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This paper provides an analysis of the rural-urban divide in intergenerational educational mobility in Indonesia with two distinguishing features. First, the estimating equations are derived from theory incorporating rural-urban differences in returns to education and school quality, and...
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Due to the strong economic growth maintained in the last 15 years, Uzbekistan made progress in reducing gender … about their own lives and act on them. The objective of this study is to examine how gender influences opportunities and … is centered on the premise that a gender-inclusive approach should be an integral goal of livelihood support in …
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The objective of this report is to assess the usefulness of providing guidance for scaling up good practices in core ARD business lines, and to test the prospects for doing so. The output of the document is a guide for a systematic discussion on scaling up of Competitive Grant Schemes (CGSs) for...
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This report provides a gender review of a decade and a half of World Bank infrastructure lending for 1,246 projects …. The objective of this review is to assess the status of and trends in gender integration in the World Bank infrastructure … portfolio, and to establish a baseline for monitoring and enhancing gender integration in line with commitments made for the …
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gendered impact of CDD operations. First, this is necessary because CDD program reviews have found that gender indicators are … not widely used. Second, several governments in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region have identified gender as an … opportunities for men and women have higher growth, lower poverty, and better development outcomes. Third, gender mainstreaming is a …
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comprehensive overview of gender differences in property ownership in the developing world. Using Demographic and Health Survey data … from 41 developing countries, this paper seeks to fill this gap, by investigating the extent of gender gaps in the … systems. The study finds that there is substantial variation in gender gaps across countries, but in almost all countries men …
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This paper provides insights to inform government efforts to attract and retain foreign direct investment, by analyzing the results of a survey of more than 2,400 affiliates of multinational enterprises across 10 middle-income countries. The paper explores corporate perspectives and...
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"Global value chains (GVCs) powered the surge of international trade after 1990 and now account for almost half of all trade. This shift enabled an unprecedented economic convergence: poor countries grew rapidly and began to catch up with richer countries. Since the 2008 global financial crisis,...
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World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim discussed the priorities for the World Bank under his new leadership, including the immediate priority to help developing countries maintain growth and progress against poverty in these volatile economic times. The lesson of the last decade is that...
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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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