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The Participation of Nongovernemental Organizations in Poverty Alleviation. A Case Study of the Honduras Social Investment Fund Project.

Webb, A.K.V.; Lee, K.W.; Sant'anna, A.M. - World Bank Group - 1995

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Poverty Reduction in East Asia; The Silent Revolution.

Johansen, F. - World Bank Group - 1993

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Poverty Reduction and Human Development in the Caribbean.

Baker, J.L. - World Bank Group - 1997

Despite impressive success in improving living conditions in many Caribbean countries, poverty still persists … throughout the region. This study seeks to improve our understanding of poverty in the Caribbean and the current efforts to … address it. It analyzes the causes and characteristics of poverty in 15 Caribbean countries and reviews the experiences with …

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Cost Sharing in the Social Sectors of Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact on the Poor.

Adams, A.V.; Hartnett, T. - World Bank Group - 1996

This study reviews the African Region of the World Bank's current thinking on cost sharing and the poor as apllied in Sub-Saharan Africa. It inventories country experiences and Bank activities in cost sharing for education and health, reviews African experiences with the implementation of cost...

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Gender, Growth, and Poverty Reduction: Special Program of Assistance for Africa, 1998 Status Report on Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Blackden, C.M.; Bhanu, C. - World Bank Group - 1999

capital, support for rural livelihood strategies, and engendering statistics and poverty monitoring. …

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Poverty and Policy in Latin America and Caribeean.

Woden, Q.T.; Ayres, W.; Barenstein, M.; Hicks, N.; Lee, K. - World Bank Group - 2000

This report analyzes the evolution of poverty and inequality in the LAC region from 1986 to 1996 with projections to … 1998. It reviews the policies which have been advocated or implemented to reduce poverty. The report combines the results … literature on issues related to poverty, inequality, and social policy in LAC. Some of the theoretical developments introduce new …

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Social Development and Absolute Poverty in Asia and Latin America.

De Geyndt, W. - World Bank Group - 1996

A social development perspective is used to seek an answer to the question: why is the incidence of absolute poverty so …

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Connecting Green Technology Entrepreneurs : Implications for Public Program Design

World Bank Group - 2016

In face of growing concern related to climate change, green technology entrepreneurs are critically needed to develop the businesses and ideas behind climate mitigation in developing countries - but they frequently collide with challenges endemic to such environments. The purpose of this study...

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Report on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency

World Bank Group - 2017

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are among the largest commercial users of insolvency systems. MSMEs are a significant part of the global economy - and just as there are large numbers of MSMEs, there are large numbers of MSME insolvencies. However, there are a very few specialized...

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Bank Resolution and 'Bail-In' in the EU : Selected Case Studies Pre- and Post-BRRD

World Bank Group - 2016

In the aftermath of the 2007/08 financial crisis, and lacking sufficient coordinated guidelines or legislation, measures to address failing financial institutions in European Union (EU) Member States were taken at national level. In an effort to improve cross border coordination as well as to...

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