This paper reviews the existing evidence
on the performance of alternative transfer modalities across
humanitarian sectors, including cash transfers, vouchers,
and in-kind...
Type: PublicationReport#: 106284Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Gentilini,Ugo
In Sierra Leone, where more than half of
the population is poor and dependent on earnings from labor
income, jobs are critical for poverty reduction and
inclusive growth....
Type: PublicationReport#: 104269Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Margolis,David ;
Rosas Raffo,Nina ;
Turay, Abubakarr ;
Turay, Samuel
The objective of this report is to
inform an improved understanding of expenditure allocations
and processes, the quality of service delivery (QSD) in
terms of inputs...
Type: PublicationReport#: 104337Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Ravishankar,Vaikalathur J. ;
El-Kogali,Safaa El Tayeb ;
Sankar,Deepa ;
Tanaka,Nobuyuki ;
Rakoto-Tiana,Nelly
Climate change threatens the objective
of eradicating poverty. Poor people and poor countries are
already vulnerable to all types of climate-related
shocks—natural...
This report is the first of a two-part
volume on poverty in Africa. This study documents the data
challenges and revisits the core broad facts about poverty
in Africa;...
Type: PublicationReport#: 103948Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Beegle,Kathleen G. ;
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Dabalen,Andrew L. ;
Gaddis,Isis
In order to realize the ideals of the
2010 Constitution and the government of Kenya’s 2030 Vision,
which aims to transform the country into a newly
industrializing,...
Investing in skills has risen to the top
of the policy agenda today in rich and poor countries alike.
The World Bank supports its partner countries on this agenda
in...
Type: PublicationReport#: 106458Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Tan,Jee-Peng ;
Lee,Kiong Hock ;
Flynn, Ryan ;
Roseth,Viviana Venegas ;
Joy Nam, Yoo-Jeung
On April 20, 2013, the Board of
Executive Directors of the World Bank adopted two ambitious
goals: end global extreme poverty and promote shared
prosperity in every...
Type: PublicationReport#: 109215Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Cuesta,José ;
Negre,Mario
The Somaliland economy is driven by the
private sector. Unlike most other economies in the world,
the government footprint is limited, amounting to under 10
percent...
Type: PublicationReport#: 103238Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Mousley,Peter J. ;
Ndiaye,Jade Elena Garza ;
Wimpey,Joshua Seth ;
Amin,Mohammad ;
Votava,Cari ;
Nicoli,Marco ;
Eigen-Zucchi,Christian
Universal health coverage (UHC) requires
adequate financial resources to pay for necessary health
services. These resources must be able to be both pooled (to
provide...
Type: PublicationReport#: 103569Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Cashin,Cheryl
The spatial concentration and growth of
the global population in poor and middle-income countries
during the twenty-first century presents important
opportunities as...
Type: PublicationReport#: 99252Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Turok,Ivan
This report summarizes the results of a
technical analysis of the Bhutan electric vehicle (EVs)
initiative. The analysis, assuming three scenarios for the
uptake of...
Strong science, technology, and
innovation links between universities and industry are of
critical importance to Sri Lanka as it strives to become an
upper-middle-income...
Type: PublicationReport#: 106582Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Larsen,Kurt ;
Bandara, Deepthi C. ;
Esham, Mohamed ;
Unantenne, Ranmini
Low-cost energy and other natural
resources have played a key role in driving the Vietnamese
economy over the past decades. Under the low-carbon
development (LCD) scenario,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 102363Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Audinet,Pierre ;
Singh,Bipulendu Narayan ;
Kexel,Duane T. ;
Suphachalasai,Suphachol ;
Makumbe,Pedzisayi ;
Mayer,Kristin
The performance of the services sector
is vital for growth and poverty reduction in developing
countries. Today, in many countries around the world,
inadequate access...
Type: PublicationReport#: 105324Date: January 1, 2016
Too often, government leaders fail to
adopt and implement policies that they know are necessary
for sustained economic development. They are encumbered by
adverse political...
Type: PublicationReport#: 106337Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Khemani,Stuti ;
Dal Bó, Ernesto ;
Ferraz,Claudio ;
Finan,Frederico Shimizu ;
Stephenson Johnson,Corinne Louise ;
Odugbemi,Adesinaola Michael ;
Thapa,Dikshya ;
Abrahams,Scott David
The extractive industries (EI) sector
occupies an outsize space in the economies of many
developing countries. Economists, public finance
professionals, and policy makers...
Type: PublicationReport#: 106575Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Ossowski,Rolando Juan ;
Halland,Håvard
Global growth again fell short of
expectations in 2015. Growth is projected to edge up in
2016-18 but the forecast is subject to substantial downside
risks. In addition...
Type: PublicationReport#: 102968Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Arteta,Carlos ;
Stocker,Marc ;
Vashakmadze,Ekaterine T. ;
Eigen-Zucchi,Christian ;
Chen,Derek Hung Chiat ;
Vorisek,Dana Lauren ;
Shaukat Khan,Tehmina ;
Kambou,Gerard ;
Huidrom,Raju ;
Kose,Ayhan ;
Ohnsorge,Franziska Lieselotte ;
Lakatos,Csilla ;
Maliszewska,Maryla ;
Petri,Peter A. ;
Plummer,Michael George ;
Klein,Maximilian Michael Johann ;
Shambaugh,Jay Curtis
The Little Data Book on Gender 2016 is a
quick reference for users interested in gender statistics.
It presents sex-disaggregated data for more than 200
countries in...
As June 20th marked World Refugee Day,
the global count of registered refugees and internally
displaced persons (IDPs) has reached the highest level since
Second World...
Type: PublicationReport#: 102365Date: December 22, 2015Author:
Verme,Paolo ;
Gigliarano,Chiara ;
Wieser,Christina ;
Hedlund, Kerren ;
Petzoldt, Marc ;
Santacroce,Marco
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