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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...
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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...
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Kosovo Country Economic Memorandum, November 2021 : Enhancing Human Capital by Improving Education
World Bank Group - 2021
This note assesses pre-university education in Kosovo and identifies policies that can improve education quality and equity. There is a substantial need for improvement to the foundations of the education system, especially in terms of coverage and quality. If Kosovo is to reap the benefits of...
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South Africa Economic Update : Tertiary Education Enrollments Must Rise
World Bank Group - 2019
South Africa's much anticipated economic rebound in 2018 did not occur. While substantial efforts by the authorities to strengthen governance of public resources and stabilize the fiscal situation helped the economy to not contract further, economic growth remained tepid with a technical...
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Turkish Cypriot Economy, March 2021 : Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Path to Building Back Better
World Bank Group - 2021
The special topic of this edition of the Macroeconomic Monitoring report focuses on the TC administration's 'public' financial support to the agriculture sector. Due to the Turkish lira depreciation, the recent adverse climate conditions, and exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, the agriculture...
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Turkey Country Gender Assessment 2017
World Bank Group - 2018
progress has been achieved regarding increasing opportunities for women and men in Turkey and where further policy action is … Women in Turkey. The Turkish Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) collected by the Ministry of Development (MoD) and … Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies, and the Research on Family Structure in Turkey (TAYA) by MoFSP were also …
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Global Lessons Learned for Urban Resilience and Regeneration Projects : Informing Turkey's Urban Transformation Process
World Bank Group - 2021
Over the last decade, turkey has initiated several regulatory and institutional reforms to better mitigate and reduce … produce housing for low-income groups in Turkey, and with the Mass Housing Law No. 2985 (1984), they aimed to accelerate the … production in Turkey. In the 2000s, the legal concept of "urban transformation" emerged; and it started to be mentioned together …
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FY 2020 Turkey Country Opinion Survey Report
World Bank Group - 2020
The Country Opinion Survey in Turkey assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how … stakeholders in Turkey perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments …, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Turkey on 1) their views regarding the …
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Turkey Economic Monitor, May 2018 : Minding the External Gap
World Bank Group - 2018
- enabled Turkey to recover from its shock of 2016, with growth accelerating to 7.4 percent in 2017. The outcome of supply … orderly adjustment is important for productivity and potential output. Turkey has been prone to large economic swings in the …
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