Showing 1 - 10 of 247
As the ongoing political and economic transition in the Central and Eastern Europe countries (CEE) moves into the next …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639161
As part of the restructuring of the education system since doi moi or Renovation in 1989, the government of Vietnam has implemented several policy changes. These include transforming some public institutions into private ones, promoting the establishment of "people's" and community educational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005475237
This paper summarizes the World Bank assistance strategy for rural development in the ECA region. The rural sector includes the people; economic; development activities; institutional, economic, and social infrastructure; and natural resources in rural areas and is thus not confined to agriculture....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639102
transition. It aims to test the main hypotheses concerning changes in the role of the welfare state, workings of the labor market …, the distributional consequences of transition, and more generally about the winners and losers in transition. Chapter one … examines trends in social expenditure during economic transition. Chapter two focuses on changes in the labor market, including …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639138
This analysis uses firm-level data to measure how the largest industrial firms in five Central and Eastern European countries restructured during 1992-94 and to make projections through 2000.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639142
It is generally accepted, both within Poland and abroad, that structural transformation, modernization and increased market efficiency are key to increase competitiveness and raise farm incomes ina country's rural sector. Parallel investments in physical infrastructure and human capital as the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005669726
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012575811
Bolivia made substantial progress in reducing poverty and inequality during the commodity boom, and despite the adverse external context of the past five years, poverty reduction continued, albeit more slowly. Expansionary policies allowed the country to continue growing and reducing poverty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817492
This poverty assessment aims to strengthen the analytical foundation for poverty-reduction policies and interventions in Mali. In recent years, important gains have been made across multiple dimensions of household welfare, but poverty in Mali remains widespread and extreme. The COVID-19 induced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817545
The Indonesia Economic Prospects (IEP) is a bi-annual World Bank report that assesses recent macroeconomic developments, outlook and risks, as well as specific development challenges for the Indonesian economy. In doing so, the IEP aims to inform the public policy debate and is geared towards a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817619