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Challenges to Inclusive Growth : A Poverty and Equity Assessment of Djibouti
World Bank Group - 2019
The objective of this report is to present a snapshot of the welfare landscape in Djibouti that will help stakeholders understand poverty's determinants. Exploiting data from the 2017 household expenditure survey, as well as administrative and geospatial data, it provides a detailed analysis of...
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Pathways to Reducing Poverty and Sharing Prosperity in India : Lessons from the Last Two Decades
Chatterjee, Urmila - 2016
India is uniquely placed to help reduce global poverty and boost prosperity. The country has the largest number of poor … together the key insights from extensive and in-depth research conducted by the World Bank on India's experience in reducing … trends in living standards and mobility in India. This is followed by a chapter on the main drivers of poverty reduction. The …
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Forty Years of Reform and Poverty Reduction : Remarks at the International Forum on China's Reform and Opening Up and Poverty Reduction
Kim, Jim Yong - 2018
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the following: i) understand China's journey and get the historical record right; ii) understand China's past reforms, because they are important for future reforms; iii) understanding China's reforms is increasingly important for the...
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Gulf Economic Monitor, February 2018 : Deepening Reforms
World Bank Group - 2018
This second edition of the twice-yearly Gulf Economic Monitor describes recent economic developments, near-term prospects, and broader reform priorities in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (The Pulse of the Region). Regional aggregate GDP growth in 2017 weakened to just 0.5 percent,...
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Kyrgyz Republic Economic Update No. 7, Spring/Summer 2018 : Favorable Headwinds Time for Structural Reform
World Bank Group - 2018
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Institutional and Structural Reforms for a Stronger and More Inclusive Recovery : Policy Note for Mongolia
World Bank Group - 2020
The new government is taking office at the time when Mongolia and the world is faced with an unprecedented public health and economic crisis. The government is confronted with the difficult task of stabilizing the economy while laying the foundation for a sustainable recovery. In the short run,...
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Vietnam 2035 : Toward Prosperity, Creativity, Equity, and Democracy
2016 - Online-Ausg.
Thirty years of economic renovation reforms have catapulted Vietnam from the ranks of the world's poorest countries to one of its great development success stories. Critical ingredients have been visionary leaders, a sense of shared societal purpose, and a focus on the future. Starting in the...
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Political Economy of Reform
Khemani, Stuti - 2017
This paper reviews the literature relevant to understanding political constraints to economic reforms. Reform refers to changes in government policies or institutional rules because status quo policies and institutions are not working well to achieve the goals of economic well-being and...
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Armenia Economic Report, October 2013 : Stronger Structural Reforms Needed to Offset Macroeconomic Risks
World Bank - 2013
This economic report records the economic activities of Armenia for the year 2013. A steep decline in construction caused economic growth to weaken to 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2013 (year-on-year) from 7.5 percent in the first quarter and 7.2 percent in 2012 as a whole. Developments...
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