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Workshop on Strengthening Disability Measurement across South Asian Countries
World Bank - 2012
This report comprises of eleven sessions: introduction; definition of disability - questions for discussion; new thinking on disability measurement; from census to surveys; policy dimensions of disability measurement - Brazil; good questions and bad questions; developing a matrix of functioning;...
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Right-to-work? : assessing India's employment guarantee scheme in Bihar
Dutta, Puja - 2014
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Long-term financial incentives and investment in daughters : evidence from conditional cash transfers in north India
Sinha, Nistha - 2009
"Since the early 1990s, several states in India have introduced financial incentive programs to discourage son …
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Supporting Impact Evaluation Studies in Water Supply and Sanitation in India
World Bank - 2015
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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Climate Change Impacts in Drought and Flood Affected Areas : Case Studies in India
World Bank - 2012
objective of this report is to promote the mainstreaming and integration of climate related risks in India's development …
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Economic implications of chronic illness and disability in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
Mete, Cem (contributor) - 2008
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Disability, poverty, and schooling in developing countries : results from 11 household surveys
Filmer, Deon - 2005
"This paper analyzes the relationship between whether a young person has a disability, the poverty status of their household, and their school participation using 11 household surveys from nine developing countries. Between 1 and 2 percent of the population is identified as having a disability....
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Disability Inclusion in Disaster Risk Management - Assessment in the Caribbean Region
World Bank - 2022
Persons with disabilities make up just one of many groups in society that are systematically marginalized and disadvantaged. Gender, ethnic and religious diversity, poverty, age, homelessness, levels of education and literacy, gender preference and diversity, and geographic isolation are just...
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Disability in the Palestinian Territories : Assessing Situation and Services for People with Disabilities
World Bank - 2016
This assessment originated from the dialogue on reforming the Cash Transfer Program (CTP) managed by the Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA) to increase monetary support for people with disabilities (PWD). According to the beneficiaries, the current benefit payment is not sufficient to address the...
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Income Support for Persons with Disabilities in Middle East and North Africa : Social Insurance and Beyond
World Bank - 2016
This report proposes a toolkit which can be used to produce national assessments in MENA countries. The toolkit consists of a series of four questionnaires to be completed by institutions delivering specific programs in the areas of Social Assistance, Social Insurance, Health and Education. A...
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