There is mixed progress on health and education in Gujarat. While Gujarat’s infant mortality rate is declining, malnutrition remains high, even among the rich. Moreover, open defecation - again close to...
Haryana's people are increasingly employed in the non-farm sectors of the economy. After 2005, most new jobs in Haryana were created in construction and services. While this has led to rising wage employment...
Himachal Pradesh has made good progress on gender issues. Women complete higher levels of secondary school than in many other states. Moreover, gender gaps in schooling are closing. And, female labor force...
With poor people making up less than a tenth of its population, Punjab is one of India’s richest states. After 2005, poverty reduction in the state was among the fastest in the country. In spite of this,...
People in Tamil Nadu are increasingly moving off the farm and into other kinds of work such as construction. But, while growth in non-farm jobs has been positive, it has been slow. And although wage employment...
This report presents tabular data on: population; poverty and inequality; income and growth; jobs; health; education; infrastructure and amenities; and recent growth and fiscal performance.
This report presents: graphical presentation on survey responses from stakeholders; tabular data on: low audit fees and business lack an understanding of the value of audit; some changes may be needed...
Type: BriefReport#: 161081Date: June 13, 2017Author:
Hodge,John David Sydney ;
Begtasevic Rudalija,Lejla
This country snapshot was produced as part of an advisory services and analytics (ASA) work developed by the urban, social, rural, and resilient global practice (GPSURR). The objective of this ASA is to...
Albania has experienced a sharp decline of its population over the last decade, especially driven by decline in the rural areas. Urban population, on the contrary, continues to increase. These trends have...
This country snapshot was produced as part of an advisory services and analytics (ASA) work developed by the urban, social, rural, and resilient global practice (GPSURR). The objective of this ASA is to...
Cities in Bulgaria are experiencing an important population decline, which is linked to the overall decline of the country’s population and its urban population. However, the country continues to urbanize,...
This country snapshot was produced as part of an advisory services and analytics (ASA) work developed by the urban, social, rural, and resilient global practice (GPSURR). The objective of this ASA is to...
Germany is highly urbanized but has been experiencing and overall population decline over the past decade. Fertility rates that are lower than replacement levels and an aging population exacerbate the...
Georgia experienced an important decline in population during the first decade of transition followed by a recovery during the last decade. This recovery has been led by urban population, which has implied...
Belarus’s population was declining for the past decade but recently stabilized. The national demographic context has had consequences at the city level. Between 2001 and 2014 70.14 percent of cities in...
This country snapshot was produced as part of an Advisory services and analytics (ASA) work developed by the Urban, social, rural and resilient global practice (GPSURR). The objective of this ASA is to...
This country snapshot was produced as part of an Advisory services and analytics (ASA) work developed by the Urban, social, rural and resilient global practice (GPSURR). The objective of this ASA is to...
In Nepal, women who marry as children have on average 15-26 percent more births over their life time as compared to women marrying after the age of 18. Controlling for socio-economic and other characteristics,...
Type: BriefReport#: 121576Date: June 1, 2017Author:
Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa ;
Wodon,Quentin T.
The relationship between child marriage and fertility can be due in part to the socio-economic and cultural context in which girls who marry early tend to live. But child marriage may also have a direct...
Type: BriefReport#: 121586Date: June 1, 2017Author:
Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa ;
Wodon,Quentin T.
Poor nutrition weakens children’s immune systems, putting them at a greater risk of falling sick from preventable illnesses such as pneumonia and diarrhea. According to Horton et al. (2008), nearly one-fifth...
Type: BriefReport#: 121583Date: June 1, 2017Author:
Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa ;
Wodon,Quentin T.
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