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World Bank Group - 2015

In less than fifty years, Brazil evolved from a predominantly rural society and economy to a highly urbanized country … of the development arena in Brazil; b) reviewing what has been learned about inter-municipal governance and service …

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Metropolitan Governance in Brazil

World Bank Group - 2015

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Central America Urbanization Review : Making Cities Work for Central America

World Bank Group - 2016

Central America is undergoing an important transition, with urban populations increasingat accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges as well as opportunities to boost sustained,inclusive and resilient growth. Today, 59 percent of Central America's population lives in urban areas, but it...

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Analytical Report on Urban Crediting Methodology

World Bank Group - 2020

With an increasing share of populations dwelling in cities, urban emission reduction is gaining priority at the national level. A high share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the global footprint is ultimately attributable to urban areas; as such, the effect of carbon lockin further increases...

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Connecting the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica : Urbanization Review of the South Corridor

World Bank Group - 2023

This urbanization review "Connecting the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica" focuses on the South Corridor, a lagging (sub)region within Costa Rica's Greater Metropolitan Area (Gran Area Metropolitana, GAM), and the challenges facing the subregion as a result of rapid and unplanned...

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Sustainable Cities : Urban Areas and Climate Change in Sierra Leone

World Bank Group - 2023

Sierra Leone is highly vulnerable to natural hazards whose impacts are exacerbated by unplanned rapid urbanization. The main victims of climate change risks and impacts in urban Sierra Leone are the urban poor who also bear the brunt of multiple crises such as Ebola and Coronavirus Disease...

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Improving Regulatory Service Delivery

World Bank Group - 2018

Bangladesh has set up an ambitious target of attaining middle-income status by 2021. To achieve this objective, the economy needs to grow at a sustained rate of 7.5-8 percent annually and this would in turn require an increase in private investment to at least 26.6 percent of GDP from 22 percent...

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Do Uslug? At Your Service : The Promise of Services-Led Development in Poland

World Bank Group - 2022

The services sector has played an important role in the structural transformation of Poland, providing employment opportunities, and creating productivity growth. Close to 60 percent of employees now work in the services sector. Nevertheless, the sector's productivity lags that of other...

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Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations

World Bank Group - 2021

disability with broad coverage, protection against labor income shocks in Brazil remains segmented and largely depends on labor … status and household composition. In 2019, nearly one-third of households in Brazil lived below the Cadastro Unico poverty … financial product and complementary actions that the government of Brazil could adopt to strengthen resilience of families in BF …

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Water in Circular Economy and Resilience : The Case of Sao Paulo, Brazil

World Bank Group - 2021

Water in Circular Economy and Resilience (WICER) system. This case focuses on the experience of Sao Paulo, Brazil …

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