Safety Net Programs and Poverty Reduction

Safety Net Programs and Poverty Reduction

Author: K. Subbarao

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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The need for social safety nets has become a key component of poverty reduction strategies. Over the past three decades several developing countries have launched a variety of programs, including cash transfers, subsidies in-kind, public works, and income-generation programs. However, there is little guidance on appropriate program design, and few studies have synthesized the lessons from widely differing country experiences. This report fills that gap. It reviews the conceptual issues in the choice of programs, synthesizes cross-country experience, and analyzes how country- and region-specific constraints can explain why different approaches are successful in different countries.


Private Education and Public Policy in Latin America

Private Education and Public Policy in Latin America

Author: Laurence Wolff

Publisher: Partnership for Educational Revitalization in Americas (Preal)

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 270

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"Examines the relationship between private education and public policy in Latin America by combining conceptual analysis with empirical research, and incorporating case studies from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru, and Venezuela"--Provided by publisher.


Freedom in the World 2008

Freedom in the World 2008

Author: Freedom House (U.S.)

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 906

ISBN-13: 0742563073

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A survey of the state of human freedom around the world investigates such crucial indicators as the status of civil and political liberties and provides individual country reports.


Official Congressional Directory

Official Congressional Directory

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher: Joint Committee on Printing

Published: 2012-01-18

Total Pages: 1258

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Contains biographies of Senators, members of Congress, and the Judiciary. Also includes committee assignments, maps of Congressional districts, a directory of officials of executive agencies, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, web addresses, and other information.


Beyond the Center

Beyond the Center

Author: Shahid Javed Burki

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780821345214

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Annotation This report examines the impact of decentralization and its effect on the efficiency of public services, on equity, and on macroeconomic stability.