Development programs and policies are
typically designed to change outcomes such as raising
incomes, improving learning, or reducing illness. Whether or
not these changes...
Type: PublicationReport#: 108270Date: September 13, 2016Author:
Gertler,Paul J. ;
Martinez,Sebastian ;
Premand,Patrick ;
Rawlings,Laura B. ;
Vermeersch,Christel M. J.
The newly adopted post-2015 development
agenda is centeredon 17 sustainable development goals to be
reached by 2030. This volume of The World Bank Legal Review
looks...
Type: PublicationReport#: 108171Date: September 6, 2016Author:
Frank Anthony, Fariello [editor] ;
Boisson de Chazournes,Laurence [editor] ;
Davis, Kevin E. [editor] ;
Lucas,Samuel V.P. [editor]
Forced displacement is emerging as an
important development challenge. The reason: extreme poverty
is now increasingly concentrated among vulnerable groups
including...
Type: PublicationReport#: 108289Date: September 1, 2016
Well-managed urbanization can accelerate
Côte d’Ivoire’s ascent to middle-income status. Urbanization
is not just about development of a single city within a
country....
Despite impressive economic growth and
increasing prosperity, cities in Mexico do not seem to have
fully captured the benefits of urban agglomeration, in part
because...
Tree-based production systems have
enormous potential to reduce vulnerability and increase
theresilience of households living in dryland regions of
Sub-Saharan Africa....
Type: PublicationReport#: 108020Date: August 24, 2016Author:
Place,Frank M. ;
Garrity,Dennis Philip ;
Mohan,Sid ;
Agostini,Paola
To stimulate economic advancement, low-
and middle-income countries need well-educated and trained
workforces to fill the types of skilled jobs that drive
economic growth....
Type: PublicationReport#: 108097Date: August 23, 2016Author:
Handel,Michael Jeremy ;
Valerio,Alexandria ;
Sanchez Puerta,Maria Laura
The book is structured as follows.
Chapter two assesses the potential role of agricultural
water management in increasing resilience to shocks in the
drylands of SSA....
Type: PublicationReport#: 108022Date: August 23, 2016Author:
Ward, Christopher ;
Torquebiau,Raphael ;
Xie, Hua
This report's focus is making
global value chains (GVCs) more inclusive. To achieve
inclusiveness is by overcoming participation constraints for
Small and Medium Enterprises...
Type: PublicationReport#: 108021Date: August 23, 2016Author:
Cusolito,Ana Paula ;
Safadi,Raed ;
Taglioni,Daria
This book presents emerging findings on
the importance of moving beyond single-sector interventions
to embrace integrated landscape management that takes into
account...
Type: PublicationReport#: 108023Date: August 23, 2016Author:
Gray, Erin ;
Henninger,Norbert Eugen ;
Reij, Chris ;
Winterbottom, Robert ;
Agostini,Paola
This book, one of several prepared as
background pieces to the larger Africa Drylands Study,
explores the role of social protection in promoting the
wellbeing and prosperity...
Type: PublicationReport#: 107854Date: August 9, 2016Author:
Del Ninno,Carlo ;
Coll-Black,Sarah ;
Fallavier,Pierre Yves
Dryland areas of Sub-Saharan Africa
contain one-half of the region’s population and
three-quarters of its poor. Challenged by a meager natural
resource base and suffering...
At the end of 2013, the government of
Georgia (GoG) began a technical review of its main social
assistance program, Targeted Social Assistance (TSA). The
government...
The World Bank Research Observer is
intended for anyone who has a professional interest in
development. Observer articles are written to be accessible
to nonspecialist...
Type: PublicationReport#: 140544Date: August 1, 2016Author:
Channa,Anila Ahsan ;
Faguet,Jean-Paul ;
Evans,David ;
Popova,Anna ;
Smith,Vincent Hugh ;
Clist, Paul
Possessing a range of cognitive,
socioemotional, and technical skills is important for
individuals to maximize their chances of success in many
aspects of life. In particular,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 107460Date: August 1, 2016Author:
Sánchez Puerta, Maria Laura ;
Valerio,Alexandria ;
Bernal, Marcela Gutiérrez
Excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol
products can be an effective instrument for promoting public
healththrough curbing smoking and excessive drinking, while
raising...
Type: PublicationReport#: 106777Date: July 26, 2016Author:
Kaiser,Kai-Alexander ;
Bredenkamp,Caryn ;
Iglesias,Roberto Magno
In early 2011, the citizens of countries
across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) took to the
streets to demand change in an enduring movement
unprecedented in...
Type: PublicationReport#: 107158Date: July 22, 2016Author:
Al-Dahdah,Edouard ;
Corduneanu Huci,Cristina ;
Raballand,Gael J. R. F. ;
Sergenti,Ernest John ;
Ababsa, Myriam
This paper describes the trade
performance of Bangladesh at the macro and micro levels for
goods and services. The analysis of the basic orientation of
trade is crucial...
Latin America and the Caribbean’s story
in the 2000s was one of rapid progress for many. More than
70 million people moved out of poverty and started on the
path to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 107159Date: July 19, 2016Author:
Vakis,Renos ;
Rigolini,Iamele P. ;
Lucchetti,Leonardo Ramiro
Global growth prospects have
deteriorated in 2016. Emerging market and developing
economies are facing increased external headwinds, including
softer growth in advanced...
Type: PublicationReport#: 107216Date: July 14, 2016
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