PISA is the OECD’s benchmarking tool to
assess achievement and application of key knowledge and
skills of 15 year-olds. PISA tests proficiency in
mathematics, reading,...
A large part of Papua New Guinea's
(PNG) road network is in poor condition. For many people
travel by road can be impossible, unsafe, or expensive.
Without reliable...
Type: BriefReport#: 93520Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Reichert,James A.
This paper summarizes rigorous impact
evaluation results from the Economic Empowerment of
Adolescent Girls Project (EPAG) in Liberia and presents
long-term project results...
Mexico, ranked fourth in the world
behind Sweden, Germany, and Iceland in the Climate
Performance Index, has emerged as a global leader in the
climate change arena....
Type: BriefReport#: 81169Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Navarro-Martin,Miguel
Developing countries will be
increasingly important players in the quest to reduce
emissions of greenhouse gases. By 2035, non-OECD countries
will account for 66 percent...
Type: BriefReport#: 93208Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Kulichenko, Nataliya ;
Zechter, Richard H. ;
Ahmed, Asad Ali
Improving health for all is one of the
key priorities of the Indonesian government. The vision is
to ensure every citizen is covered by health insurance and
has access...
Good corporate governance, well-defined
shareholder rights, strong internal controls, high levels of
transparency and disclosure, and an empowered board of
directors,...
This brief describes a small pilot
designed to leverage the women's self-help group
platform of a World Bank-supported livelihoods project (that
is, a non-health sector...
This brief will focus on enabling
regulations for mini-grids, providing an overview of key
issues, options, and good practices. While appropriate
regulations are not...
The report argues that social inclusion
takes poverty analysis beyond identifying correlates to
uncovering its underlying causes. While it is possible to
measure social...
At the turn of the century, the
Millennium Development Goals related to education committed
the world to getting all children into primary school, and
to ensuring gender...
Thimphu City, the capital of the Kingdom
of Bhutan, is growing fast. With one in every seven
Bhutanese living in the city, Thimphu faces severe
congestion. To address...
In the Demand for Good Governance (DFGG)
project in Cambodia, it was agreed at project appraisal that
grants to non-state actors would be selected through an
independent,...
Type: BriefReport#: 92170Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Dolk, Andreas ;
Plummer, Janelle
Regardless of how rigorous the admission
process is, many students who pursue higher education are
often unready to deal with the transition process. Some must
move...
Type: BriefReport#: 102024Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Lee,Ling Jessica Diana
There is a notable heterogeneity in
performance among the EU countries. Overall, 15 year old
students in the three top-performing countries attain the
equivalent of...
Mexico ranks 12th in the world in terms
of total Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and is the second
largest emitter in Latin America. In its national strategy
for climate...
Type: BriefReport#: 81167Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Navarro-Martin,Miguel
Todays world of social safety nets
(SSNs) is rich, but complex and multifaceted: an average
developing country now has about 20 SSN programs in place.
As of 2015, every...
Two of the largest railway systems in
the world, China’s and India’s, have intensified their focus
on the private sector as an indispensable source of capital
to help...
Type: BriefReport#: 96229Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Lawrence,Martha B. ;
Ollivier,Gerald Paul
Mobile phones, and especially
smartphones, are opening new ways to assess and improve
assistance and the delivery of basic services in the
developing world. Each year,...
Type: BriefReport#: 96230Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Haddad,Ryan ;
Kelly,Timothy John Charles ;
Leinonen, Teemu ;
Saarinen, Vesa
The Ombudsman Bureau in Jordan was
established in 2008. It was created to provide an avenue for
redress by citizens for complaints against public sector
bodies - part...
Type: BriefReport#: 93704Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Cuvillier, Emmanuel; Almaroof, Salam
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