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analyzes the impact of those reforms on poverty using micro-level simulations based on the most recent household consumption …
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This policy note examines Thailand's programs for preventing poverty among the elderly, and suggests options for … 30 years, and the elderly already have a higher poverty rate than the population as a whole. Although Thailand currently … pension and social assistance programs aimed at preventing poverty among the elderly, target more spending at the elderly poor …
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This is a first for Indonesia: Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) is the only household-targeted social assistance initiative to have designed randomized impact evaluation into the initial allocation of the program. This brings three major benefits for policymakers: 1) the evidence available for...
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This report proposes a toolkit which can be used to produce national assessments in MENA countries. The toolkit consists of a series of four questionnaires to be completed by institutions delivering specific programs in the areas of Social Assistance, Social Insurance, Health and Education. A...
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policy recommendations for mitigating negative poverty and social impacts, should the government pursue a decision to remove …
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. This poverty assessment seeks to learn from the pre and post revolution periods with a view of avoiding the repetition of … poverty, regional disparities, trends over time and the strong links between poverty, inequality, opportunities, and … strategic development plan. This poverty assessment questions the extent to which growth was truly pro-poor in Tunisia and, more …
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Vietnam has achieved remarkable success in reducing poverty while controlling inequality. The country's broad … minority groups have not only continued to experience poverty rates far above the national average, but have seen slower … progress too. This report analyzes recent trends in poverty and shared prosperity. It presents the findings of the 2016 Vietnam …
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