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Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank Group

The World Bank Group (also known as the “Bank Group”) is the largest anti-poverty institution in the world, offering loans, advice, knowledge, and an array of customized resources to more than 100 developing countries and countries in transition. Established in 1944 and headquartered in...

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A Measured Approach to Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity : Concepts, Data, and the Twin Goals

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank Group

In 2013, the World Bank Group adopted two new goals to guide its work: ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. More specifically, the goals are to reduce extreme poverty in the world to less than 3 percent by 2030, and to foster income growth of the bottom 40 percent of the...

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SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES - CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THE URUGUAY ROUND.

BALASSA, B. - World Bank Group - 1989

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Successful Rural Finance Institutions.

Yaron, J. - World Bank Group - 1992

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Public Expenditure Reform under Adjustment Lending. Lessons from World Bank Experiences

Huther, J.; Roberts, S.; Shah, A. - World Bank Group - 1997

subsidies, reforming public employment, cutting the public sector wage bill, emphasizing operations and maintenance of existing …

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Subsidies in World Fisheries. A Reexamination

Milazzo, M. - World Bank Group - 1998

This study examines the role of subsidies in explaining the obvious and injurious mismatch between fishing effort and … biological production capacity. It uses the definitions and methodology of the WTO on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures of … 1994 in defining the nature and size of subsidies to the sector and their impact, based on case studies for Japan, the …

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Chad Poverty Assessment : Investing in Rural Income Growth, Human Capital, and Resilience to Support Sustainable Poverty Reduction

World Bank Group - 2021

This poverty assessment aims to inform poverty-focused policymaking in Chad. The report examines recent trends in poverty, inequality, and other social indicators and identifies key constraints on poverty reduction. Although agriculture, pastoralism, and related activities provide livelihoods...

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Risks to Poverty, Vulnerability, and Inequality from COVID-19 : Nepal Light Poverty Assessment

World Bank Group - 2021

Nepal made significant progress on poverty and shared prosperity over the period 1996-2010, despite low domestic growth. With consistently high rates of vulnerability and exposure to a range of shocks, the risk of falling back into poverty has remained an enduring feature of the welfare...

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Cultivating Opportunities for Faster Rural Income Growth and Poverty Reduction : Mozambique Rural Income Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2022

Mozambique's economy has experienced strong growth over the last two decades, with GDP expanding at an annual average rate of 7.2 percent. However, this growth has been unequally shared and rural areas still lag far behind urban centers in both monetary and non-monetary dimensions of wellbeing....

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Poverty and Social Impact Assessment of Systematic Registration on Rural Romania

World Bank Group - 2016

The objective of this Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) is to assess the impact of systematic registration on vulnerable individuals, in general, and Roma, in particular. Specifically, this PSIA focuses on the systematic registration approach piloted under the Complementing EU Support...

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