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World Development Indicators 2009

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

World Development Indicators (WDI) 2009 arrives at a moment of great uncertainty for the global economy. The crisis that began more than a year ago in the U.S. housing market spread to the global financial system and is now taking its toll on real output and incomes. As a consequence, an...

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The Little Data Book 2009

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

The little data book 2009 is a pocket edition of World Development Indicators (WDI) 2009. It is intended as a quick reference for users of the WDI 2009 book and CD-ROM and WDI online, and electronic subscription database. Together, they cover more than 800 indicators and span more than 40 years....

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The Growth Report : Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development

Economics Research, World Bank Group; Commission on …

The report has four main parts. In the first, the commission reviews the 13 economies that have sustained, high growth in the postwar period. Their growth models had some common flavors: the strategic integration with the world economy; the mobility of resources, particularly labor; the high...

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The Human Resources for Health Crisis in Zambia : An Outcome of Health Worker Entry, Exit, and Performance within the National Health Labor Market

Herbst, Christopher H.; Vledder, Monique; Campbell, Karen; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This report compiles recent evidence on the Zambian health labor market and provides some baseline information on human … resources for health (HRH) to help the government address its HRH challenges. Rather than focusing on making policy … presented in the report covers the period 2005-08. The report analyzes the national health labor market to better understand the …

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Diversity in Career Preferences of Future Health Workers in Rwanda : Where, Why, and for How Much?

Lievens, Tomas; Serneels, Pieter; Butera, Jean Damascene; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The Government of Rwanda has identified human resources for health as one of its Policy priorities. This study aims to … contribute to building a better understanding of health worker choice and behavior, and to improve evidence based policies. The … work was undertaken by The Ministry of Health in a collaborative effort with the World Bank, building on the results of …

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Understanding Growth and Poverty : Theory, Policy, and Empirics

Nallari, Raj; Griffith, Breda - Economics Research, World Bank Group

development, education, health, labor, and land. The volume ends with a chapter that summarizes knowledge of growth theory …

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The Canada-Caribbean Remittance Corridor : Fostering Formal Remittances to Haiti and Jamaica through Effective Regulation

Todoroki, Emiko; Vaccani, Matteo; Noor, Wameek - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The World Bank has been at the global forefront in research on remittances. Studying over twelve bilateral remittance corridors thus far, the financial market integrity unit has focused its research on remittance market integrity issues and the specific incentives influencing the choices of...

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Delivering on the Promise of Pro-Poor Growth : Insights and Lessons from Country Experiences

Besley, Timothy; Cord, Louise J. - Economics Research, World Bank Group

Delivering on the Promise of Pro-Poor Growth contributes to the debate on how to accelerate poverty reduction by providing insights from eight countries that have been relatively successful in delivering pro-poor growth: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Tunisia, Uganda, and Vietnam....

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The Little Green Data Book 2007

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

The 2007 edition of the little green data book includes a new focus section, four introductory pages that focus on a specific issue related to development and the environment in this edition, carbon dioxide emissions. The reports deem human causation of climate change to be very likely. Late...

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The Economics of Effective AIDS Treatment : Evaluating Policy Options for Thailand

Revenga, Ana; Over, Mead; Masaki, Emiko; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The purpose of this report is to advise the Thai government and Thai society at large about the full range of benefits, costs, and consequences that are likely to result from the decision to expand public provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART) through National Access to Antiretroviral Program...

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