume 1, Summer 2010 : Fiscal Headwinds and Recovery

World Bank - 2013

the world economy. This arises as the recovery is transitioning toward a more mature phase during which the influence of …

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China - Meeting the Challenges of Offshore and Large-Scale Wind Power : Regulatory Review of Offshore Wind in Five European Countries

World Bank - 2012

The objective of this study is to review international experience in offshore wind power development and draw on the lessons learned from the experience of different countries. To date, that experience has predominantly been limited to Europe. Significantly different regulatory and physical...

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Armenia : Implications of the Global Economic Crisis for Poverty

World Bank - 2012

The global economic crisis seriously threatens the economic growth and poverty reduction that Armenia achieved in recent years. The most recent data indicate that the economy is now shrinking, with prospects worsening in 2009 and 2010 when the full impact of the crisis is expected to unfold....

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Mauritania : Accelerating Diversified, Private Sector-Led Growth

World Bank - 2013

In 1992, the Government of Mauritania embarked on a series of macroeconomic and structural reforms that have stimulated sustained economic growth, stabilized public finances, and reduced the state's role in the economy and increased private sector activity. These positive developments,...

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Latvia - The Quest for Jobs and Growth : A World Bank Country Economic Memorandum, Volume 1. Policy Briefing

World Bank - 2013

As a strong reformer among the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC), Latvia has recorded a dramatic economic improvement recent years, with relatively strong growth, increased investment rates, and clear signs of easing labor market conditions. A stabilization package designed around a...

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Global Development Finance 2009 : Charting a Global Recovery, Volume 1. Review, Analysis, and Outlook

World Bank - 2012

banks, ministries of finance, major multilateral organizations, and many departments of the World Bank. …

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Globalization, Growth, and Poverty : Building an Inclusive World Economy

World Bank - 2013

Societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Integration is the result of reduced costs of … of measures that would help countries in danger of becoming marginalized become integrated with the world economy. A …

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