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Everyone's miracle? : Revisiting poverty and inequality in East Asia
Ahuja, Vinod (contributor) - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004222212
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Living Conditions in Grenada : Poverty and Equity Update
World Bank Group - 2021
, demographics, education, health, food security, safety and crime, persons with disabilities, and labor market indicators …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012700771
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Aspiring Indonesia-Expanding the Middle Class
World Bank Group - 2019
Indonesia has seen tremendous progress in poverty reduction over the past couple of decades and, as a result, has made a successful transition from low-income to middle-income country status. As millions have moved out of poverty and extreme poverty, we have also witnessed the rise of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646837
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Yemen Poverty and Equity Assessment : Living in Dire Conditions
World Bank Group - 2024
This assessment overcomes these limitations to develop a holistic analysis of poverty in Yemen. It is possible to use data on key areas, such as food security and other forms of vulnerability, paired with rigorous analysis of key political economy developments since the outbreak of war, to tell...
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Impact of Cigarette Price Increase on Health and Financing Outcomes in Vietnam
World Bank Group - 2019
Government of Vietnam on options for tobacco taxation by providing estimates of the impact of cigarette price increase across … five income groups for the period 2020-2022 under two scenarios. Vietnam is an important country for global tobacco control …-attributable diseases, catastrophic health expenditures, and extreme poverty averted. The additional tax burden is, however, borne mostly by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646216
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Technical Poverty Estimation Report : Myanmar Poverty and Living Conditions Survey
Myanmar Ministry of Planning and Finance - 2017
A joint analysis of poverty and living standards was conducted by a technical team from the Ministry of Planning and Finance, Government of Myanmar, and the Poverty and Equity Global Practice of the World Bank. Poverty has previously been estimated using data from the Integrated Household Living...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644947
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Armenia International Outmigration : An Exploration on the Effects on Armenian Households' Welfare
World Bank Group - 2019
This report analyzes issues related to international migration in Armenia and its impact on Armenian households' welfare. The report uses microdata coming from two recent household surveys, the 2017 Russian-Armenian University survey, a nationally-representative household focused on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646556
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Study on Nonfarm Livelihoods in Refugee-Hosting Regions in Ethiopia : Nonfarm Livelihood Subcomponent Assessment and Recommendations for DRDIP Phase II
World Bank Group - 2022
The Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) is a World Bank-supported regional program in the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Uganda, Djibouti, and Kenya), which aims to improve access to social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management for host...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013413713
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People and Forest Interface : Contribution of Liberia's Forests to Household Incomes, Subsistence, and Resilience
World Bank Group - 2020
Liberia is one of the most forested countries in West Africa, with more than two thirds of its land surface covered by forest. The National Forest Inventory, conducted by the Liberia Forestry Development Authority in 2018 and 2019, estimates the forest cover in Liberia to be 6.69 million...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647481
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Lao PDR Health Center Workforce Survey : Findings from a Nationally-Representative Health Center and Health Center Worker Survey
World Bank Group - 2016
While on-track for child health and maternal health MDGs, Lao PDR continues to have some of the worst maternal and … child health (MCH) outcomes, both globally and in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. Under-five and infant mortality … rates are high relative to GDP per capita, and utilization of essential health services is low, given significant demand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644530