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  Book

  Forcibly Displaced : Toward a Development Approach Supporting Refugees, the Internally Displaced, and Their Hosts

   

  World Bank

  One global issue at the forefront of World Bank Group work this year and beyond is the forced displacement of people and its impact on ending extreme poverty. Forcibly Displaced: Toward a Development Approach Supporting Refugees, the Internally Displaced, and Their Hosts, prepared by The World Bank Group and the United ...

  One global issue at the forefront of World Bank Group work this year and beyond is the forced displacement of people and its impact on ending extreme poverty. Forcibly Displaced: Toward a Development ...

  One global issue at the forefront of World Bank Group work this year and beyond is the forced displacement of people and its impact on ending extreme poverty. Forcibly Displaced: Toward a Development Approach Supporting Refugees, the Internally Displaced, and Their Hosts, prepared by The World Bank Group and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR ), looks closely at the complex realities a ...

  Sep 15, 2016
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  Book

  Impact Evaluation in Practice, Second Edition

   

  Gertler, Paul J.; Martinez, Sebastian; Premand, Patrick; Rawlings, Laura B.; Vermeersch, Christel M. J.

  The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policy makers and development practitioners. First published in 2011, it has been used widely across the development and academic communities. The book incorporates real-world example ...

  The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policy makers and development practitioners. First published in ...

  The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policy makers and development practitioners. First published in 2011, it has been used widely across the development and academic communities. The book incorporates real-world examples to present practical guidelines for designing and implementing impact evaluations. Reade ...

  Sep 13, 2016
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  Book

  The World Bank Legal Review, Volume 7. Financing and Implementing the Post-2015 Development Agenda : The Role of Law and Justice Systems

   

  Fariello, Frank; Boisson de Chazournes, Laurence; Davis, Kevin E.

  The newly adopted post-2015 development agenda is centered on 17 sustainable development goals to be reached by 2030. This volume of the World Bank Legal Review looks at how law and justice systems can support the financing and implementation of these goals, including the role of the rule of law and economic and social ...

  The newly adopted post-2015 development agenda is centered on 17 sustainable development goals to be reached by 2030. This volume of the World Bank Legal Review looks at how law and justice systems ca ...

  The newly adopted post-2015 development agenda is centered on 17 sustainable development goals to be reached by 2030. This volume of the World Bank Legal Review looks at how law and justice systems can support the financing and implementation of these goals, including the role of the rule of law and economic and social rights. The contributors, including legal scholars, development practitioners, and finan ...

  Sep 06, 2016
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  Report

  Economic Monitoring Report to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee

   

  World Bank

  The Palestinian economic outlook is worrying: recovering slowly from the recession of 2014, the per capita income growth has almost stagnated and projected growth levels will not support an improvement in living standards. Despite impressive fiscal consolidation efforts over the years, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) ...

  The Palestinian economic outlook is worrying: recovering slowly from the recession of 2014, the per capita income growth has almost stagnated and projected growth levels will not support an improvemen ...

  The Palestinian economic outlook is worrying: recovering slowly from the recession of 2014, the per capita income growth has almost stagnated and projected growth levels will not support an improvement in living standards. Despite impressive fiscal consolidation efforts over the years, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) fiscal situation remains fragile with a US$600 million financing gap projected for 2016. T ...

  Sep 19, 2016
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  Report

  Toward a Blue Economy : A Promise for Sustainable Growth in the Caribbean

   

  Patil, Pawan G.; Virdin, John; Diez, Sylvia Michele; Roberts, Julian; Singh, Asha

  The report is structured in four chapters that together, responds to the fundamental questions raised by decision-makers within finance ministries and central banks across the Caribbean. Chapter one provides a working definition of the ocean economy and t ...

  The report is structured in four chapters that together, responds to the fundamental questions raised by decision-makers within finance ministries and central ba ...

  The report is structured in four chapters that together, responds to the fundamental questions raised by decision-makers within finance ministries and central banks across the Caribbean. Chapter one provides a working definition of the ocean economy and the blue economy concepts, and explains why these terms are growing in importa ...

  Sep, 2016
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  Report

  The Cost of Air Pollution : Strengthening the Economic Case for Action

   

  World Bank; Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

  The Cost of Air Pollution: Strengthening the economic case for action, a joint study of the World Bank and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), seeks to estimate the costs of premature deaths related to air pollution, to strengthen the case for action and facilitate decision making in the context of ...

  The Cost of Air Pollution: Strengthening the economic case for action, a joint study of the World Bank and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), seeks to estimate the costs of premat ...

  The Cost of Air Pollution: Strengthening the economic case for action, a joint study of the World Bank and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), seeks to estimate the costs of premature deaths related to air pollution, to strengthen the case for action and facilitate decision making in the context of scarce resources. An estimated 5.5 million lives were lost in 2013 to diseases associated ...

