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Moving Out of Poverty, 3 [[electronic resource] ] : The Promise of Empowerment and Democracy in India
| Moving Out of Poverty, 3 [[electronic resource] ] : The Promise of Empowerment and Democracy in India |
| Autore | Narayan Deepa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.580954 |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty -- Developing countries
Poverty -- India Rural development -- India Social mobility -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries Social mobility -- Economic aspects -- India Business & Economics Economic History |
| ISBN |
1-282-11470-0
9786612114700 0-8213-7218-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Glossary; Map of India; 1 Moving Out of Poverty in India: An Overview; Figures; Tables; Boxes; 2 Assets Gained and Lost: Understanding Mobility through Life Stories; 3 Communities Where Poor People Prosper; 4 Caste Dynamics and Mobility in Uttar Pradesh; 5 People's Organizations and Poverty Escapes in Rural Andhra Pradesh; 6 Politics of the Middle Path: Agrarian Reform and Poverty Dynamics in West Bengal; 7 Who Benefits from Conflict? Some Evidence from Assam; Appendix 1 Technical Note on Household Regressions
Appendix 2 Data Collection MethodsAppendix 3 List of Variables for Household Regressions; Appendix 4 Weights for the PCA-Constructed Indexes, by State; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807891003321 |
Narayan Deepa
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Namibia Country Brief [[electronic resource]]
| Namibia Country Brief [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (56 p.) |
| Disciplina |
330.9881
968.81 |
| Collana | World Bank Country Brief |
| Soggetto topico |
Namibia --Economic conditions
Namibia --Politics and government --1990- Namibia --Social conditions Social Sciences Business & Economics Economic History Statistics - General |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-11475-1
9786612114755 0-8213-7871-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Map of Namibia; Fast Facts about Namibia; People and Poverty; Figures; Boxes; Tables; Economy; Environment; Governance and Business Environment; Global Links; Namibia and the World Bank Group; Notes; References; Data Appendix |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455043303321 |
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Bank World
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nonfinancial Defined Contribution Pension Schemes in a Changing Pension World [[electronic resource] ] : Gender, Politics, and Financial Stability
| Nonfinancial Defined Contribution Pension Schemes in a Changing Pension World [[electronic resource] ] : Gender, Politics, and Financial Stability |
| Autore | Holzmann Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (535 p.) |
| Disciplina |
331.25/2
331.252 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PalmerEdward
RobalinoDavid |
| Soggetto topico |
Defined contribution pension plans
Pensions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-85411-2
0-8213-9479-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; III. The Gender Dimension of Pension Reform with NDC; 10. Gender in the (Nonfinancial) Defined Contribution World: Issues and Options; Tables; 10.1 Gender-related characteristics of NDC plans; 10.2 Simulated effect of joint annuities and unisex tables in Chile; Figures; 10.1 Real annual payouts over lifetime: Using the imputed interest rate and indexation method to determine the time stream of real benefits for a given retirement accumulation; COMMENT: Ann-Charlotte Ståhlberg
11. To Share or Not to Share: That Is the Question 11.1 Global gender gap in labor force participation, 2009; 11.2 The effect of sharing pensions between individuals i and j; 11.1 Illustration of annuity payments with a joint annuity; 11.3 Comparison of male and female income, 1995-2007; 11.4 Ratio of female-to-male pension and income for couples when the oldest person is 70 years of age, 1995-2007; 11.5 Age distribution of men and women in a couple when the oldest partner is 70 years, 1995-2007; 11.6 Effect of divorce on pension income, 1997-2007 11.7 Number of spouses who outlive their partners each year in Sweden, 1996-200711.8 Men's change in pension plus income and change in utility when sharing is imposed, 1995-2007; 11.9 Women's change in pension plus income and change in utility when sharing is imposed, 1995-2007; 11.10 Tax revenues lost per person because of the decrease in men's taxable pension income to a lower tax bracket under sharing, 1995-2007; 11.11 Notional capital for 1,600 Swedish spouses, both born in 1941 and retired at age 65 in 2006 11.12 Distribution of notional pension capital for Swedish spouses, born in 1941 and retired at age 65 in 200611.2 Joint annuities for Swedish couples: Case 1; 11.3 Joint annuities for Swedish couples: Case 2; COMMENTS: Elsa Fornero; Ann-Charlotte Ståhlberg; 12. Pension Entitlements of Women with Children: The Role of Credits within Pension Systems in OECD and EU Countries; 12.1 OECD average pensionable ages by gender, 1950-2050; 12.1 Pension schemes in countries without explicit child-care credits for full-time workers 12.2 Objectives of implicit and explicit credits related to children in selected European countries 12.2 Change in the gross pension replacement rates relative to full career, according to length of break, OECD average; 12.3 Change in the net pension replacement rates relative to full career, according to length of break, OECD average; 12.4 Change in gross pension replacement rates for those with child-care breaks compared to full career, OECD average; 12.5 Gross pension replacement rates for interrupted career compared to full career 12.6 Gross pension replacement rates relative to full career if credits exist or are removed |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461979003321 |
