Corporation (IFC) health, nutrition, and population (HNP) strategies to enhance the effectiveness of future support. It covers the … the country level, while that of IFC focuses on the performance of health investments and advisory services before and … after its 2002 health strategy. The themes it covers are drawn from the two strategies and the approaches adopted by …

Access to essential health services is an important aspect of development. Governments from both developed and …-quality health services by leveraging capital, managerial capacity, and knowhow from the private sector. Originally confined to the … sectors, particularly for delivery of health services. PPPs and other forms of private sector involvement in health are now …

Growth is good for the poor, but the impact of growth on poverty reduction depends on both the pace and the pattern of … good for the pace of growth. This relationship underscores the critical importance of the pattern of growth for poverty … reduction. The International Finance Corporation's (IFC) mission is to create opportunities for people to escape poverty and …

of their expected poverty and social impacts. The World Bank's experience to date with the Poverty and Social Impact …

extreme poverty elimination and shared prosperity. This learning product uses evaluative evidence from the Independent …

tracking survey on municipal transfers. Other topics focus on public sector employment; decentralization of health and …

Has aggregate income growth been effective in reducing poverty and inequality in Latin America? / Alain de Janvry and … assistance on pensions and health care for the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean / Carmelo Mesa-Lago -- The safety net role … of microfinance for income and consumption smoothing / Manfred Zeller -- Consumption smoothing and extended families …