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Pathways to Reducing Poverty and Sharing Prosperity in India : Schemes to Systems - Lessons from Social Protection in India
World Bank Group - 2019
-poverty measures in India and indeed the world, while the former are relatively new instruments for unorganized workers. However, these … countries like India aspire to grow further and navigate a phase of rapid economic transformation, investments in social … articles take stock of India's major social protection programs, including pension programs, health insurance, the public …
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An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Jobs and Labor Market Reform through International Development Association Financing (Approach Paper, March 2, 2023)
World Bank Group - 2023
-related special theme. At the same time, the World Bank Group expanded and deepened its attention to jobs, resulting in an …
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The Global State of Financial Inclusion and Consumer Protection
World Bank Group - 2024
longitudinal and global survey of this nature. As such, this report serves as a valuable resource to shape the World Bank's country …
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The Global State of Financial Inclusion and Consumer Protection, 2022
World Bank Group - 2023
resource to shape the World Bank's country engagements, a reference document for regulators and supervisors and, finally, a …
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Balancing Workers' Protection and Labor Market Flexibility in China
World Bank Group - 2021
Across the world, governments use minimum wages, employment protection legislation, and other labor regulations that …
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South Africa Social Assistance Programs and Systems Review : Policy Brief
World Bank Group - 2021
South Africa's social assistance system represents a major intervention by government in addressing the deprivation amongst the country's population. The system is extensive in terms of both the number of people it covers, directly and indirectly, as well as in terms of the amount of scarce...
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Nepal Social Protection : Review of Public Expenditure and Assessment of Social Assistance Programs, Main Report FY11-FY20
World Bank Group - 2021
Nepal's recent transition to a federal state structure provides a historic juncture to realize the role that social protection can play in achieving the constitutional goals of equity, inclusion, and prosperity. The transition to a federal structure of governance and the promulgation of a new...
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Social Protection Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in the Dominican Republic
World Bank Group - 2021
The Government of the Dominican Republic (DR) adopted a series of economic and social measures to protect households and businesses and prevent employment losses as a response to the Coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) health and economic crisis. Social protection policies and programs...
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Western Balkans Social Protection Situational Analyses : Kosovo
World Bank Group - 2022
An effective and equitable social protection system can help Kosovo to promote human capital, foster productivity, and reduce poverty. Since its independence in 2008, the country has made considerable socioeconomic progress, benefiting from the support of the international community and its own...
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The Gambia Social Safety Nets Diagnostic
World Bank Group - 2018
Almost half the population remain poor, but the proportion has increased in rural areas and decreased in urban areas. Poverty stands at 48.6 percent nationally and almost 70 percent in rural areas; 21.3 percent are extreme poor, rising to 32.2 percent in rural areas5. The poverty rate hasn't...
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