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Poverty and Income Distribution in a High Growth Economy : The Case of Chile 1987-98, Volume 2. Background Papers
World Bank - 2013
The study analyzes Chile's strong economic growth, and well directed social programs, a combination that reduced the … shows Chile achieved considerable improvements in key social indicators, i.e., infant mortality, life expectancy, and … indicate that Chile's success in reducing income disparities through social spending is linked to its system for targeting …
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Montenegro : Beyond the Peak, Growth Policies and Fiscal Constraints, Public Expenditure and Institutional Review
World Bank - 2012
In 2007, Montenegro was one of the world's fastest growing non-oil economies. The country reaped the benefits from its comprehensive, pre-independence reform program. After the international recognition of statehood had removed the lingering uncertainty over Montenegro's political status,...
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Peru - Recent Economic Development in Infrastructure : Volume1. Investing in Infrastructure as an Engine for Growth - Spending More, Faster and Spending Better
World Bank - 2013
This report provided the Government of Peru with a comprehensive strategic assessment of three key infrastructure sectors: water/sanitation, transport and electricity, and to propose selected recommendations on how the Government could improve the performance of these sectors. Peru's public...
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Peru - Recent Economic Development in Infrastructure : Volume 2. Investing in Infrastructure as an Engine for Growth - Spending More, Faster, and Spending Better
World Bank - 2013
This report provided the Government of Peru with a comprehensive strategic assessment of three key infrastructure sectors: water/sanitation, transport and electricity, and to propose selected recommendations on how the Government could improve the performance of these sectors. Peru's public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557382
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Nicaragua : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1. Main Report
World Bank - 2012
Nicaragua is a small, open economy that is vulnerable to external and natural shocks. With an estimated Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of US$1000 in 2006, and a total population of 5.2 million, it is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Forty six percent of the population lived...
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Brazil : Inequality and Economic Development, Volume 2. Background Papers
World Bank - 2013
The present Report is motivated by the coming together o f three widespread perceptions about inequality, two somewhat newer and one long-standing. The two newer ones are; (i) that inequality may matter for the country's economic development, and (ii) that public policy can and should do...
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Mexico : Earnings Inequality after Mexico's Economic and Educational Reforms, Volume 2. Background Papers
World Bank - 2013
The study reviews the forces driving Mexico's inequality, in particular, the recent expansion in earnings inequality, emphasizing the roles of education on: establishing an analytical framework, that allows interaction between education, and labor market; examining the evolution of earnings...
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Malawi Economic Monitor, March 2015
World Bank - 2015
The aim of the Malawi Economic Monitor (MEM) is to foster better informed policy analysis and debate regarding the key challenges that Malawi needs to address in order to achieve high rates of stable, inclusive and sustainable economic growth. The MEM has two parts: Part 1 presents a review of...
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Lebanon Economic Monitor, Spring 2015
World Bank - 2015
The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context, and assesses the implications of these developments and other...
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Lebanon Economic Monitor, Spring 2013
World Bank - 2013
The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. The political standoff combined with an escalating Syrian conflict hampered growth in 2012, and is projected to...
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