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Holzmann Robert
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nonfinancial defined contribution pension schemes in a changing pension world [[electronic resource] ] : gender, politics, and financial stability
| Nonfinancial defined contribution pension schemes in a changing pension world [[electronic resource] ] : gender, politics, and financial stability |
| Autore | Holzmann Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (535 p.) |
| Disciplina |
331.25/2
331.252 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PalmerEdward
RobalinoDavid |
| Soggetto topico |
Defined contribution pension plans
Pensions |
| ISBN |
1-283-85411-2
0-8213-9479-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; III. The Gender Dimension of Pension Reform with NDC; 10. Gender in the (Nonfinancial) Defined Contribution World: Issues and Options; Tables; 10.1 Gender-related characteristics of NDC plans; 10.2 Simulated effect of joint annuities and unisex tables in Chile; Figures; 10.1 Real annual payouts over lifetime: Using the imputed interest rate and indexation method to determine the time stream of real benefits for a given retirement accumulation; COMMENT: Ann-Charlotte Ståhlberg
11. To Share or Not to Share: That Is the Question 11.1 Global gender gap in labor force participation, 2009; 11.2 The effect of sharing pensions between individuals i and j; 11.1 Illustration of annuity payments with a joint annuity; 11.3 Comparison of male and female income, 1995-2007; 11.4 Ratio of female-to-male pension and income for couples when the oldest person is 70 years of age, 1995-2007; 11.5 Age distribution of men and women in a couple when the oldest partner is 70 years, 1995-2007; 11.6 Effect of divorce on pension income, 1997-2007 11.7 Number of spouses who outlive their partners each year in Sweden, 1996-200711.8 Men's change in pension plus income and change in utility when sharing is imposed, 1995-2007; 11.9 Women's change in pension plus income and change in utility when sharing is imposed, 1995-2007; 11.10 Tax revenues lost per person because of the decrease in men's taxable pension income to a lower tax bracket under sharing, 1995-2007; 11.11 Notional capital for 1,600 Swedish spouses, both born in 1941 and retired at age 65 in 2006 11.12 Distribution of notional pension capital for Swedish spouses, born in 1941 and retired at age 65 in 200611.2 Joint annuities for Swedish couples: Case 1; 11.3 Joint annuities for Swedish couples: Case 2; COMMENTS: Elsa Fornero; Ann-Charlotte Ståhlberg; 12. Pension Entitlements of Women with Children: The Role of Credits within Pension Systems in OECD and EU Countries; 12.1 OECD average pensionable ages by gender, 1950-2050; 12.1 Pension schemes in countries without explicit child-care credits for full-time workers 12.2 Objectives of implicit and explicit credits related to children in selected European countries 12.2 Change in the gross pension replacement rates relative to full career, according to length of break, OECD average; 12.3 Change in the net pension replacement rates relative to full career, according to length of break, OECD average; 12.4 Change in gross pension replacement rates for those with child-care breaks compared to full career, OECD average; 12.5 Gross pension replacement rates for interrupted career compared to full career 12.6 Gross pension replacement rates relative to full career if credits exist or are removed |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786340903321 |
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Holzmann Robert
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nonfinancial defined contribution pension schemes in a changing pension world [[electronic resource] ] : gender, politics, and financial stability
| Nonfinancial defined contribution pension schemes in a changing pension world [[electronic resource] ] : gender, politics, and financial stability |
| Autore | Holzmann Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (535 p.) |
| Disciplina |
331.25/2
331.252 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PalmerEdward
RobalinoDavid |
| Soggetto topico |
Defined contribution pension plans
Pensions |
| ISBN |
1-283-85411-2
