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Unpackaging demand for water service quality : evidence from conjoint surveys in Sri Lanka
Jones, Kelly (contributor) - 2006
"In the early 2000s, the Government of Sri Lanka considered engaging private sector operators to manage water and sewerage services in two separate service areas: one in the town of Negombo (north of Colombo), and one stretching along the coastal strip (south from Colombo) from the towns of...
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Globalization, growth, and poverty : building an inclusive world economy
Dollar, David (contributor); Collier, Paul (contributor) - 2002
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Globalization, growth, and poverty : building an inclusive world economy
Collier, Paul (contributor); Dollar, David (contributor) - 2002
Globalisation is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Although this international integration presents considerable opportunities for developing countries, it also contains significant risks. Associated with...
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Globalization, Growth, and Poverty : Building an Inclusive World Economy
World Bank - 2013
Societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Integration is the result of reduced costs of transport, lower trade barriers, faster communication of ideas, rising capital flows, and intensifying pressures for mitigation. Integration--or "globalization"--has generated...
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Argentine youth : an untapped potential
2009
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Caribbean youth development : issues and policy directions
2003
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Caribbean Youth Development : Issues and Policy Directions
World Bank - 2013
This report examines youth development in the Caribbean today. The objectives of the report are threefold, it aims to 1 …) identify the risk and protective factor and determinats of youth behaviors and development, 2) demonstrate that the negative … behaviors of youth are costly, not only to the youth themselves but to society as a whole, and 3) identifies key intervention …
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Education, Training and Labor Market Outcomes for Youth in Indonesia
World Bank - 2012
characteristics of youth employment and the role of education and skills in the school-to-work transition in Indonesia. The slow …
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