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"Inequalities in access to education pose a significant barrier to development. It has been argued that this reflects … greater for girls, yielding a very substantial reduction in gender inequalities in access to education. Significantly, though …
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, especially for girls. Increases in schooling are matched by an increase in education expenditures that appears to absorb most of …
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"This paper investigates the relationship of household income with child labor. The analysis uses a rich dataset obtained in the context of a conditional cash transfer program in a poor region of Nicaragua in 2005 and 2006. The program has a strong productive emphasis and seeks to diversify the...
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(HLIs), and demand-driven Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses to supply the demand for the higher …-level skills and competencies relevant to labor market needs remains a central priority for the ministry of education in Rwanda … Education and Training (PBET) sector and progress has been made on various areas of policy implementation discussed in the …
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The Republic of Maldives, a middle-income country of extraordinary natural beauty, is one of the most advanced nations in South Asia. The Maldives consists of an archipelago of nearly 1,200 islands and a population of approximately 400,000 inhabitants; 310,000 Maldivians and 90,000 expatriate...
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struggling to reach universal primary school enrollment. In some places, education experts and policymakers are looking to low …
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, poverty and inequality increases. The needed acceleration of human, and social capital development focuses on education …, health, and the decline of crime and violence, suggesting continued implementation of primary education reforms, through the … development of new curriculum, improved quality of basic education, and educational financing. Health recommendations include …
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