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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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Public and Private Roles in Health.

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 …); and failings peculiar to insurance markets for health care (where both inefficiency and inequity arise). The insurance … to finance an increasing share of health care as incomes rise. …

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Analyse d'une repartition du niveau de vie.

Assama-Nssah, B. - World Bank Group - 1997

La structure de la repartition du niveau de vie su sein d'une population donnee est le cheval de bataille analytique de toute evaluation sociale. Dans une optique de choix collectifs, une telle repartition sert d'indicateur de l'etat social. En general, on presente une repartition d'un...

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Review of Early Childhood Policy and Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Colletta, N.J.; Reinhold, A.J. - World Bank Group - 1997

intersecting health, nutrition, and early education needs of children up to six years old in their institutional and socio …

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Welfare and the Labor Market in Poland: Social Policy during Economic Transition.

Rutkowski, J.J. - World Bank Group - 1998

This report assesses the changes in social welfare and policy that have taken place in Poland during the economic 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...

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Social Assistance in Albania. Decentralization and Targeted Transfers

Alderman, H. - World Bank Group - 1998

indicates that relative to other safety net programs in low income countries, social assistance in Albania is fairly well …

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EU Regular Economic Report 4 : Thinking CAP - Supporting Agricultural Jobs and Incomes in the EU

World Bank Group - 2018

track, the bottom 40 percent of the income distribution is lagging behind in the EU's recovery. This is likely caused by the … agriculture to thrive are in place: roads, advisory services, secure property rights, and access to health and education. This …

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Compulsory social security participation revealed preferences

Thanh, Trung; Castel, Paulette - World Bank Group - 2009

The study starts with a classification of the enterprises depending on their participation to the Vietnam social security. Among the enterprises that contribute, one striking feature is that on average the share in the wage bill of the contributions paid to the Vietnam social security is much...

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Poverty and Inequality during Unorthodox Adjustment.

Glewwe, P.; Hall, G. - World Bank Group - 1992

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Promoting Rural Cooperatives in Developing Countries.

Braverman, A.; Guasch, J.L.; Huppi, M. - World Bank Group - 1991

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