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Innovations in Health Care Financing. Proceedings of a World Bank COnference, March 10-11, 1997
Schieber, G.J. - World Bank Group - 1997
This volume contains thirteen papers prepared for the World Bank Conference on Innovations in Health Care Financing … for financing health care systems in developing countries. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005779925
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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005638746
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Managing the Quality of Health Care in Developing Countries.
De Geyndt, W. - World Bank Group - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639173
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A Survey of Health Reform in Central Asia.
Klugman, J; Schieber, G - World Bank Group - 1996
This paper surveys health reform in the former Soviet countries of Central Asia. Reform efforts are evaluated in the … context of achieving the goals of improving people's health status, maintaining acces and equity, improving efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639189
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Enhancing Human Capital in Malawi : The Role of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Services
World Bank Group - 2020
Human capital is the combination of knowledge, skills and health that people accumulate throughout their lives, which … quality and availability of maternal and child health services more generally. Simply put, countries which invest heavily in …, the government of Malawi is implementing its ambitious Second Health Sector Strategic Plan (2017-2022) and an aligned …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497488
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The demand for Oil Products in Developing Countries.
Gately, D.; Streifel, S.S. - World Bank Group - 1997
Oil and energy markets have experienced dramatic changes over the past two decades-steep price increases in the 1970s and 1980s followed by a decrease in 1986 and large declines in demand in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. But despite considerable uncertainty about future...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005779936
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School Enrollment Decline in Sub-saharan Africa. Beyond the Supply Constraint.
Bredie, J.W.B.; Beeharry, G.K. - World Bank Group - 1998
The overarching objective of the World Bank's assistance to Sub-Saharan African countries is poverty reduction through sustained economic growth at a high level and improved social services. Past experience shows that a minimum level of educational attainment has been a prerequisite for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005669747
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Technological Capabilities and Learning in African Enterprises.
Biggs, T.; Shah, M.; Srivastava, P. - World Bank Group - 1995
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Hard Lessons. Primary Schools, Community, and Social Capital in Nigeria.
Francis, P.A. - World Bank Group - 1998
Education is a basic condition for economic and social development. Working in conjunction with the National Primary Education Commission, the World Bank supported consultations among teachers, parents, educational administrators, and community leaders to develop a strong foundation for primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005780275
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Reforming Education in the Regions of Russia.
Canning, M.; Moock, P.; Heleniak, T. - World Bank Group - 1999
Russia's educational system, with broad access, and high levels of scholarly achievement, has long been a source of strength. The Soviet system, however, was grossly overcentralized, inefficient, and lacking in accountability. In the last decade, attempted rapid decentralization has not been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639107