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The Global Monitoring Report 2014/2015: Ending Poverty and Sharing Prosperity was written jointly by the World Bank … Development. This year's report details, for the first time, progress toward the WBG's twin goals of ending extreme poverty by …
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"The authors examine the empirical evidence in support of the poverty trap view of underdevelopment. They calibrate … simple aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of … development. They then use these models to assess the empirical relevance of poverty traps and their consequences for policy. The …
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The country water resources assistance strategy for Zambia provides an analysis of the role of water in the economy and identifies the specific challenges, development opportunities and policies which inform an agreed framework for priority areas of assistance. Zambia lies entirely within the...
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Mozambique's continuous efforts to sustain economic growth and reduce poverty face a number of constraints including … vulnerable to water shocks and water being a constraint on growth and poverty reduction. The development of Mozambique Country … supporting its approach and priorities. It is consistent with the country's development priorities as defined in Second Poverty …
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available programs. At the World Bank, committed to helping countries eradicate extreme poverty and alleviate hunger, the first … challenges are many. People living in extreme poverty frequently have multiple needs that require a range of services. They also … that successfully address the range of problems that keep people poor, the World Bank supported an evaluation of Chile …
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boosting economic growth and reducing poverty. It is pushing millions back into poverty and putting at risk the very survival …, prepared jointly by the staff of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, provides a development perspective on the … global economic crisis. It assesses the impact on developing countries, their growth, poverty reduction, and other MDGs. And …
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