Bihar’s performance in closing gender
gaps is mixed. Adult women are twice as likely to be
illiterate than adult men. The state has the lowest rate of
female labor force...
There is uneven progress across social
groups in Chhattisgarh. Scheduled tribes and scheduled
castes in particular have very high poverty levels. In
addition, there...
The trade at a glance tables for
Rajasthan provide a snapshot of key aspects of population,
poverty and inequality, income and growth, jobs, health,
education, infrastructure...
This report presents tabular data on:
population; poverty and inequality; income and growth; jobs;
health; education; infrastructure and amenities; and recent
growth...
People in Uttar Pradesh are increasingly
moving off the farm and into other kinds of work. Growthin
non-farm jobs has been among the highest in India since
2005, led...
People in Madhya Pradesh are
increasingly moving off the farm and into other kinds of
work such as construction. Growth in non-farm jobs has been
positive after 2005...
Madhya Pradesh is the fifth most
populous state in India and home to 73 million people.
Poverty in Madhya Pradesh was similar to the national
average in 1994, but since...
People in Bihar are beginning to move
off the farm and into other kinds of work. That said, the
workforce remains largely tied to agriculture, more so than
in most other...
This brief has the Technical Appendix of
India which includes the following topics: demographics;
poverty; inequality; welfare distribution; income and
growth; fical;...
There is mixed progress on health and
education in Chhattisgarh. Infant mortality rate is
declining, but is still high. Malnutrition and open
defecation rates are high,...
This report presents graphical and
tabular presentation of poverty; demographics; main sources
of income; household consumption expenditure; assets and
education; and...
This brief is about the mixed progress
on health and education in Odisha, India. Infant mortality
in the state is high, but has seen improvement. Malnutrition
is particularly...
Uttar Pradesh has made mixed progress on
education and health outcomes. Infant mortalityremains high
despite improvements in recent years. Open defecation is
practiced...
This brief has the analysis of gender
gaps in Uttar Pradesh, India. Gender gaps in Uttar Pradesh
are high and persistent. The state has one of the highest
rates of maternal...
A majority of Chhattisgarh’s people are
in farming. The share of non-farm employment in the state is
the lowest in the country. Half the workforce is
self-employed and...
Much of the power to reduce climate
emissions lies now with cities rather than national
governments. There is a window of opportunity to build
climate-smart cities in...
This issue of Indonesia MTI Economic
Note contains economic highlights, including: In Q1 2016,
GDP grew at 4.9 percent yoy, slightly below market and World
Bank staff...
The choices developing countries make
today in building and expanding transport networks will
irreversibly shape development for the next century. That is
why urgent...
This brief summarizes the World
Bank’s first Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD)
for Afghanistan, which it released in 2016. The SCD is a
country-level analytical...
Type: BriefReport#: 178922Date: May 9, 2016Author:
World Bank
This brief focuses on the upcoming
US-Caribbean-Central American Energy Summit in Washington,
D.C., and the push for energy security in the Caribbean.
Ever since the...
Type: BriefReport#: 179632Date: May 4, 2016Author:
World Bank
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