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Rural Non-Farm Employment and Household Welfare : Evidence from Malawi
Adjognon, Guigonan Serge - 2017
This paper uses nationally representative panel data and a combination of econometric approaches, to explore linkages between rural non-farm activities (wage and self-employment) and household welfare in rural Malawi. The paper analyzes the average treatment effects and distributional effects on...
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Who on earth can work from home?
Garrote Sanchez, Daniel; Gomez Parra, Nicolas; Özden, … - 2020
This paper presents new estimates of the share of jobs that can be performed from home. The analysis is based on the task content of occupations, their information and communications technology requirements, and the availability of internet access by country and income groupings. Globally, one...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012297648
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Engaging with Civil Society in the Health Sector in Indonesia
World Bank Group - 2019
As Indonesia's economic is growing, the country's eligibility to external financing has become more limited. The sustainability of traditionally donor-funded programs become uncertain, as well as some of the key programs interventions that are delivered by CSOs. While the country remains...
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Guinea Bissau Citizen Engagement : Mapping and NGOs Capacity Assessment Report
World Bank Group - 2018
, which were not purely charitable, religious- and/or advocacy-oriented entities. The study explicitly excluded NGOs that were …This report presents the findings of a rapid mapping and capacity assessment of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs …) operating in Guinea Bissau. The assessment aimed to understand the role of NGOs in targeted service delivery sectors and in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647237
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The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility's capacity building program for forest-dependent indigenous peoples and southern civil society organizations : Results from 2009-2016
2017
For almost a decade now, the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) has been supporting efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD ), in the global fight against climate change. A key component of this work has been to ensure the full and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247430
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When face-to-face interactions become an occupational hazard : jobs in the time of COVID-19
Avdiu, Besart; Nayyar, Gaurav - 2020
There is a crisis of demand brewing around the globe as social distancing becomes the norm to counter the COVID-19 outbreak. So, which parts of the economy are most in the line of fire? Looking at jobs that can be done at home or that require a high degree of face-to-face interactions with...
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Biomass Resource Mapping in Pakistan : Final Report on Biomass Atlas
World Bank - 2016
Pakistan is facing a large deficit in electricity supply. A report published by the Government of Pakistan (GoP) in … the ongoing renewable energy resource mapping project in Pakistan. The objective of this biomass mapping component is to … government and provincial authorities in Pakistan, and commercial project developers, with an improved understanding of the …
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Strengthening Local Providers for Improved Rural Water Supply in Pakistan
World Bank - 2016
World Bank executed technical assistance (TA) on strengthening local providers for improved rural water supply in Pakistan …
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Pakistan--Tracing the Flow of Public Money : Punjab Expenditure and Quantity of Service Delivery Survey in Primary School Sector
World Bank Group - 2015
The main objective of the report is to provide recommendations for policy makers and sector managers to help improve service delivery and the resultant outcomes in primary education. The fundamental premise of this analysis stems from Punjab Social Sector Public Expenditure Review conducted in...
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Pakistan Development Update, April 2016 : From Stability to Prosperity
World Bank Group - 2016
of low oil prices. Pakistan, while not growing as quickly as its neighbors, has continued its steady growth recovery in H …
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