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This note analyzes whether and how the country's rising urbanization levels (measured primarily by population density) are associated with nonfarm job creation and poverty reduction. By focusing on Rwanda's 416 geographic sectors for the decade from 2002 and 2012, the analysis shows that,...
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This Kenya Jobs Diagnostic discusses Kenya's demographic transition and its impact on the labor force and economic …, and social unrest. This jobs diagnostic first analyses the employment situation in Kenya, where the majority of the … agriculture. Gender disparities continue to exist in the labor market, with women earning less than men and facing challenges in …
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The overall objective of the Maputo Urban Poverty and Inclusive Growth Study is to inform the municipal governments of Maputo and Matola in the Greater Maputo Area (GMA) on how to better target and finance urban poverty reduction programs by building critical knowledge on urban poverty and...
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In 2006-07, the Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia (WSP-SA) initiated a research toidentify barriers to service delivery for the urban poor. The research included a review ofvarious initiatives from across the globe that have resulted in improved service delivery for theurban poor and...
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This is the eleventh edition of the Kenya Economic Update. The special focus of this update examines the structural … problems in Kenya's business environment, which compares poorly to regional neighbors' on several manufacturing …-relevant dimensions. The report has four main messages: First, Kenya begins 2015 in a sound economic position. After growing an estimated …
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Kenyan water sector by the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) of the World Bank’s Water Global Practice. Kenya’s new … Constitution (Constitution of Kenya 2010) came into effect in 2013, declaring water supply and sanitation services a basic right …
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-country pilot carried out in Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, and Nigeria. Section 1 of the paper provides the general background within …
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structured around the key themes that are relevant to Kenya's disclosure environment …
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