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International Experience for Assessing the Quality of Educational Services at Higher Education Institutions
World Bank - 2013
The Government of Poland benefits from a Technical Assistance Activity in support of the reforms under way in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. This Technical Assistance accompanies Development Policy Loans financed by the World Bank; its activities have been identified jointly by...
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Russian Federation : National and Regional Trends in Regulatory Burden and Corruption
World Bank - 2014
to Russia (e.g. Yakovlev and Zhuravskaya, 2007). Cross-regional variation in corruption and regulatory burden in Russia … environment in Russia. A broad range of evidence shows that overly burdensome regulation and corruption are significant … impediments to firm entry, productivity and growth. Cross-regional variation in corruption and regulatory burden in Russia is a …
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A National Framework for Sustainable Urban Transport Systems : Proposals for Improving Urban Transportation in Russian Cities
World Bank - 2013
In many Russian cities, these growing demands for mobility are not adequately met by the existing urban transport infrastructure and services. Most municipalities have had difficulties in planning and managing the development of their urban transport systems in a coherent manner, which is a...
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Global Economic Prospects 2006 : Economic Implications of Remittances and Migration
2005
International migration, the movement of people across international boundaries to improve economic opportunity, has enormous implications for growth and welfare in both origin and destination countries. An important benefit to developing countries is the receipt of remittances or transfers from...
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Imports, entry, and competition law as market disciplines
Hoekman, Bernard M. - 2003
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Global Economic Prospects 2006 : Economic Implications of Remittances and Migration
World Bank - 2012
The themes of the 2006 Global Economic Prospects (GEP) are international remittances and migration, their economic consequences, and how policies can increase their role in reducing poverty. The GEP explores the gains and losses from international migration from the perspective of developing...
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Poland - Mazowieckie Public Expenditure Review Local Responses to the Global Economic Crisis
World Bank - 2012
This report examines the fiscal prospects of major units of sub-national government in the voivodship (province) of Mazowieckie and proposes a series of reforms in recurrent spending and capital investment planning. Mazowieckie, the seat of Warsaw, is the heart of the Polish economy. While...
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Armenia : Implications of the Global Economic Crisis for Poverty
World Bank - 2012
The global economic crisis seriously threatens the economic growth and poverty reduction that Armenia achieved in recent years. The most recent data indicate that the economy is now shrinking, with prospects worsening in 2009 and 2010 when the full impact of the crisis is expected to unfold....
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Bulgaria - Poverty implications of the global financial crisis
World Bank - 2012
There are visible signs that the global financial crisis is affecting economic growth and poverty reduction in Bulgaria. After a period of strong economic growth through 2008, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009 is projected to shrink by 3.5 percent due to the crisis, with important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550928