0-8213-9479-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; III. The Gender Dimension of Pension Reform with NDC; 10. Gender in the (Nonfinancial) Defined Contribution World: Issues and Options; Tables; 10.1 Gender-related characteristics of NDC plans; 10.2 Simulated effect of joint annuities and unisex tables in Chile; Figures; 10.1 Real annual payouts over lifetime: Using the imputed interest rate and indexation method to determine the time stream of real benefits for a given retirement accumulation; COMMENT: Ann-Charlotte Ståhlberg
11. To Share or Not to Share: That Is the Question 11.1 Global gender gap in labor force participation, 2009; 11.2 The effect of sharing pensions between individuals i and j; 11.1 Illustration of annuity payments with a joint annuity; 11.3 Comparison of male and female income, 1995-2007; 11.4 Ratio of female-to-male pension and income for couples when the oldest person is 70 years of age, 1995-2007; 11.5 Age distribution of men and women in a couple when the oldest partner is 70 years, 1995-2007; 11.6 Effect of divorce on pension income, 1997-2007 11.7 Number of spouses who outlive their partners each year in Sweden, 1996-200711.8 Men's change in pension plus income and change in utility when sharing is imposed, 1995-2007; 11.9 Women's change in pension plus income and change in utility when sharing is imposed, 1995-2007; 11.10 Tax revenues lost per person because of the decrease in men's taxable pension income to a lower tax bracket under sharing, 1995-2007; 11.11 Notional capital for 1,600 Swedish spouses, both born in 1941 and retired at age 65 in 2006 11.12 Distribution of notional pension capital for Swedish spouses, born in 1941 and retired at age 65 in 200611.2 Joint annuities for Swedish couples: Case 1; 11.3 Joint annuities for Swedish couples: Case 2; COMMENTS: Elsa Fornero; Ann-Charlotte Ståhlberg; 12. Pension Entitlements of Women with Children: The Role of Credits within Pension Systems in OECD and EU Countries; 12.1 OECD average pensionable ages by gender, 1950-2050; 12.1 Pension schemes in countries without explicit child-care credits for full-time workers 12.2 Objectives of implicit and explicit credits related to children in selected European countries 12.2 Change in the gross pension replacement rates relative to full career, according to length of break, OECD average; 12.3 Change in the net pension replacement rates relative to full career, according to length of break, OECD average; 12.4 Change in gross pension replacement rates for those with child-care breaks compared to full career, OECD average; 12.5 Gross pension replacement rates for interrupted career compared to full career 12.6 Gross pension replacement rates relative to full career if credits exist or are removed |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824006203321 |
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Holzmann Robert
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2012 | ||
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Off the books : understanding and mitigating the fiscal risks of infrastructure
| Off the books : understanding and mitigating the fiscal risks of infrastructure |
| Autore | Herrera Dappe Matías |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : World Bank Publications, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (179 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FosterVivien
MusacchioAldo Ter-MinassianTeresa |
| Collana | Sustainable Infrastructure Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - Finance
Capitalism |
| ISBN |
9781464819384
9781464819377 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Main Messages -- Abbreviations -- Overview: Key Findings and Policy Recommendations -- What are the main sources of fiscal risks from infrastructure? -- Off-budget modalities drain public finances more often and on a larger scale than usually assumed -- Inefficiencies in public provision lead to fiscal surprises in the near, medium, and long term -- When it rains, it pours: Fiscal risks from infrastructure during bad times -- Implementing a reform agenda can create sustainable fiscal space for infrastructure -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 1: A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Fiscal Risks from Infrastructure -- Main Messages -- Introduction -- Fiscal Risks from Infrastructure -- In Sum -- References -- Chapter 2: Fiscal Risks Associated with Direct Public Provision of Infrastructure -- Main Messages -- Introduction -- Near-Term Risk of OVERSPENDING on Infrastructure Projects -- Medium-Term Risk of Unanticipated Capital Expenditure on Infrastructure -- Long-Term Risks of Economic Underperformance from the Squeezing of Public Spending on Infrastructure -- In Sum -- Note -- References -- Chapter 3: Fiscal Risks and Costs of State-Owned Enterprises -- Main Messages -- Introduction -- Size, Performance, and Cost Structure as Sources of Fiscal Risk in SOEs -- Performance of SOEs versus Performance of Similar Private Firms -- SOEs and Fiscal Risk: Slow Drip or Tail Risk? -- Predicting Fiscal Risks -- Capacity of SOEs to Deal with Shocks -- In Sum -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Fiscal Risks and Costs of Public-Private Partnerships -- Main Messages -- Introduction -- Guarantees -- Renegotiation of PPPs -- Early Termination of PPPs -- Frameworks for Managing Fiscal Risks from PPPs -- In Sum -- Notes -- References.
