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School health : a key component of education for all
Bundy, Donald A. P. (contributor) - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393600
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No more cutting class? : reducing teacher absence and providing incentives for performance
Rogers, F. Halsey - 2009
"Expanding and improving basic education in developing countries requires, at a minimum, teachers who are present in the classroom and motivated to teach, but this essential input is often missing. This paper describes the findings of a series of recent World Bank and other studies on teacher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394141
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Health care decisions as a family matter : intrahousehold education externalities and the utilization of health services
Lindelow, Magnus - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523010
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The welfare effects of slum improvement programs : the case of Mumbai
Bento, Antônio - 2006
"The authors compare the welfare effects of in situ slum upgrading programs with programs that provide slum dwellers with better housing in a new location. Evaluating the welfare effects of slum upgrading and resettlement programs requires estimating models of residential location choice, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522208
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Is inequality in Africa really different?
Milanovic, Branko - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523268
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Country Social Analysis : Ethnicity and Development in Vietnam - Summary report
World Bank - 2012
This report " Country Social Analysis (CSA) " focused on ethnicity and development in Vietnam is a provocative analysis of marginality in contemporary Southeast Asia. It seeks to understand the macro social and political processes, and provides an analysis of how social, political, and cultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550851
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Country Social Analysis : Ethnicity and Development in Vietnam - Main Report
World Bank - 2012
This report " Country Social Analysis (CSA) " focused on ethnicity and development in Vietnam is a provocative analysis of marginality in contemporary Southeast Asia. It seeks to understand the macro social and political processes, and provides an analysis of how social, political, and cultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550852
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Participation and Indigenous Peoples
World Bank - 2012
The characteristics of indigenous groups make participatory approaches especially critical to safeguarding their interests int he development process. Such approaches, recognizing the right of indigenous peoples to participate actively in planning their own futures, are supported by major donors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012556761
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A curse of comparison? : Evidence on reference groups for relative income concerns
Kuegler, Alice - 2009
"This paper proposes that individuals care about the relative income of proximate reference groups. Making use of self …-reported life satisfaction as a proxy for unobservable utility, the relative income of siblings is tested for relevance as a … reference point for new sample data from Venezuela. Having greater perceived income than one's siblings is found to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394114
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Transactional sex as a response to risk in Western Kenya
Robinson, Jonathan - 2009
"Formal and informal commercial sex work is a way of life for many poor women in developing countries. Though sex workers have long been identified as crucial in affecting the spread of HIV/AIDS, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, the nature of sex-for-money transactions remains poorly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394151