Decision-making is often used as a proxy for agency—the ability to set goals and act on them—although there are several theoretical critiques of this approach. Using unique data from the rural Philippines,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10851Date: July 15, 2024Author:
Arugay,Aries ;
Aletheia Amalia Donald ;
Forest Brach Jarvis ;
Hillary C. Johnson ;
Valenciano,Aletheia
The COVID-19 pandemic presented countries with unprecedented challenges this year, spurring widespread shutdowns, school and business closures, and job losses. Countries are facing an unprecedented economic...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 192570Date: July 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper explores the potential correlations between financial development and state fragility, using a sample of 137 countries observed over the period from 1998–2019. The countries are grouped into...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10850Date: July 15, 2024Author:
João,Igor Custodio ;
Pietro Calice ;
Lucas,Andre ;
Schaumburg,Julia
This Low-Income Countries Debt Sustainability Analysis (LIC-DSA) provides an update of the December 2023 LICDSA. The updated LIC-DSA incorporates three new elements:(i) updated borrowing assumptions that...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 192578Date: July 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Global Electrification Platform (GEP), an initiative by the World Bank to standardize and simplify the use of geospatial tools for least-cost electrification planning, was originally launched in November...
Type: ReportReport#: 192584Date: July 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), in collaboration with the World Bank, officially launched the Uganda High Frequency Phone Survey (UHFPS) to track the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Type: ReportReport#: 192574Date: July 15, 2024Author:
Aziz Atamanov ;
Frederic Pierre Francois Hugue Cochinard ;
John Ilukor ;
Kemigisha, Audrey ;
Talip Kilic ;
Mupere, Andrew ;
Giulia Ponzini
Small and remote island nations in the Pacific are custodians of the last great ocean fishery, but face huge challenges in economic development and managing the impact of climate change. The Pacific fisheries...
Type: BriefReport#: 192554Date: July 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) affects women, men, girls, and boys differently. FCV tends to exacerbate gender disparities in education, health, economic participation, voice, and agency. The...
Type: ReportReport#: 191753Date: July 12, 2024Author:
Doreen Kibuka-Musoke
This IEG validation of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) covers the FY17-FY22 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) and its adjustments through the FY19 Performance and Learning...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ValidationReport#: 192580Date: July 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
Current levels of climate financing for developing countries fall short of what is needed for mitigation purposes. While public policy is key, private sector must play a leading role in adopting a clean...
Type: BriefReport#: 192543Date: July 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
Knowledge packages (KPs) are short, pragmatic guides on individual topics within EdTech, meant to provide sufficient knowledge and understanding so that non-technical stakeholders can make key planning,...
Type: ReportReport#: 192533Date: July 12, 2024Author:
Diego Angel-Urdinola ;
Marjorie H Chinen ;
Gemma Rodon Casarramona ;
Géraldine Perriguey
Women entrepreneurs are changing the face of the global economy, helping to sustain job creation and economic growth. It is estimated that women-owned entities represent over 30 percent of registered businesses...
Type: BriefReport#: 192546Date: July 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
This publication provides an overview of off-site construction as part of the broader family of modern methods of construction, its advantages and shortcomings, and its application in the construction...
Type: ReportReport#: 192514Date: July 11, 2024Author:
Iglesias, Pablo ;
Kotnik, Jure ;
Karina Margarita Acevedo Gonzalez ;
Diego Ambasz ;
Tigran Shmis ;
Maria Ustinova ;
Dmitry Chugunov ;
Devika Singh
This report focuses on transit-oriented neighborhoods in Amman in terms of neighborhood selection, analysis, and concept designs.
Type: ReportReport#: 190465Date: July 11, 2024Author:
Jon Kher Kaw ;
Hogeun Park ;
Ban Edilbi ;
Vallejo, Jose Luis ;
Tato, Belinda ;
Rizzetto, Marco ;
Castillo, Elena ;
Cubero, Jorge Izquierdo ;
Vlachodimou, Vicky ;
Liebes, Lily ;
Romero, Jose Anelo ;
Agass, Fernando Sanzana ;
Casado, Julia
South Asia, a region of immense cultural and geographical diversity and economic vitality, is also confronted with significant disaster risk management (DRM) challenges. Launched in 2015, the European...
Type: ReportReport#: 192503Date: July 11, 2024Author:
World Bank
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