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Women, Business, and the Law 2014 : Removing Restrictions to Enhance Gender Equality
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank; …
. Gender differences in laws affect both developing and developed economies, and women in all regions. Women, business, and the …. Gender equality is important not only for fairness and equity, but also for economic efficiency and is at the center of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011007164
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Education in Rwanda : Rebalancing Resources to Accelerate Post-Conflict Development and Poverty Reduction
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank
Rwanda's recent history was marred by genocide in 1994, in which at least ten percent of the population lost their lives. Rebuilding the stock of human capital is an important part of the rehabilitation process, where the government has made efforts to broaden access to education, and enhance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686536
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Achieving Universal Primary Education by 2015 : A Chance for Every Child
Bruns, Barbara; Mingat, Alain; Rakotomalala, Ramahatra - Economics Research, World Bank Group
A number of countries committed themselves to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aimed at eradicating extreme poverty, and improving the welfare of people by the year 2015. The book assesses whether universal primary education can be achieved by 2015. The study focuses on the largest...
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A Chance to Learn : Knowledge and Finance for Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank
Without rapid and substantial improvements in education access and quality, broader poverty reduction efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa will be thwarted. This report argues that at the cusp of the 21st century, the opportunity to address the often intractable problems of education in Sub-Saharan...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010667671
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Social Safety Nets and Gender : Learning from Impact Evaluations and World Bank Projects
Group, Independent Evaluation - Economics Research, World Bank Group
poverty. This message is intimately related to another main goal of the institution: advancing gender equality. The shared … promoting equality of opportunity. The need to integrate gender considerations into the design of SSNs (and social protection … whether SSN interventions produce results and help to improve gender equality for men and women and boys and girls, either as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011161349
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"What Do Existing Household Surveys Tell Us About Gender and Transportation in Developing Countries?" in Transportation Research Board. Women's Issues in Transportation, Volume 2....
Babinard, Julie; Scott, Kinnon - Economics Research, World Bank Group
, such as mode choice, security, and travel patterns. A marginal influence on surveys to expand the data collected on gender … production of gender statistics in transportation in developing countries and the incorporation of gender differences into …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011161352
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Abolishing School Fees in Africa : Lessons from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Mozambique
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank
This book constitutes one of the main outputs of the School Fee Abolition Initiative (SFAI). The initiative, launched in 2005 by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank, was designed to support countries in maintaining and accelerating progress toward universal primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010628154
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Gender in Bolivian Production : Reducing Differences in Formality and Productivity of Firms
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank
is to identify gender-based productivity constraints that hinder the growth of female-owned businesses. First, author … causes of gender-based differences in productivity and profitability. However, most of the differences between male and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010628517
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Governance, Management, and Accountability in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank
The purpose of this study, educations for all has led to a significant increase in the number of students completing primary education in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It has also created tremendous demand for secondary education. This paper discusses the processes that support upward and downward...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010628579
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Education Reform in Mozambique : Lessons and Challenges
Fox, Louise; Santibañez, Lucrecia; Nguyen, Vy; André, … - Economics Research, World Bank Group
The report opens with a brief description of the conceptual framework that guided the analysis as well as the data used. The next chapter presents the analysis of changes in household behavior and educational outcomes related to the implementation of the reforms, at both the primary and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010628618