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The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is the most unequal region in the world. While there has been some progress in recent years, inequality has remained almost stagnant in the most unequal countries. Using an innovative framework, this report provides a systematic and comprehensive...
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The Country Opinion Survey in Swaziland assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Swaziland perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the...
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Swaziland's economic growth has moderated over the last two decades and has been among the lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa. The slow growth has exacerbated the serious challenges facing the country's development, for example, high unemployment, particularly among the youth. The demographic shift in...
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The report focuses on the social safety net, particularly cash and in-kind transfers. The safety net can play an important role in addressing poverty and vulnerability; however, the process by which the safety nets have been developed in Swaziland has produced a fragmented system that leaves...
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This report presents an analysis of the early childhood development (ECD) programs and policies that affect young children in Swaziland and recommendations to move forward. This report is part of a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using the systems approach for better education...
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The Country Opinion Survey in Lesotho assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how … stakeholders in Lesotho perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments …, multilateral and bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Lesotho on: 1) their views regarding …
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Lesotho, a high-altitude, landlocked country of 2.1 million people encircled by South Africa, has made gains in poverty … several social assistance programs in Lesotho are found to be effective, whether measured by impact or spending effectiveness …
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The Country Opinion Survey in Lesotho assists the World Bank Group (WBG)in gaining a better understanding of how … stakeholders in Lesotho perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments …, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Lesotho on 1) their views regarding the …
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The 2015 Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) emphasized the need to shift from a public sector-driven to a private sector-driven, export-oriented, and job-creating economic growth model. This SCD Update revisits the constraints and priority interventions identified in the 2015 SCD and posits...
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The 2015 Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) emphasized the need to shift from a public sector-driven to a private sector-driven, export-oriented, and job-creating economic growth model. This SCD Update revisits the constraints and priority interventions identified in the 2015 SCD and posits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013181675