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Reshaping Urbanization in Rwanda : Urbanization, Job Creation, and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda
World Bank Group - 2017
This note analyzes whether and how the country's rising urbanization levels (measured primarily by population density) are associated with nonfarm job creation and poverty reduction. By focusing on Rwanda's 416 geographic sectors for the decade from 2002 and 2012, the analysis shows that,...
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Greater Maputo : Urban Poverty and Inclusive Growth
World Bank Group - 2017
The overall objective of the Maputo Urban Poverty and Inclusive Growth Study is to inform the municipal governments of Maputo and Matola in the Greater Maputo Area (GMA) on how to better target and finance urban poverty reduction programs by building critical knowledge on urban poverty and...
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Global Experiences on Expanding Services to the Urban Poor
World Bank Group - 2009
In 2006-07, the Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia (WSP-SA) initiated a research toidentify barriers to service delivery for the urban poor. The research included a review ofvarious initiatives from across the globe that have resulted in improved service delivery for theurban poor and...
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Poverty and Shared Prosperity in Colombia : Background Paper for Policy Notes
World Bank Group - 2019
Colombia's solid economic growth since early 2000s has led to significant social improvements. Since the turn of the … century, extreme poverty in Colombia almost halved, falling from 17.7 percent in 2002 to 7.4 percent in 2017. Similarly … of poor individuals in Colombia declined from about 20 million in 2002 to approximately 12.8 million in 2017. The …
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