  Sep 08, 2016
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  Report

  Supporting Transformational Change for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity : Lessons from World Bank Group Experience

   

  Independent Evaluation Group

  Transformational engagements are a critical pillar of the World Bank Group’s strategy for achieving its twin goals of extreme poverty elimination and shared prosperity. This learning product uses evaluative evidence from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) to understand the mechanisms and conditions for transformati ...

  Transformational engagements are a critical pillar of the World Bank Group’s strategy for achieving its twin goals of extreme poverty elimination and shared prosperity. This learning product uses eval ...

  Transformational engagements are a critical pillar of the World Bank Group’s strategy for achieving its twin goals of extreme poverty elimination and shared prosperity. This learning product uses evaluative evidence from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) to understand the mechanisms and conditions for transformational engagements and the implications for the World Bank Group if it seeks to rely on such ...

  Feb 25, 2016

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  Expanding coverage of good quality private pensions

   

  Unknown author

  The FIRST Lessons Learned Series is a collection of FIRST's technical and functional insights gained from FIRST funded engagements. This knowledge note shares useful lessons from FIRST-funded pension projects led by the Finance and Markets Global Practice at the World ...

  The FIRST Lessons Learned Series is a collection of FIRST's technical and functional insights gained from FIRST funded engagements. This knowledge note shares us ...

  The FIRST Lessons Learned Series is a collection of FIRST's technical and functional insights gained from FIRST funded engagements. This knowledge note shares useful lessons from FIRST-funded pension projects led by the Finance and Markets Global Practice at the World Bank Group, which supported many countries in their efforts to ...

  Sep 01, 2016
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  Speech

  People and Development

   

  Wolfensohn, James D.

  James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, presented a progress report on his first year in office. Six immediate priorities were addressed: IDA, debt problems of the poorest countries, expanding partnerships, accelerating private sector development, doing more in post-conflict situations, and creating a ...

  James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, presented a progress report on his first year in office. Six immediate priorities were addressed: IDA, debt problems of the poorest countries, ...

  James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, presented a progress report on his first year in office. Six immediate priorities were addressed: IDA, debt problems of the poorest countries, expanding partnerships, accelerating private sector development, doing more in post-conflict situations, and creating a “results” culture within the Bank Group. He set out the strategic agenda for the next year ...

  Oct 01, 1996
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  Speech

  Emerging Trends in East Asia : New Directions in the World Bank's Partnership

   

  Wolfensohn, James D.

  James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, remarked that despite remarkable successes, East Asian countries face formidable challenges in sustaining their development in the face of large-scale changes taking place throughout the region. Increasingly, countries of the region confront common development pol ...

  James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, remarked that despite remarkable successes, East Asian countries face formidable challenges in sustaining their development in the face of large ...

  James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, remarked that despite remarkable successes, East Asian countries face formidable challenges in sustaining their development in the face of large-scale changes taking place throughout the region. Increasingly, countries of the region confront common development policy challenges. Their common agenda must be the agenda of the World Bank Group if the Bank ...

  May 10, 1996

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  Book

  The World Bank Annual Report 2015

   

  World Bank

  The Annual Report is prepared by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)--collectively known as the World Bank--in accordance with the by-laws of the two institutions. The President of the IBRD and IDA and the Chairm ...

  The Annual Report is prepared by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)--collectively known as ...

  The Annual Report is prepared by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)--collectively known as the World Bank--in accordance with the by-laws of the two institutions. The President of the IBRD and IDA and the Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors submits the Report, together with the accompanying ...

  Oct 02, 2015
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  The New Microfinance Handbook : A Financial Market System Perspective

   

  Ledgerwood, Joanna

  The new microfinance handbook provides a primer on financial services for the poor. It is written for a wide audience, including practitioners, facilitators, policy makers, regulators, investors, and donors working to improve the financial system, but who are relatively new to the sector. It will also be useful for tel ...

  The new microfinance handbook provides a primer on financial services for the poor. It is written for a wide audience, including practitioners, facilitators, policy makers, regulators, investors, and ...

  The new microfinance handbook provides a primer on financial services for the poor. It is written for a wide audience, including practitioners, facilitators, policy makers, regulators, investors, and donors working to improve the financial system, but who are relatively new to the sector. It will also be useful for telecommunication companies and other support service providers, students and academics, and ...

  Feb, 2013
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  Achieving World-Class Education in Brazil : The Next Agenda

   

  Bruns, Barbara; Evans, David; Luque, Javier

  Education is improving in Brazil. The average years of education has almost doubled over the last 20 years, as has the proportion of adults who have completed secondary school. Brazil's high school students have improved consistently in math and language performance o ...

  Education is improving in Brazil. The average years of education has almost doubled over the last 20 years, as has the proportion of adults who have completed se ...

  Education is improving in Brazil. The average years of education has almost doubled over the last 20 years, as has the proportion of adults who have completed secondary school. Brazil's high school students have improved consistently in math and language performance over the last decade. These gains stem from the federal governmen ...

  2012