This paper considers several issues
relevant to the debate on the extent to which poverty, or
development progress in general, should be measured by
income or by a broader...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 13447Date: August 31, 1994Author:
Aturupane, Harsha ;
Glewwe, Paul ;
Isenman, Paul
This document is a compilation of
abstracts of working papers numbered 1 - 35 prepared for the
Human Resources Development and Operations Policy working
papers series,...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 13527Date: August 31, 1994
The creation, production and sale of
pharmaceuticals have become the subject of increasingly
complex laws, regulations and administrative procedures in
every industrialized...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 13446Date: July 31, 1994Author:
Dukes, Graham ;
Broun, Denis
This paper consolidates and builds on
Bank reports on Social Funds with a view to distilling
guidance for staff. It defines the concepts of Social Fund
and explains...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 13356Date: July 31, 1994Author:
Carvalho,Soniya
In an attempt to investigate how
research can be made more relevant to policy, this essay
explores the use of research in nutrition policy formation.
Using case studies...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 13104Date: June 30, 1994Author:
Alderman,Harold H.
Participation of beneficiaries and other
stakeholders in the preparation and implementation of
investment projects is often portrayed as improving project
performance...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 13103Date: June 30, 1994Author:
Hentschel, Jesko
This paper examines the role of the
public and private sectors in health financing from a
viewpoint that differs significantly from the technocratic
health economics...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 13307Date: June 30, 1994Author:
Lal, Deepak
This paper documents the main problems
many social security systems are currently facing, as well
as various elements for their reform suggested in the
literature. ...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 13004Date: May 31, 1994Author:
Nguyen,Nguyen X.
This paper provides an overview of
bilingual education in several Latin American countries:
Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.
Bilingual education...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 13068Date: May 31, 1994Author:
Cummings, S.M. ;
Tamayo, Stella
Health problems of older women will
become an increasingly important issue in developing
countries partially because of the sheer increase in
absolute numbers. Today,...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 13016Date: May 31, 1994Author:
Young, Mary Eming
The economic reforms of the last decade
in Latin America have placed new pressures on vocational and
technical education (VET) in the region. There is a growing
debate...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 13003Date: April 30, 1994Author:
Schweitzer, Julian
Countries of the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European
and Central Asian (ECA) regions have set the standard for
the world in...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12926Date: April 30, 1994Author:
Heyneman, Stephen P.
This paper provides a conceptual
framework for addressing efficiency in education, considers
how this concept compares to other related concerns and
issues, and discusses...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12843Date: March 31, 1994Author:
Lockheed, Marlaine E. ;
Hanushek, Eric
It seems increasingly clear that
scientific research and research training is essential for
the development process. A major difference between
developing and developed...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12887Date: March 31, 1994Author:
Thulstrup,Erik W.
The indigenous people of Latin America
live in conditions of extreme poverty. While this may be
common knowledge, this paper represents an initial attempt
at documenting...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12734Date: February 28, 1994Author:
Psacharopoulos, George ;
Patrinos, Harry Anthony
The success of Grameen Bank as a bank
for the poor is its creation of a market niche as well as
outreach to women among the poor. Whether its success is
sustainable...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12816Date: February 28, 1994Author:
Khandker, Shahidur ;
Khalily, Baqui ;
Khan, Zahed
This paper summarizes what is known
about the economic returns to investments in advanced
scientific research and training. Increasing higher
education and national...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12697Date: January 31, 1994Author:
Mansfield, Edwin
Women of sub-Saharan Africa face the
highest risk of maternal mortality and morbidity of any
region in the world. At least 150,000 African women will die
of pregnancy-related...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12732Date: January 31, 1994Author:
Daly, Patricia ;
Azefor, Michael ;
Nasah, Boniface
An emerging theme in development
thinking and practice is the role of popular participation,
and in particular of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),
in both the promotion...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12715Date: January 31, 1994Author:
Lal,Deepak K.
Development professionals have begun to
emphasize the importance of allowing beneficiaries of
development projects to influence their selection, design
and implementation....
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12657Date: December 31, 1993Author:
Gerson,Philip R.
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