Wage indexation has been an important
policy instrument in several developing countries. The
alliance of endemic internal imbalances and long-lived labor
market institutions...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12520Date: November 30, 1993Author:
Riveros, Luis A.
This paper analyzes the effects and
characteristics of job security regulations in developing
countries. It reviews the literature on the consequences of
job security...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12493Date: November 30, 1993Author:
Paredes, Ricardo D.
For years, control of reproductive tract
infections (RTIs) has not been a public health priority for
most countries and development agencies. Lack of awareness
of the...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12447Date: October 31, 1993Author:
May Thein Hto Post
This paper describes the characteristics
of the relationship with nongovernmental organizations
(NGOs) and the State. In some countries NGOs are major
contributors to...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12369Date: October 31, 1993Author:
Clark, John
The movement of countries in Central and
Eastern Europe (CEE) and the former Soviet Union (FSU) to a
market economy will require a number of important changes in
labor...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12425Date: October 31, 1993Author:
Adams, Arvil V.
Few studies have attempted to document
differential patterns of health service use between women
and men, and thus the evidence demonstrating the magnitude
and dimensions...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12463Date: October 31, 1993Author:
Kutzin,Joseph Douglas
The focus of analytical work in the
field of education has changed over the years. The scope
has expanded to include complementary fields such as
psychology, sociology,...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12524Date: September 30, 1993Author:
Psacharopoulos,George
This paper discusses structural
adjustment programs in sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The paper
explains that structural adjustment programs restructure the
productive capacities...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12370Date: September 30, 1993Author:
Husain, Ishrat
The Jamaican government liberalized the
exchange rate in 1991 which resulted in a depreciation of
the dollar. The government expressed concern over the effect
of the...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12368Date: September 30, 1993Author:
Grosh, Margaret E. ;
Baker, Judy L.
A large number of developing nations are
in the process of decentralizing basic education with the
aim of diversifying revenue sources and introducing greater
accountability...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12240Date: August 31, 1993Author:
Winkler, Donald R. ;
Rounds, Taryn
The 1993 World Development Report
includes mass delivery of anthelminthic (or deparasitization
or deworming) treatment in its essential package of health
interventions...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12184Date: July 31, 1993Author:
Bundy, Donald A.P. ;
Miller Del Rosso, Joy
These tables were developed to help
World Bank staff working in Operations in assessing the
nutrition situation in developing countries. Indicators for
nutritional risk...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12170Date: June 30, 1993Author:
Galloway,Rae
In recent years the World Bank and other
donors have been instrumental in the establishment of
various types of social funds for the financing of grass
roots development...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12052Date: June 30, 1993Author:
Levinson, F. James
This paper summarizes recent trends in
poverty in Latin America, and the relationship between
poverty and social sector development. It notes that World
Bank lending...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12050Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Hicks, Norman L.
The 1990s bring new challenges for
international family planning programs. Fertility
transitions are now underway in many developing countries. A
key question for population...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12187Date: May 31, 1993Author:
Merrick, Thomas W.
The objective of this paper is to
increase the knowledge of the critical factors affecting the
quality of primary education in Latin America by reviewing
the existing...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12186Date: April 30, 1993Author:
Velez, Eduardo ;
Schiefelbein, Ernesto ;
Valenzuela,
Social development, in addition to
improving human welfare directly, is an excellent investment
-- in terms of its contribution to economic growth. This is
the hard...
Type: Human Capital Working PaperReport#: 12185Date: March 31, 1993Author:
Birdsall, Nancy
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