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Wolfowitz, Paul - 2006

Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, in the development community, the interaction of energy, environment, and poverty have emerged as a central challenge. Lack of consistent electricity in developing countries is a severe obstacle to doing business. It is also affecting school...

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On the Impact of Demographic Change on Growth, Savings, and Poverty

Cruz, Marcio - 2016

estimates the association between changes in the share of working-age population with per capita growth, savings, and poverty … gross domestic product per capita growth by more than one percentage point, with similarly positive effects on savings and …

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South Africa Economic Update : Focus on Savings, Investment, and Inclusive Growth

World Bank - 2011

inclusive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Modest investment rates despite attractive returns and low savings rates despite … environment is estimated at 3.5 percent. In light of South Africa's low national savings, the reemergence of high current account … inclusive growth, with special emphasis on the issues of savings and investment …

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Twenty Reasons Sustainable Tourism Counts for Development

International Finance Corporation - 2017

The focus of this paper is on sustainable tourism's wider benefits, it is important to acknowledge that there are tradeoffs involved. Like other economic activities, tourism both gives and takes from communities and travelers. When it is poorly planned, tourism can negatively impact cities,...

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Sulawesi Development Diagnostic : Achieving Shared Prosperity

World Bank - 2015

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Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization in the Future Global Development Agenda

Kim, Jim Yong - 2015

Remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discuss the critical role of inclusive and sustainable industrialization in the future global development agenda, including to end extreme poverty by 2030. He speaks about working with UNIDO and the government of Ethiopia to...

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Repuplic of Liberia From Growth to Development : Priorities for Sustainably Reducing Poverty and Achieving Middle-Income Status by 2030

World Bank Group - 2018

disparities in power and wealth between rural and urban areas. Wealth inequality exacerbated ethnic and class rivalries, leading …

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Bhutan Development Report, January 2019 : A Path to Inclusive and Sustainable Development

World Bank Group - 2019

Bhutan has a strong track record of reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity, primarilysupported by the state, which has played a large role in the country's development accomplishments.Growth has been driven mainly by the public sector through hydropower development. Statedominance is...

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Exploring a low carbon development path for Vietnam

Audinet, Pierre - 2016 - Online-Ausg.

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The World Bank Legal Review, Volume 7 Financing and Implementing the Post-2015 Development Agenda : The Role of Law and Justice Systems

Fariello, Frank - 2016 - Online-Ausg.

The newly adopted post-2015 development agenda is centered on 17 sustainable development goals to be reached by 2030. This volume of the World Bank Legal Review looks at how law and justice systems can support the financing and implementation of these goals, including the role of the rule of law...

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