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Croatia's high degree of municipal fragmentation has been consistently recognized as a weakness and one of the main problems of its intergovernmental fiscal system. The report argues that the problem of fragmentation is in essence a problem of capacity. The objective of this report is to review...
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Carbon prices are needed to incorporate climate change costs into economic decision making. Carbon pricing should be included as part of a broader arsenal of tools to achieve domestic climate targets, but it is not a silver bullet: other policy instruments and investments (for example, public...
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Welcome to the Spring 2019 edition of the World Bank's Madagascar Economic Update, which presents recent economic developments and our medium-term outlook. The economy has continued to perform well, with growth in 2018 estimated at 5.2 percent, above regional and global averages. External demand...
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hospital activity data, stakeholder interviews, and literature review to assess the extent to which these factors are in place …
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of this analysis is to identify pragmatic steps to improve hospital performance in Poland and propose actionable short … this study. In addition to studying the hospital sector and the reform experience to date, the study team has held focused … upon expertise in hospital evaluation and management, health economics, and health services research, the study team …
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Analytics (ASA) was to help the government in developing an understanding of the vision on hospital optimization for 2021 … epidemiological profile of Belarus, its burden of diseases, organization of hospital service delivery, and utilization of these … options for changes in the organization and delivery of hospital services, based on the discussions and issues raised in the …
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With the COVID-19 pandemic, the development context for the world is fundamentally challenged in many ways. The pandemic has taken a drastic human toll, and its global-scale economic and social impacts affected rural development work focused on the most poor and vulnerable populations. It has...
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This Report examines if and how expert witnesses impact the integrity, impartiality and efficiency of adjudication in four countries—Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The report is part of a broader World Bank initiative to raise awareness of reform...
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lackluster performance. Recent developments, including a new oil price shock, and the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic will push …
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Trade can dramatically improve women's lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choices, and increasing women's bargaining power in society. It can also lead to job losses and a concentration of work in low-skilled employment. Given the complexity and specificity of the relationship between...
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