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Special Economic Zones : An Operational Review of Their Impacts
World Bank Group - 2017
Policy-makers across developing economies are implementing different forms of special economic zones (SEZs): programs intended to catalyze economic growth. The SEZ program is aimed at attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to increase firm-level investment and improve firm-level productivity...
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Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Primary and Secondary Education
World Bank Group - 2021
The overall objective of the Public Expenditure Review (PER) for primary and secondary education is to assess the quality and efficiency of public spending on education in order to recommend measures to help heighten the quality and efficiency of public spending in primary and secondary...
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Pakistan--Tracing the Flow of Public Money : Punjab Expenditure and Quantity of Service Delivery Survey in Primary School Sector
World Bank Group - 2015
The main objective of the report is to provide recommendations for policy makers and sector managers to help improve service delivery and the resultant outcomes in primary education. The fundamental premise of this analysis stems from Punjab Social Sector Public Expenditure Review conducted in...
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Seismic Risk Reduction Strategy for Public School Buildings in Peru
Universidad de los Andes - 2017
program funded by the Government of Japan and the global facility for disaster reduction and recovery (GFDRR), the main …
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Primary Education in Remote Indonesia : Survey Results from West Kalimantan and East Nusa Tenggara
World Bank Group - 2019
Competitiveness in an increasingly globalized world requires a highly skilled and educated workforce. The Government of … district government budgets is for education. This target was achieved in 2009 and has continued thereafter. Indonesia has made … considerable progress in achieving universal enrollment at the primary and secondary school levels. The Government's attention to …
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PISA 2015 : Europe and Central Asia
World Bank Group - 2016
In 2015, students from more than 72 countries and economies participated in PISA, an international assessment. Administered every three years by the OECD, PISA measures the skills of 15 year-old students in applying their knowledge of science, reading, and math to real life problems. PISA...
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Nepal Earthquake Post Disaster Needs Aassessment
World Bank Group - 2015
The post disaster needs assessment (PDNA) assesses the impact of the April 25, 2015 earthquake in Nepal and defines a recovery strategy. In the analysis, damage is defined as the cost to replace durable physical assets (buildings, equipment, facilities, and machinery) that were damaged or...
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Examining the Experts : A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Expert Witnesses in Court Systems of the Western Balkans
World Bank Group - 2019
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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The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
World Bank Group - 2021
This note will examine the distributional and efficiency issues associated with the fiscal response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis in Da Nang city and nationally in Vietnam. More specifically, we look at the social assistance (cash transfer) programs. Did these programs efficiently reach...
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The Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Subnational Public Finance : The Case of Danang City
World Bank Group - 2021
The national economy of Vietnam was affected by the April 2020 lockdown meant to contain the domestic spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) virus and subsequent outbreaks in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Nevertheless, the economy showed exceptional resilience. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by...
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