Chapter 5: A Reform Agenda to Create Sustainable Fiscal Space for Infrastructure -- Main Messages -- Introduction -- Integrated Management of Fiscal Resources and Risks -- Efficient Direct Public Provision of Infrastructure -- Effective Fiscal and Corporate Governance of SOEs -- A Robust PPP Framework -- In Sum -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A: Main Data Sources Used in the Report -- Appendix B: The World Bank Infrastructure SOEs Database -- Appendix C: Methodology Used to Compare the Performance of SOEs and Similar Private Firms -- Appendix D: Big Bang versus Frequent Small-Drip Events -- Appendix E: Methodology Used to Compare SOEs That Suffered a Negative Shock as a Result of the Decline in Oil and Gas Prices with a Control Group of SOEs -- Appendix F: Methodology for Estimating Fiscal Risks from Early Termination -- Boxes -- Box O.1 Sectoral features affecting the size and profile of fiscal risks from SOEs -- Box O.2 Sectoral features affecting the size and profile of fiscal risks from PPPs -- Box 2.1 Using data envelopment analysis to assess the efficiency of spending -- Box 3.1 Sensitivity of profitability of infrastructure SOEs in Indonesia and Kenya to changes in fuel costs and demand -- Box 3.2 A taxonomy of fiscal injections to SOEs -- Box 3.3 Predicting fiscal injections to SOEs -- Box 4.1 Termination clauses of PPPs favorable to the private party -- Box 4.2 Countries included in the analysis -- Box 5.1 Calculating the costs of quasi-fiscal operations -- Box 5.2 What is the PFRAM? -- Figures -- Figure O.1 Share of capital spending on infrastructure in developing countries, by modality, 2009-18 -- Figure O.2 Sources of fiscal costs and risks associated with provision of infrastructure -- Figure O.3 Distribution of fiscal injections to infrastructure SOEs. Figure O.4 Average annual fiscal injections to infrastructure SOEs, 2008-19, by country -- Figure BO.1.1 Fiscal injections to infrastructure SOEs by sector, 2009-18 -- Figure BO.1.2 Size distribution of fiscal injections in the transport and power sectors -- Figure BO.1.3 Return on average assets of infrastructure SOEs, with and without adjustment for operations subsidies, by sector -- Figure O.5 Costs of renegotiation of PPPs in Chile and Peru -- Figure O.6 Number of early terminations of PPPs in developing countries, 1990-2020 -- Figure O.7 Fiscal risks from early termination of PPPs in selected countries -- Figure BO.2.1 Fiscal risks from early termination of electricity and transport PPPs -- Figure O.8 Share of capital spending in the power and transport sectors, by modality, 2009-18 -- Figure O.9 Increase in fiscal risks from early termination of PPPs associated with a profound macro-financial shock -- Figure O.10 Building blocks of a reform agenda to mitigate fiscal risks from infrastructure -- Figure 1.1 Sources of fiscal costs and risks associated with the provision of infrastructure -- Figure 2.1 Fiscal risks associated with direct public provision of infrastructure -- Figure 2.2 Budget execution rates for public investment in infrastructure, 2010-18 -- Figure 2.3 Productivity and technological and efficiency change in road expenditure -- Figure 2.4 Distribution of governance scores for quality of public investment management of infrastructure projects across 33 developing countries -- Figure 2.5 Capital bias in public expenditure on roads, 2006-18 -- Figure 2.6 Historic infrastructure spending and projected infrastructure investment financing gap, by region -- Figure 2.7 Government budgetary expenditure on infrastructure, by country income level and sector, 2010-20. Figure 2.8 GDP per capita and total infrastructure expenditure per capita in low- and middle-income countries, 2006-20 -- F igure 3.1 Shares of spending by infrastructure SOEs, 2009-18 -- Figure 3.2 Fiscal risks from infrastructure SOEs -- Figure 3.3 Average operating expenses of infrastructure SOEs in selected countries -- Figure 3.4 Assets of infrastructure SOEs in selected countries -- Figure 3.5 Return on average assets of infrastructure SOEs, with and without adjustment for operations subsidies, by sector -- Figure 3.6 Percent of infrastructure SOEs generating losses before receiving subsidies, by sector, 2009-18 -- Figure 