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Driving Revolutionary Ideas into Practice : Infrastructure for Climate Change, Poverty Reduction 2.0, Human Development on Mobile Government, Disrupted
World Bank Group - 2022
to improve the quality and reproducibility of development research around the world … efficiency frontier. For most of our history, research has been disconnected from policy and has moved slowly to build knowledge … that follow, each designed to exemplify the value of doing better research for doing better development. In these chapters …
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Global Experiences on Expanding Services to the Urban Poor
World Bank Group - 2009
In 2006-07, the Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia (WSP-SA) initiated a research toidentify barriers to service delivery for the urban poor. The research included a review ofvarious initiatives from across the globe that have resulted in improved service delivery for theurban poor and...
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A Roadmap for Countries Measuring Multidimensional Poverty
World Bank Group - 2021
indicator for the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as "SDG 1.2.2: Proportion of men … custodianship of SDG 1.2.2., UNDP, UNICEF and World Bank have jointly produced this document to offer a roadmap for governments …
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Railways in Developing Countries : A Global Review
World Bank Group - 2022
generates increasing transport demand, while keeping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions low. However, in many parts of the world …
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The Impact of the War in Ukraine on Global Trade and Investment
World Bank Group - 2022
report focuses on the direct impact of the war on world trade and investment. It identifies five trade and investment …. The report finds that world trade will drop by 1 percent, lowering global GDP by 0.7 percent and GDP of low …
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Bhutan's Integration with the Global Economy : International Investment Treaties and Conventions
World Bank Group - 2019
signing investment treaties. These investments could provide not just capital but also bring necessary skills, knowledge and …
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Organizing for Reform : Global Experiences
World Bank Group - 2020
This note looks at the experience countries have had in introducing reforms that improved the business environment. Instead of examining what was done (that is, the content of reforms), the focus is placed on how reform programs came to be successful. The note aims to provide an overview of...
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Delivering Quality Health Services: A Global Imperative
OECD; OECD; World Bank Group - 2018
and economies and is enshrined in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But UHC should not be implemented without …
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Global Labor Database User Manual : A Guide to Understanding, Using, and Interacting with the Global Labor Database
World Bank Group - 2024
The Global Labor Database (GLD) is part of the World Bank initiatives to harmonize labor force surveys and household … through an expanded dictionary and more rigorous validation of labor indicators …
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The Global State of Financial Inclusion and Consumer Protection
World Bank Group - 2024
longitudinal and global survey of this nature. As such, this report serves as a valuable resource to shape the World Bank's country …
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