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Seychelles Tourism Sector Review : Sustaining Growth in a Successful Tourism Destination

World Bank - 2014

The Seychelles tourism sector today is a success story. No doubt, the Seychelles has been endowed with wonderful … natural tourism assets in its beautiful beaches and mountain backdrops, but its success has also been due to good governance … and strategic policy choices. With 24.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) directly attributable to tourism, the …

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Cognitive and behavioral challenges in responding to climate change

Norgaard, Kari Marie - 2009

"Climate scientists have identified global warming as the most important environmental issue of our time, but it has taken over 20 years for the problem to penetrate the public discourse in even the most superficial manner. While some nations have done better than others, no nation has...

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Cash transfers, behavioral changes, and cognitive development in early childhood : evidence from a randomized experiment

Macours, Karen - 2008

"A variety of theories of skill formation suggest that investments in schooling and other dimensions of human capital will have lower returns if children do not have adequate levels of cognitive and social skills at an early age. This paper analyzes the impact of a randomized cash transfer...

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Lao PDR Economic Monitor, May 2010 : Lao PDR Recent Economic Developments

World Bank - 2010

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Brazil - Early Child Development : A Focus on the Impact of Preschools

World Bank - 2013

The report focuses on preschool, as an effective early childhood development (ECD) intervention, especially for improving the status of the poorest groups in Brazil's population. Because of data limitations, the focus is primarily on pre-schooling, with some discussions on day care, and other...

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Korea : policy-issues for long-term development ; the report of a mission sent to the Republic of Korea by the World Bank

Hasan, Parvez (contributor); Rao, D. C. (contributor) - 1979

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The regional dimension of North-South trade-related r&d spillover

Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009

"This paper examines the impact of trade with Japan, North America, and the European Union on technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and development are constructed based on industry-specific research and development...

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Firms' environmental performance : does news matter ?

Nlandu Mamingi (contributor) - 2006

"The empirical literature on environmental performance or compliance has followed two strands: one based on the impact of formal regulation as a means of inducing better environmental performance, and another centered on the role of informal regulation which mainly emphasizes the role of...

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Health systems in East Asia : what can developing countries learn from Japan and the Asian tigers ?

Wagstaff, Adam - 2005

"The health systems of Japan and the Asian Tigers--Hong Kong (China), the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan (China)--and the recent reforms to them provide many potentially valuable lessons to East Asia's developing countries. All five systems have managed to keep a check on health...

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Private participation in infrastructure projects in the Republic of Korea

Noumba Um, Paul - 2005

"In the aftermath of the 1997 East Asian financial crisis, the government of the Republic of Korea published a Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) Act to remove the main impediments to private investment in infrastructure sectors. The implementation of the Act was followed by a steady...

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