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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
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522219
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Who benefits and how much? : how gender affects welfare impacts of a booming textile industry
Nicita, Alessandro - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523406
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Vertical and Regional Integration to Promote African Textiles and Clothing Exports : A Close Knit Family?
World Bank - 2012
Apparel production is especially labor intensive, with low start-up investments and easily transferable technology. Furthermore, the labor requirements can be easily met with low and semi-skilled workers, especially women. As a result, many countries with competitive labor costs, especially in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553245
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Islamic Republic of Iran - Health Sector Review : Volume 1. Main Report
World Bank - 2012
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has stated its commitment to improving the health and nutritional status … Islamic Republic of Iran. The government is quite advanced in the type of analysis it already undertakes on various aspects of … of Iran and the World Bank on the health sector. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553005
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Islamic Republic of Iran - Health Sector Review : Volume 2. Background Sections
World Bank - 2012
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has stated its commitment to improving the health and nutritional status … Islamic Republic of Iran. The government is quite advanced in the type of analysis it already undertakes on various aspects of … of Iran and the World Bank on the health sector. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553006
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Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2021 : Adapting to the New Normal - A Protracted Pandemic and Ongoing Sanctions
World Bank - 2021
Iran's economy is gradually recovering following a lost decade (2011-2020) of negligible economic growth. Less …
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Iran Economic Monitor, March 2016 : Seizing the Opportunity
World Bank - 2016
(JPOA), Iran's economy rebounded in 20141 and is estimated to have expanded by 0.5 percent in 2015. A less accommodative …
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The Pension System in Iran : Challenges and Opportunities, Volume 1. Main Report
World Bank - 2013
The present report evaluates the Iranian pension system and proposes a series o f policy interventions to improve outreach, financing mechanisms, incentives, equity, and management. It has been prepared at the request o f the Management and Planning Organization. Given data constraints, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559093
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The Pension System in Iran : Challenges and Opportunities, Volume 2. Technical Appendix
World Bank - 2013
The present report evaluates the Iranian pension system and proposes a series o f policy interventions to improve outreach, financing mechanisms, incentives, equity, and management. It has been prepared at the request o f the Management and Planning Organization. Given data constraints, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559094
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Islamic Republic of Iran : Strategies for the Housing Sector
World Bank - 2013
The objective of this Housing Sector Strategy Report is to assist the Government of Iran in aligning its housing policy … with its overall national policy of growth-led distribution. The study opens with an overview of Iran's macroeconomic … Iran's available pool of skills and materials. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559193