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Attacking Inequality in the Health Sector : A Synthesis of Evidence and Tools

Yazbeck, Abdo S. - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The overwhelming evidence of inequalities in health outcomes and in the use of health services calculated and … both understanding the causes of health sector inequalities and developing policies to tackle them. It is time to … vicious circle of income-poverty and ill health. The book presents both a practical set of analytical tools for understanding …

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The Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

This fact book for 2008 attempts to present numbers and facts behind the stories of international migration and remittances, drawing on authoritative, publicly available data. It provides a snapshot of statistics on immigration, emigration, skilled emigration, and remittance flows for 194...

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Migration and Remittances : Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

Mansoor, Ali; Quillin, Bryce - Economics Research, World Bank Group

In regard to migration and remittances for Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, the overview chapter summarizes the main findings that are developed in much greater detail in later chapters. The core focus of this report is on documenting the trends of international migration and...

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Global Monitoring Report 2009 : A Development Emergency

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank; …

The global financial crisis, the most severe since the great depression, is rapidly turning into a human and development crisis. The financial crisis originated in the developed world, but it has spread quickly and inexorably to the developing world, sparing no country. Increasingly it appears...

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Global Monitoring Report 2010 : The MDGs after the Crisis

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank; …

several years to emerge. For example, deteriorating health and nutrition today could lead to higher mortality rates in …

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1 World Manga : Passages

Roman, Annette - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The first World Manga series offers a premise where the hero must grapple with social problems of a global magnitude that are set in the real world. Fifteen year-old orphan Rei survives by his wits and guts on the mean streets of the world. His fortunes take a strange turn when he meets a...

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Strengthening the Education Sector : Response to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean

UNESCO - Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

This report the findings and outcomes of the three joint UNESCO/World Bank missions to Guyana, Jamaica, and St. Lucia, and elaborates on next steps identified for action at both national and regional levels. The report also sets these findings and next steps within the broader context of the...

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New Insights into the Provision of Health Services in Indonesia : A Health Workforce Study

Rokx, Claudia; Giles, John; Satriawan, Elan; Marzoeki, Puti - Economics Research, World Bank Group

Indonesia has made improving the access to health workers, especially in rural areas, and improving the quality of … health provider's key priority areas of its next five-year development plan. Significant steps and policy changes were taken … to improve the distribution of the health workforce, in particular the contracted doctors program and later the …

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Capitalizing on the Demographic Transition : Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in South Asia

Engelgau, Michael Maurice; El-Saharty, Sameh; Kudesia, … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This book looks primarily at Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) and tobacco use because they account for a disproportionate amount of the Non Communicable Disease (NCD) burden the focus is strategic rather than comprehensive. It considers both country and regional level approaches for tackling NCDs,...

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The Little Data Book 2011

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

The little data book 2011 is a pocket edition of world development indicators 2011. It is intended as a quick reference for users of the world development indicators database, book, and CD-ROM. The database, which covers more than 1,000 indicators and spans more than 50 years, is available at...

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