3.7 Costs of infrastructure SOEs, by type of cost and sector -- Figure 3.8 Employment costs as a share of revenues by fully owned and partially privatized infrastructure SOEs, by sector -- Figure 3.9 Adjusted net income as percent of GDP in the power and railway sectors, by country -- Figure 3.10 Comparison of size and performance of infrastructure SOEs and similar private firms using matching techniques -- Figure 3.11 Average fiscal injections to infrastructure SOEs, by sector -- Figure 3.12 Fiscal injections to infrastructure SOEs, at the sectoral and country level -- Figure 3.13 Average fiscal injections to infrastructure SOEs in 2009-18, by country and type of support -- Figure 3.14 Average fiscal injections to infrastructure SOEs in 2009-18, by sector -- Figure 3.15 Predicted fiscal injections to infrastructure SOEs based on estimated Z″ scores -- Figure 3.16 Impact of a negative macroeconomic shock on infrastructure SOEs -- Figure 4.1 Total investment in PPPs in the developing world, 1990-2021 -- Figure 4.2 Share of capital spending through PPPs, 2009-18 -- Figure 4.3 Fiscal risks from PPPs -- Figure 4.4 Actual and expected payments for minimum revenue guarantees in Chile, as percent of GDP, 2003-21. Figure 4.5 Fiscal costs of minimum revenue guarantees of road PPPs as percent of GDP in Türkiye, 2017-21 -- Figure 4.6 Costs of renegotiation of PPPs in Chile, 1997-2020 -- Figure 4.7 Annual fiscal costs of renegotiation of PPPs in Peru, 2006-20 -- Figure 4.8 Number of renegotiated fixed- and variable-term contracts in Chile during construction and costs of renegotiations, before and after the 2010 reform -- Figure 4.9 Renegotiation costs in Chile during first six years of operation, before and after the 2010 reform, by sector -- Figure 4.10 Number of early terminations of PPPs in developing countries, 1990-2020 -- Figure 4.11 Impact of sector, type, and size of project on probability of early termination of PPPs -- Figure 4.12 Impact of contract features on probability of early termination of PPPs -- Figure 4.13 Impact of country-level characteristics and shocks on probability of early termination of PPPs -- Figure B4.2.1 Size of PPP portfolios as a percent of GDP in selected developing countries, as of the end of 2021 -- Figure 4.14 Fiscal risks from early termination of PPPs as a percent of GDP in selected countries -- Figure 4.15 Cumulative low, medium, and high fiscal risks from early termination of PPP portfolio as a percent of GDP in selected countries, 2022-26 -- Figure 4.16 Fiscal risks from early termination of PPP portfolio as a percent of government revenue in selected countries -- Figure 4.17 Increase in fiscal risks from early termination of PPP portfolio associated with a profound macro-financial shock -- Figure 4.18 Percent of countries with systems for budgeting, reporting, and accounting for PPP liabilities -- Figure 4.19 Percent of countries requiring approval by ministry of finance or other third-party government entity over the PPP project lifecycle. Figure 4.20 Percent of countries requiring assessment of selected aspect of PPP projects during planning and using established methodology for assessment. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838329303321 |
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Herrera Dappe Matías
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| New York : , : World Bank Publications, , 2023 | ||
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Parenting Education in Indonesia [[electronic resource] ] : Review and Recommendations to Strengthen Programs and Systems
| Parenting Education in Indonesia [[electronic resource] ] : Review and Recommendations to Strengthen Programs and Systems |
| Autore | Tomlinson Heather Biggar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | World Bank Publications, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (107 p.) |
| Disciplina | 649.107 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AndinaSyifa |
| Collana | World Bank Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Group guidance in education
