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Gender and Economic Opportunities in Poland : Has Transition Left Women Behind?

World Bank - 2013

The study addresses the most significant disparities in women's and men's access to economic opportunities and discusses the roots of inequalities in their socioeconomic and political contexts. In light of recent changes to the Polish Labor Code that were introduced to promote equal rights for...

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Export led growth, pro-poor or not? : evidence from Madagascar's textile and apparel industry

Nicita, Alessandro - 2006

"Madagascar's textile and apparel industry has been among the fastest growing in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fueled by low labor costs, a fairly productive labor force, and preferential access to industrial countries, Madagascar's exports of textile and apparel products grew from about US

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Togo - Reviving the Traditional Sectors and Preparing for the Future : An Export-Led Growth Strategy - Country Economic Memorandum

World Bank - 2012

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Azerbaijan - Country Economic Memorandum : A New Silk Road - Export-led Diversification

World Bank - 2012

Azerbaijan's oil and gas boom presents a rare opportunity to accelerate improvements in the quality of life of all its citizens. Its per capita income is $5,100 in 2008, up nearly 400 percent from 2004 in current USD terms; it could potentially exceed $6,500 by 2013 and higher beyond that....

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Main drivers of income inequality in Central European and Baltic countries : Some insights from recent household survey data

Zaidi, Salman - 2009

"Present levels of income inequality in Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and …

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Cross-border purchases of health services : a case study on Austria and Hungary

Obermaier, Andreas J. - 2009

"This paper explores the structure of cross-border health purchasing between Austria and Hungary and determines the … in Hungary in three different ways. First, patients may receive benefits in the context of the European Community … Hungary to receive medical treatment, especially dental treatment, and then seek reimbursement from their Austrian insurance …

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Competition and performance in the Hungarian second pillar

Impavido, Gregorio - 2006

"The performance of the Hungarian second pillar since inception has been mixed. This is partly due to a less than satisfactory support for the 1997 pension reform, conservative fund portfolio distributions, the hybrid nature of the mandatory pension fund system, the segmented nature of the...

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