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Author: Eric Alan Hanushek
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780821329986
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLiving Standards Measurement Study No. 107. Lost investment opportunities for society and the inefficient provision of public schooling are just some of the reasons why developing countries are concerned with low school completion rates. This study
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1999-01-11
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 0309061911
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume assesses the evidence, and possible mechanisms, for the associations between women's education, fertility preferences, and fertility in developing countries, and how these associations vary across regions. It discusses the implications of these associations for policies in the population, health, and education sectors, including implications for research.
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Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Angus Deaton
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780821349908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn September 2001, staff from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund met with the objective of strengthening collaboration between the two organizations in projects of civil service reform. This strengthened collaboration will have key benefits in ensuring consistency between the conflicting goals of the two organizations, establishing realistic objectives within the reform process, and maintaining a core set of wage and employment data. The principal conclusion arrived at was that World Bank and IMF staff should be engaging in collaboration earlier in the reform process. To guide the collaboration, six foundations were identified. These include: develop a medium-term fiscal framework; foster national ownership by making reforms politically feasible; focus and streamline conditionality; agree on sequencing and timing of reforms; and strengthen data collection. These principals will be tested for effectiveness in several focus countries.
Author: Paul Glewwe
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9780821341674
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs part of the restructuring of the educational system in 1989, the Vietnamese government implemented policy changes such as promoting the establishment of "people's" and community educational institutions, permitting the establishment of private institutions and transforming public institutions into private ones. Since Vietnam has only recently moved from a centrally planned to a market economy, private schools are still relatively rare in Vietnam. This paper examines the nature of private schooling in Vietnam using data from the 1992-93 Vietnam Living Standards Survey.
Author: Lant Pritchett
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 54
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Harold Alderman
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780821342459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlbania provides a small amount of social assistance to nearly 20% of its population through a system which allows a degree of community discretion in determining distribution. This study investigates the poverty targeting of this program. It indicates that relative to other safety net programs in low income countries, social assistance in Albania is fairly well targeted to the poor.
Author: Steven Howes
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9780821338629
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWorld Bank Discussion Paper No. 356. The World Bank has become the world's largest lender in the health, nutrition, and population (HNP) sectors, requiring the institution to seek ever greater evidence that its work is effective on the ground. This paper reviews the literature on the causes of observed changes in health and fertility levels, on the evaluation of policies, and on programs designed to accelerate these changes. It presents a framework that delineates the relationships between Bank activities in the HNP sectors, the characteristics of a health care system, household behavior, and changes in health outcomes. The paper also describes a strategy for assessing the development effectiveness of the Bank's work in these sectors. The underlying thesis is that changes in health policy and improved outcomes depend on the the demand for health services and on institutional incentives that drive health care system performance.
Author: Raylynn Oliver
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780821339343
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLiving Standards Measurement Survey Working Paper No. 130.This document presents a set of Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) questionnaires that have been developed for use in the Russian-speaking countries of the former Soviet Union. The questionnaires are available in English and Russian, as well as in an electronic format. The document describes in detail how to modify the questionnaires for use in any specific country. The author guides the questionnaire writer through the modification process, illustrating the important aspects of LSMS surveys, the translation and field-testing procedures, and a section-by-section description of the types of modification that are likely to be required to suit particular goals and circumstances.Also available in Russian : (ISBN 0-8213-3935-4) / Stock No. 13935
