This paper discusses the evolution of education and health poverty in Indonesia during a period of substantial economic … poverty using the Demographic and Health Survey. The case of Indonesia suggests that poverty may urbanize but remains largely … development. The paper reviews the existing empirical research and provides new estimates of the evolution of education and health …

This document surveys Bank lending operations designed to fight poverty and enhance social equity, with emphasis on … recently approved projects with innovative components. It also surveys a broad range of poverty-related non-lending activities … carried out by the Bank over the past two years. It includes a general framework for poverty reduction in Latin America and …

investment expenditures in public infrastructure in the sectors of education, health, and physical infrastructure is examined …

I examine the effects of education on health in Indonesia using an exogenous variation in education induced by an … health. I explore some mechanisms through which education may affect health, but education does not seem to promote healthy … lifestyles, increase the use of modern healthcare services, or improve access to health insurance; if anything, education …