Parenting -- Indonesia Parenting -- Study and teaching |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0622-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Cover ""; ""Contents""; ""About the Authors""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""; ""Abstract""; ""Parenting Education Matters Because Parents Matter""; ""Background and Overview of the Report""; ""Structure of the Report""; ""Note""; ""Chapter 2 Literature Review on Parenting Education Internationally""; ""Abstract""; ""Components of Parenting""; ""Evidence That Parenting Programs Work When Implemented Well""; ""Content of Parenting Education Programs""; ""Design and Delivery Components of Successful Programs""; ""Note""
""Chapter 3 Parenting in Indonesia""""Abstract""; ""The Strengths of Indonesian Families""; ""Recent Research: A World Bank Impact Evaluation""; ""Areas in Which Indonesian Parents Need Support""; ""Recommended Indonesia-Specific Content""; ""Chapter 4 Existing Parenting Education Programs in Indonesia""; ""Abstract""; ""The Big Picture: Geographical Coverage""; ""Government Programs""; ""Ministry of Health""; ""National Board on Family Planning (BKKBN) 28 Ministry of Education and Culture""; ""Ministry of Social Affairs""; ""Nongovernmental Organizations"" ""Programs at a Glance: Two Matrices""""In Closing""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 5 Discussion and Recommendations""; ""Introduction""; ""Strengthening Program Content""; ""Strengthening Program Design and Delivery""; ""Strengthening the System""; ""Steps to Get from Here to There""; ""In Closing""; ""Appendix A Parenting Education in Indonesia: Seven Program Examples from the Field""; ""Ministry of Health�s Kelas Ibu""; ""National Board on Family Planning�s Bina Keluarga Balita Program""; ""Ministry of Education and Culture�s Grant Programs"" ""Ministry of Social Affairs�s Taman Anak Sejahtera and Program Keluarga Harapan/Family Development Sessions Programs""""Plan Indonesia�s Kelompok Pengasuhan Anak""; ""Save the Children�s Parenting Meetings""; ""World Vision International""; ""Note""; ""Bibliography""; ""Boxes ""; ""ES.1 Parenting Programs Work""; ""A.1 Ministry of Health Collaboration with the Global Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program""; ""A.2 Snapshot of a High-Quality Bina Keluarga Balita Program""; ""A.3 Development of New Materials"" ""A.4 In-Depth Look at the Program Keluarga Harapan/Family Development Sessions Content for Parenting Education Sessions""""A.5 Impact Evaluation of Program Keluarga Harapan/Family Development Sessions""; ""A.6 Strengthening Families for Better Early Childhood Outcomes: A Parenting Education Curriculum Guide""; ""A.7 Program Coverage in Aceh and Nusa Tenggara Timur""; ""A.8 Evaluations and Plans for the Future""; ""Maps ""; ""ES.1 Parenting Education Program Coverage in Indonesia""; ""4.1 Parenting Education Program Coverage in Indonesia""; ""Tables "" ""ES.1 Indonesia Parenting Education System: Matrix of Recommended Actions"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511678903321 |
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Tomlinson Heather Biggar
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| World Bank Publications, 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Place, Productivity, and Prosperity : Revisiting Spatially Targeted Policies for Regional Development
| Place, Productivity, and Prosperity : Revisiting Spatially Targeted Policies for Regional Development |
| Autore | Grover Arti |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | , : World Bank Publications, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.7317 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LallSomik
MaloneyWilliam |
| Soggetto topico |
Land use - Planning
Regional planning Urban density |
