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Evaluation of Proposed Ouagadougou-Donsin Airport Development, Burkina Faso

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Political violence and economic growth

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Workers' remittances to developing countries : a survey with central banks on selected public policy issues

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Using rapid city surveys to inform municipal social policy : an application in Cali, Colombia

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"Many developing countries assign local governments increasing responsibilities in fighting poverty. This requires local social policy to go beyond the execution of centrally designed and funded education and health programs. Hence, local governments and their partners have both an opportunity...

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Solomon Islands High Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 : Results from Round Two - Data Collection: December 2020 - January 2021, and April 2021

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