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Reshaping Urbanization in Rwanda : Urbanization, Job Creation, and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda

World Bank Group - 2017

This note analyzes whether and how the country's rising urbanization levels (measured primarily by population density) are associated with nonfarm job creation and poverty reduction. By focusing on Rwanda's 416 geographic sectors for the decade from 2002 and 2012, the analysis shows that,...

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Bangladesh Right To Information Survey 2019

World Bank Group - 2020

The year 2019 marks the tenth year of the Right to Information (RTI) act enactment in Bangladesh. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has made good progress in implementing the RTI Act 2009 in the past decade. The RTI survey was conducted between January and March of 2019. The survey results...

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Making Pension Savings Easy and Efficient for Informal Sector Workers : Learning from Kenya's Haba Haba Pilot

World Bank Group - 2024

Haba Haba, which means "bit by bit" in Swahili, is a voluntary pension scheme in Kenya for workers in informal employment and promises to be a scheme through which they can slowly but surely save for their old age. The scheme, administered by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) was launched...

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Navigating Education, Motherhood, and Informal Labor : The Experiences of Young Women in Luanda

World Bank Group - 2023

Gender equality is a key foundation of inclusive and sustainable economic development that can translate into long-term and effective poverty reduction. While gender equality matters on its own as a human right, it also offers instrumental value for individuals, households, and societies at...

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Mauritius : Earnings Mobility and Inequality of Opportunity in the Labor Market

World Bank Group - 2019

This report sheds light on the extent to which earnings mobility and inequality of opportunity in access to the labor market have contributed to the increase in earnings inequality in Mauritius. Among the most important concerns about rising inequality is a situation where people become trapped...

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Serbia : Human Capital and Jobs

World Bank Group - 2020

Several key policy documents guiding the broader education sector to align with European Union (EU) standards have recently been adopted in Serbia. However, a range of challenges have made it difficult for new policies and the systems they propose to be implemented. The gap between policy...

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Vietnam's Urbanization at a Crossroads : Embarking on an Efficient, Inclusive, and Resilient Pathway

World Bank Group - 2020

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Mexico

World Bank Group - 2014

The Country Opinion Survey in Mexico assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how … stakeholders in Mexico 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 Mexico on 1) their views regarding the …

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Remote Sensing of Water Quality in the Valle de Bravo Reservoir, Mexico

World Bank Group - 2020

This case study assessed ongoing initiatives to address surface water pollution issues in Mexico, working in …

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Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Identity, and Poverty in Mexico Urban Profile : An Exploratory Study

World Bank Group - 2001

on the current situation of urban indigenous populations in Mexico. This study analyzes the situation of five indigenous … ethnic groups in three urban centers of Mexico: (a) the Mazahuas, Otomis, and Triquis in Mexico City; (b) the Mayas in Cancun …

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