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Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Beegle, Kathleen (contributor) - 2009

"Increasing adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child health and education. One hypothesis for this...

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Cognitive development among young children in Ecuador : the roles of wealth, health and parenting

Paxson, Christina H. - 2005

more educated parents have higher scores. The associations of test scores with wealth and maternal education are larger for … levels perform worse on tests. Measures of parenting quality, in particular the degree to which parents are "responsive" and …

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Parental education and children's schooling outcomes : Is the effect nature, nurture, or both? Evidence from recomposed families in Rwanda

Walque, Damien de - 2005

"Educated parents tend to have educated children. But is intergenerational transmission of human capital more nature … in households without their biological parents. The data allows him to separate genetic from environmental parental … parents and the type of relationship that links the children to their 'adoptive 'families. The results of the analysis suggest …

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Rwanda : Can Parenting Programs Improve Child Development and Prevent Violence Against Women and Children?

World Bank - 2021

Children need a safe, nurturing, healthy, and stimulating environment to thrive and reach their full potential. But millions of children living in poverty don't receive enough stimulation or good nutrition in their first years of life, and poverty also makes them more likely to experience...

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Some small countries do it better : rapid growth and its causes in Singapore, Ireland, and Finland

Yusuf, Shahid - 2012

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Energy efficiency : lessons learned from success stories

Stuggins, Gary - 2013

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Ireland Workforce Development : SABER Multiyear Country Report 2012

World Bank - 2012

Ireland has consistently supported workforce development (WfD) as a key element of economic development. This study has … 1980-2000. This was a period of rapid expansion of Ireland's economy and major reform in WfD policies. The findings will … development in Ireland. The tool is based on an analytical framework that identifies three functional dimensions of WfD policies …

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Case Study 1 - Ireland : Participation in Macroeconomic Policy Making and Reform

World Bank - 2012

Since 1987, Ireland has developed five "social partnership" agreements, with the latest launched in February 2000 … 1999 to February 2000. The idea of social partnerships evolved in the late 80s when Ireland was going through a tough …

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Mining Together : Large-Scale Mining Meets Artisanal Mining, A Guide for Action

World Bank - 2013

The present guide mining together-when large-scale mining meets artisanal mining is an important step to better understanding the conflict dynamics and underlying issues between large-scale and small-scale mining. This guide for action not only points to some of the challenges that both parties...

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