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Convergence : Five Critical Steps toward Integrating Lagging and Leading Areas in the Middle East and North Africa
World Bank Group - 2020
Policy makers across the Middle East and North Africa have for many years articulated plans to integrate their people spatially and economically. Wishing to bring communities together and narrow economic gaps, governments have made large capital investments in transport corridors and "new...
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Convergence without Equity : A Closer Look at Spatial Disparities in Russia
World Bank Group - 2017
Addressing regional disparities is key to unlocking Russia's potential to achieve stronger gains in growth and equity outcomes as well as to improve its institutional environment. While spatial disparities have been an important policy concern in Russia for a long time, inequalities across its...
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Rolling Back Russia's Spatial Disparities : Re-assembling the Soviet Jigsaw Under a Market Economy
World Bank Group - 2018
Russia's spatial disparities stem largely from its economic geography, which is unique and has no parallels even when compared to seemingly similar countries such as Australia and Canada. While Australia and Canada also have large land masses and even lower population densities than Russia, a...
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Disparate Outcomes : A Multisectoral Nutrition Assessment and Gap Analysis of Vietnam's Ethnic Minority Populations
World Bank Group - 2019
On average, Vietnam has achieved remarkable improvements in nutritional status in recent decades, but improvements in national aggregates mask wide disparities and a persistent 'very high' burden among disadvantaged ethnic minority groups. Between 2000 and 2010, national stunting rates dropped...
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Mind the Rural Investment Gap : Disparities in Access to Basic Infrastructure and Directions for Mozambique's Public Investment Program
World Bank Group - 2019
Against the backdrop of increasing income inequality, this report uses spatial analysis to assesses whether disparities in access to basic infrastructure between Mozambique's lagging and leading regions are growing or declining and whether the public expenditure program is effective in...
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Indonesia Economic Prospects, December 2021 : A Green Horizon - Toward a High Growth and Low Carbon Economy
World Bank Group - 2021
The Indonesia Economic Prospects (IEP) is a bi-annual World Bank report that assesses recent macroeconomic developments …
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Indonesia Vision 2045 : Toward Water Security
World Bank Group - 2021
Vision 2045 aims to significantly transform Indonesia with the target of becoming one of the world's top five economies … by the time it reaches its centenary in 2045. But is this achievable without considering Indonesia's Water Security? This …
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Plastic Waste Discharges from Rivers and Coastlines in Indonesia
World Bank Group - 2021
In 2015, a global study estimating inputs of plastic waste into the oceans ranked Indonesia as the second largest … Indonesian marine biodiversity, its communities and its economy. The Government of Indonesia (GoI) has signaled its leadership on … of this challenge. In this study, we provide the first Indonesia-wide assessment integrating local waste data with actual …
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Climate Risk Country Profile : Indonesia
World Bank Group - 2021
The Republic of Indonesia, herein Indonesia, is the world's largest archipelagic state, consisting of more than 17 … Southeast Asia. Indonesia is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, including extreme events such as floods and droughts … succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Indonesia. This includes rapid onset and long- term changes in key climate …
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Beyond Unicorns : Harnessing Digital Technologies for Inclusion in Indonesia
World Bank Group - 2021
Similar to many other countries around the world, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has hit Indonesia hard. Latest …
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