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In recent years, international organizations, think-tanks, and the social sciences have contributed to a dramatic expansion in the range of composite indices measuring concepts such as human development, governance, or social capital. This paper discusses challenges faced in the design of...
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well-being, poverty, and even economic growth. While there have been many country- or region-specific studies that explore … well-being, including around income poverty, multi-dimensional poverty, and human development. …
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This paper  provides an assessment of economic growth, employment and poverty reduction in the Arab MENA region …. Considering the high rate of unemployment (especially the youth unemployment) and poverty in most countries in the region … employment and poverty impacts of growth are of particular concern to policy makers. In the short run for employment growth to be …
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conclude that there is a reform failure matched by a failure to reform. The Poverty Reduction Strategies of the three countries …
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The concept and practices of accountability enjoy considerable interest today, not least due to the World Development Report WDR 2004 on service delivery, which formulated the ëtriangle of accountabilityí - specifying relations between the poor, service providers, policy makers and...
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public service provision while aiming to improve the livelihoods of the poor and overcome the institutional nature of poverty …
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