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Musgrove, P. - World Bank Group - 1996

The appropriate role of the state in health is complex both in economic theory and in practice. Theory identifies three reasons for state action: public goods or services with large externalities (involving efficiency); poverty (involving equity); and failings peculiar to insurance markets for...

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Chronic Illness and Retirement in Jamaica.

Handa, S.; Neitzert, M. - World Bank Group - 1997

This paper explores the impact of six non-communicable chronic diseases (NCCDs) on the decision to retire among men and women aged 45-85 in Jamaica using the 1991 and 1992 Survey of Living Conditions data base.

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Indian Women

Chatterjee, M. - World Bank Group - 1990

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Getting Down to Earth : Are Satellites Reliable for Measuring Air Pollutants That Cause Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

World Bank Group - 2022

Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? investigates the performance of satellites in LMICs for predicting outdoor … mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions with LMICs …

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Institutional and Entrepreneurial Leadership in the Brazilian Science and Technology Sector.

Holm-Nielsen, L.; Crawford, M.; Saliba, A. - World Bank Group - 1996

in science and techbology, with specific reference to the case of Brazil. …

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The Brazil of the Future : Towards Productivity, Inclusion, and Sustainability

World Bank Group - 2023

In 2022, Brazil celebrated its 200th anniversary. What will Brazil celebrate at its 220th anniversary, in 2042 …? Following the recent elections there is a window of opportunity for reforms that will shape Brazil's development over the next … decades. "The Brazil of the Future: Towards Productivity, Inclusion, and Sustainability" takes a long-term perspective on …

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Adaptation of the Calculator of Social and Environmental Impacts from Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Amazon : Application in Frontier Regions between Brazil, Colombia and Peru

World Bank Group - 2023

Over the past decade, illegal gold extraction has increased significantly in the Amazon region, partly due to the high international prices of this mineral, the less stringent attitude of some countries in relation to the environment and the pursuit of immediate economic opportunities....

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Retaking the Path to Inclusion, Growth and Sustainability : Brazil Systematic Country Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2016

changed economic circumstances have exposed shortcomings in Brazil's development model, epitomized by the struggle to achieve … environment. Brazil thus finds itself at an important juncture and, to a certain extent, the policy course set today will … sustainable growth. This Systematic Country Diagnostic offers a contribution to the debate about Brazil's future development …

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Coping with Losses : Options for Disaster Risk Financing in Brazil

World Bank Group - 2014

This study presents options for disaster risk financing in Brazil, drawing from international experience. The study … preliminary review of the current budget management of natural disasters in Brazil. It benefits from the international experience … characteristics of Brazil, as well as to the availability of relevant data …

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Wastewater : From Waste to Resource - The Case of Prodes, Brazil

World Bank Group - 2018

treatment plants. This case study documents PRODES, Brazil …

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