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This paper has been prepared in accordance with the terms of reference for a study on power system planning in India … as in India and compares the figures available. It also comments on the validity of the external cost estimates available … and the use made of them in power system planning and regulation both outside and inside India. The structure is as …
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This evaluation is about the nature and magnitude of the cost savings and other benefits of business license simplification in one of the central districts of Lima, Peru. IEG asked whether the project’s license simplification reform reduced costs and operating procedures and whether it...
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"This study reviews regulatory instruments designed to reduce environmental externalities from the transport sector …
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The aim for this study was to assess the impact of irrigation activities in the Brazilian Semi-Arid (BSA) Region, and to analyze to what extent irrigated agriculture in this region has contributed to the reduction of poverty levels and regional inequalities, income growth and distribution, and...
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"Since the early 1990s, several states in India have introduced financial incentive programs to discourage son … preference among parents and encourage investment in daughters' education and health. This study evaluates one such program in …-term savings bond redeemable on the daughter's 18th birthday provided she is unmarried, with additional bonuses for education …
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impact evaluation studies in water supply and sanitation in India (P144956)’ implemented by the World Bank’s Water and … in India and also facilitated data driven analytical work and capacity building. Specific contributions of the TA are the … challenges India is facing in water and sanitation access and the extreme complexity of the institutional systems for the …
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objective of this report is to promote the mainstreaming and integration of climate related risks in India's development …
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