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Repuplic of Liberia From Growth to Development : Priorities for Sustainably Reducing Poverty and Achieving Middle-Income Status by 2030

World Bank Group - 2018

peaceful and inclusive politics, stable institutions, economic diversification, and accelerated human capital formation. The … service sectors, investing in human capital, improving the quality of governance, and strengthening public institutions. In …

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Bhutan Development Report, January 2019 : A Path to Inclusive and Sustainable Development

World Bank Group - 2019

Bhutan has a strong track record of reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity, primarilysupported by the state, which has played a large role in the country's development accomplishments.Growth has been driven mainly by the public sector through hydropower development. Statedominance is...

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Including Institutions : Boosting Resilience in Europe

World Bank Group - 2019

, associated with differences in the quality of country-level institutions that shaped the absorption and response to these shocks … sharing of that growth, and its resilience. Part two looks closer at a key aspect of resilience: what are the key institutions … global financial crisis of 2008 and the euro crisis of 2012, because of the quality of institutions. This report finds that …

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Sustainable Urban Transport for Kyiv : Towards a Sustainable and Competitive City Built Upon the Legacy System and Innovations

World Bank Group - 2016

This report presents the scope and findings of the Economic Sector Work on Sustainable Urban Transport for the City of Kyiv, financed jointly by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the Korea Green Growth Trust Fund (KGGTF). The analysis consists of a rigorous...

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Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Urban Regeneration : Capturing Lessons and Experience from Japan with a Focus on Kyoto

World Bank Group - 2018

The World Bank Group (WBG) has long recognized that the restoration and preservationof cultural heritage, urban regeneration, and sustainable tourism can play a vital role in developing countries' efforts to promote local economic development, accelerate social integration, and alleviate...

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Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Domestic Violence

World Bank Group - 2019

Domestic Violence (DV) is a universal phenomenon that affects millions of women of all social strata worldwide. It is the most pervasive, common, under-recognized, underestimated and under-reported type of violence against women. It reflects discriminatory social norms, stereotypes, impunity and...

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Chongqing 2035 : A Green and Low-Carbon Growth Strategy to Decouple Economic Growth from Resource Use

World Bank Group - 2019

Chongqing is at a crossroads where its GDP per capita will reach a level at which cities typically decouple economic growth from energy and resource use, as well as associated carbon emissions and pollution. However, decoupling does not happen automatically. It requires cities to adopt green...

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Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : A Road towards Sustainability, Peace, and Prosperity -- Synthesis Report

World Bank Group - 2019

Myanmar is rich in natural resources and is a global biodiversity hotspot. Myanmar's forests and fishing industry are two significant contributors to the economy, and yet these sectors are also potentially under threat from over exploitation and mismanagement. The management of solid waste, air...

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Somalia Country Environmental Analysis : Diagnostic Study on Trends and Threats for Environmental and Natural Resources Challenges

World Bank Group - 2020

Somalia's natural capital is under substantial pressure from inappropriate land uses, conflict, and climate change. In …'s renewed engagement with international financing institutions, the CEA identifies opportunities for managing natural resources …

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Lao Biodiversity : A Priority for Resilient Green Growth

World Bank Group - 2020

The Lao PDR sits at the intersection of four critical ecoregions and is home to some of the world's biologically richest and most endangered terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and species. The biodiversity endowment is crucial to the Lao economy, as the goods and ecosystem services it provides...

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