Punjab has made significant progress in
health and education. Infant mortality and open defecation
rates are lower than the national average. And, more adults
have completed...
Despite Punjab’s overall progress in
poverty reduction, some social groups have been left behind.
Scheduled castes in particular display higher levels of
poverty and...
This report presents tabular data on:
population; poverty and inequality; income and growth; jobs;
health; education; infrastructure and amenities; and recent
growth...
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...
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...
People in Assam are increasingly moving
off the farm and into other kinds of work. Nonetheless, half
of Assam’s workforce is still on the farm. Despite positive
job...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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)....
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)....
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...
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,...
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)....
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...
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...
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...
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)....
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)....
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