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"This paper examines the ways in which lower-income households obtain basic financial services in urban communities in Mexico and the United States. And it discusses the efforts that private sector and government organizations are making to lower the cost or improve the quality of those...
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European Council approved the Europe 2020 strategy, an economic growth and wellbeing improvement plan for the European Union (EU) in the ensuing decade. The strategy includes five interrelated headline targets to be achieved by the year 2020, encompassing employment, innovation, education,...
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Georgia has an impressive record of reforms and is on a steady track of poverty reduction, butensuring that of its all citizens can equally benefit from and contribute to its development remains a challenge. This study focuses on one particular aspect of Georgia's path to inclusive growth:...
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The note is structured as follows: section two provides a brief discussion of the data; section three presents the Life in Transition-Supplemental Modules (LITS-SM) findings on the impact of the crisis, while section four presents the new profile of social inclusion indicators. How risk of...
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"This study examines the factors responsible for the growth of transport sector carbon dioxide emissions in 20 Latin … factors driving transport sector carbon dioxide emissions growth in the countries considered. The results imply that fiscal … countries where the economic activity effect is the primary driver for transport sector carbon dioxide emissions growth. By …
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models ignore the individual and humane factors as the primary structure of the city. Nowadays, the public transport systems … Urban Transport Program (NUTP) in Colombia is focused in developing public transport systems as the central element of urban … mobility. A mass transport that is fast, comfortable, clean and safe will increase urban productivity and improve the quality …
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The World Bank's study covered all modes of city and inter-city land transport, also designated in this report under … the name of 'road transport'. However, the report focuses on the Governments two main concerns: the urban bus and taxi … indeed a large and fast growing city where public transport has become critical. Its population was 1.75 million in 2004 …
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