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Assessing Poverty Measurement Practices and Statistical Capacity in Central America
World Bank - 2012
advances in recent years, there are a variety of elements in current poverty measurement and mapping practices in Central … America that are susceptible to further improvement. The purpose of this note is to take stock of current poverty measurement … practices and the status of statistical capacity for effective poverty measurement in Central America. The first section reviews …
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HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa : the costs of inaction
Jenkins, Carol Lynn - 2003
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Violence in Colombia : building sustainable peace and social capital
2000
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Power System Planning in India : Incorporating Environmental Externality Costs and Benefits
World Bank - 2012
This paper has been prepared in accordance with the terms of reference for a study on power system planning in India: incorporating externality costs and benefits. It reviews estimates of the external costs of power in international studies as well as in India and compares the figures available....
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India : Diagnostic Assessment of Select Environmental Challenges, Volume 1. An Analysis of Physical and Monetary Losses of Environmental Health and Natural Resources
World Bank - 2013
This report provides estimates of social and financial costs of environmental damage in India from three pollution damage categories: (i) urban air pollution, including particulate matter and lead; (ii) inadequate water supply, poor sanitation, and hygiene; (iii) indoor air pollution; and four...
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Alcohol
World Bank - 2012
Alcohol abuse is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Alcohol abuse is responsible for 4 percent of global deaths and disability, nearly as much as tobacco and five times the burden of illicit drugs (WHO). In developing countries with low mortality, alcohol is the leading...
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Procedures for collecting and analyzing mortality data in LSMS
Cochrane, Susan H. - 1982
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Armenia : Poverty Assessment, Volume 3. Technical Notes and Statistics
World Bank - 2013
This report reviews poverty in Armenia in 2001, and examines the most recent trends covering the 1998/99 to 2001 period. It looks at the determinants of poverty, and analyzes linkages between economic growth, sector policies and poverty. The findings are based on two rounds of the Armenia...
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Agency of Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics : Statistical Master Plan 2008-2015
World Bank - 2013
The mission of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics (ARKS) is to provide the Kazakh government, businesses and individuals with reliable and accurate statistics collected and produced in line with the international methodology and best practice. A Statistical Master Plan (SMP)...
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Technical Assistance on Poverty Analysis and Social Statistics : Mission on the Census of Buildings and Dwellings, Volume 3. Questionnaire Design for the Census of Buildings and Dw...
World Bank - 2013
The World Bank is developing a project to develop the capacity of the Central Administration for Statistics (CAS) of Lebanon to produce demographic and social statistics. In the absence of population censuses, the census of buildings and dwelling is one of the few sources of comprehensive data...
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