Chad's chronically unstable
security situation has long undermined broad-based economic
growth and sustainable poverty reduction. Since independence
in 1960 Chad has...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 80935Date: November 1, 2013
Employment and skills are at the core of
Europe 2020, the European Union's (EU) competitiveness
strategy, and are decisive for high productivity and
sustained growth....
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: ACS4924Date: July 29, 2013Author:
Arnhold, Nina ;
Arias, Omar ;
Pauna, Catalin ;
Moarcas, Mariana Doina ;
Laat, Joost de ;
Florescu, Richard ;
Cahu, Paul
This report explores the role of trade
facilitation and logistics in driving export and ultimately
national competitiveness. It posits that this area of trade
consists...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 79235Date: July 15, 2013Author:
Pham,Duc Minh ;
Mishra,Deepak K. ;
Cheong,Kee-Cheok ;
Arnold,John ;
Trinh,Anh Minh ;
Ngo,Huyen Thi Ngoc
This report explores the role of trade
facilitation and logistics in driving export and ultimately
national competitiveness. It posits that this area of trade
consists...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 79235Date: July 15, 2013Author:
Pham,Duc Minh ;
Mishra,Deepak K. ;
Cheong,Kee-Cheok ;
Arnold,John ;
Trinh,Anh Minh ;
Ngo,Huyen Thi Ngoc
This report explores the role of trade
facilitation and logistics in driving export and ultimately
national competitiveness. It posits that this area of trade
consists...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 79235Date: July 15, 2013Author:
Pham,Duc Minh ;
Mishra,Deepak K. ;
Cheong,Kee-Cheok ;
Arnold,John ;
Trinh,Anh Minh ;
Ngo,Huyen Thi Ngoc
The global economy appears to be
transitioning toward a period of more stable albeit moderate
pace of growth. Global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which
slowed in mid-2012,...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 79780Date: July 10, 2013
Like many other developing countries,
South Asian nations have been experiencing increased Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI) inflows over the past decade as
developing...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: ACS4846Date: June 16, 2013
Since gaining its independence 23 years
ago, Namibia has established an enviable track record of
political stability, prudent macroeconomic policies,
moderate growth,...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 78485Date: June 1, 2013
Mali is one of the poorest countries in
the world, with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of
about $ 691 in 2010. Mali's steady per capita GDP
growth was accompanied...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 77752Date: May 31, 2013Author:
Giugale,Marcelo ;
Pigato,Miria A.
The 'Labour Force Survey 'has
been conducted in 2012 and these results cover the period
from January to June 2012. Data collection continued for the
rest of 2012 and...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 79861Date: May 1, 2013
Small area estimates of poverty have
become useful tool in targeting poverty reduction by
geographic areas. For Nepal, this is the second poverty map
produced after...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 78812Date: April 1, 2013
Access to markets is argued to have a
significant role in development. In order to quantify the
access of places to markets, policy makers are showing
increasing interest...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 76574Date: April 1, 2013Author:
Blankespoor,Brian
Kyrgyz Republic is an interesting case
to study welfare disparities because of pronounced and long
existed differences across various regions, rural, and urban
areas...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 76573Date: April 1, 2013Author:
Atamanov, Aziz
This report focuses on absolute poverty,
comparing living standards to a poverty threshold that is
held fixed in real terms over time and space. The monetary
value of...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 79863Date: March 1, 2013
Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of
Macedonia has closed several gaps in gender inequalities,
particularly in education and health, but key disparities
persist in access...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 77744Date: January 1, 2013
After these 8 years of civil war,
Burundi went through 11 years of gradual political
normalization with brief periods of recurring insecurity.
With a population growth...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 70772Date: December 1, 2012
This note is a partial response to the
above mentioned 2010 Independent Evaluation Group (IEG)
evaluation. It covers the specific issues to be addressed in
the Water...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 71747Date: June 1, 2012Author:
Locussol,Alain R. ;
Mcphail,Alexander A. ;
Perry,Christopher J.
The East Asian and Pacific region has
achieved tremendous progress in poverty reduction in recent
years. However, further progress in poverty reduction may be
undermined...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 69871Date: June 1, 2012
Ukrainians do not move often, and when
they do move, they don't necessarily go to areas with
good jobs and high wages. Internal mobility is about half of
what is expected...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 68824Date: May 9, 2012
Ukrainians do not move often, and when
they do move, they don't necessarily go to areas with
good jobs and high wages. Internal mobility is about half of
what is expected...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 68824Date: May 9, 2012
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