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This report documents the emergence of a group of long-term poor in Hungary. While growth will continue to be necessary … them from reintegrating into the labor market. The long-term poor in Hungary are comprised of several distinct social …, emphasis on providing high-quality general education to the Roma is needed. These challenges for Hungary are complicated by …
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This report documents the emergence of a group of long-term poor in Hungary. While growth will continue to be necessary … them from reintegrating into the labor market. The long-term poor in Hungary are comprised of several distinct social …, emphasis on providing high-quality general education to the Roma is needed. These challenges for Hungary are complicated by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558593
Strong poverty reduction in Latin America resumed with the growth rebound in 2010, as both moderate and extreme poor households benefitted from the recovery, accelerating poverty reduction to rates similar to those witnessed between 2003-2006 despite a 2.8 percent decline in Gross Domestic...
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What is the human cost of the global economic crisis? How many people will the crisis prevent from escaping poverty, and how many will remain hungry? How many more infants will die? Are children being pulled out of schools, not getting the education they need to become more productive adults and...
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Strong poverty reduction in Latin America resumed with the growth rebound in 2010, as both moderate and extreme poor households benefitted from the recovery, accelerating poverty reduction to rates similar to those witnessed between 2003-2006 despite a 2.8 percent decline in Gross Domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247999
This report aims to inform the discussion by summarizing recent World Bank analysis on the performance of the social safety net on the basis of the 2007 Multi-Topic Household Survey. It reviews the effectiveness of the main social safety net transfer programs in reducing poverty and assesses how...
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In 2020, Brazil was about to face socioeconomic disruptions of historical proportions. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic broke several undesirable Brazilian records. First, the pandemic wreaked an enormous direct human toll, sickening millions and causing the death of 195,441 Brazilians in 2020...
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What is the human cost of the global economic crisis? This year’s Global Monitoring Report, The MDGs after the Crisis, examines the impact of the worst recession since the Great Depression on poverty and human development outcomes in developing countries. Although the recovery is under way,...
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