| ISBN | 1-4648-1794-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. Place, Productivity, and Prosperity: An Introduction -- Introduction -- The Attraction of Place-Based Policies -- Three Forces Shaping the Economic Landscape -- Lagging Places, Left-Behind People-and Perhaps, Missed Opportunities -- Notes -- References -- 2. Agglomeration Economies, Productivity, and the Persistence of Place -- Introduction -- A Virtuous Cycle of Economic Concentration, Higher Productivity, and More Prosperity -- The Developing Country Urban Productivity Puzzle -- Changing Drivers of Spatial Activity: The Future Isn't What It Used to Be -- Unpacking the Association of Density with Productivity -- Measuring the Benefits of Spatial Concentration -- Measuring the Full Costs of Agglomeration: Accounting for the Extra Expense of Working in Developing Country Cities -- Conclusion -- Annex 2A. Estimating Productivity, Marginal Cost, and Markups -- Notes -- References -- 3. The Promise of Labor Mobility Introduction -- Introduction -- The Evidence on Internal Migration -- The Barriers to Internal Migration -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4. Globalization and Digital Development: Bridging Distances within Countries -- Introduction -- Globalization and Regional Growth within Countries -- How Trade Costs, Infrastructure, and Institutions Affect Growth within Countries -- The Role of Digital Connectivity in Narrowing Disparities between Regions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 5. Lagging Places: Missed Opportunities, Left-Behind People -- Introduction -- Two Tales of Cities: Not Every Place Has Potential for Growth -- Why Is a Region Not Thriving Already? -- Three Arguments Often Used to Support Place-Based Policies for Nonviable Regions -- Complementarities, Silver Bullets, and Big Pushes.
Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6. A Framework for Appraising Place-Based Policies -- Introduction -- Principles for Appraising Place-Based Policies -- Dealing with Challenges in Fully Appraising Policies: Using the Framework as a Heuristic Tool -- Lessons from World Bank Evaluations of Projects to Enhance Agglomeration -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 7. The Framework in Action: Appraising Transport Corridors, Economic Clusters, and Interventions to Manage Urban Congestion -- Introduction -- Corridors and Long-Distance Transport Improvements -- Spatial Economic Clusters and Special Economic Zones -- Interventions to Manage Urban Congestion -- Conclusion -- Annex 7A. Using Spatial General Equilibrium Models to Quantify the Indirect Effects of Highway Corridors in Africa -- Notes -- References -- 8. Local Economic Development Policies -- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship: The Lifeblood of Local Economic Development -- Strengthening the Enabling Environment for Entrepreneurship -- Promoting the Capabilities of Entrepreneurs -- Improving Fiscal Incentives -- Conclusion -- Annex 8A. Clear Rationales for Certain Regional Development Projects in Europe -- Annex 8B. New York's Innovation Ecosystem to Support Start-Ups -- Notes -- References -- 9. Conclusion Concluding Remarks -- Concluding Remarks -- Reference -- Boxes -- Box 2.1 The Persistent Effects of Colonial Railroads on Regional Development in Kenya -- Box 3.1 The Central Role of Migration in Long-Term Economic Growth -- Box 3.2 How Caste Boundaries Act as a Barrier to Migration in India -- Box 4.1 The Role of Complementary Conditions in Connecting People and Regions Digitally during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Box 4.2 Digital Technologies May Exacerbate the Differences across Regions as They Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic. Box 5.1 Insights on Migration and Nonviable Regions from a Mining Boom Town: The Case of Kolmanskop, Namibia -- Box 5.2 Managing the Closure of Coal Mines: Achieving a Just Transition for All -- Box 5.3 Limited Policy Options for Lagging Regions When Migration Is Challenging: The Case of Colombia -- Box 5.4 Not All Places Are Equal: The Coexistence of a Low and a High Equilibrium in the Context of Regional Development -- Box 6.1 Lessons from an Analysis of Spatial Public Expenditures in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 6.2 A Proposal for Spatial Public Expenditure Reviews -- Box 6.3 How Is the World Bank Group Assessing Place-Based Interventions? -- Box 8.1 The Positive Externalities from Improvements in Human Capital -- Box 8.2 The Persistence of Education over Time: From Jesuit Education to Production of Genetically Engineered Soy in Brazil -- Box 8.3 Strengthening a Regional Entrepreneurial and Innovation System for a Midsize City: Scale Up Manizales (Manizales Más) in Colombia -- Box 8.4 Fiscal Incentives to Overcome First-Mover Coordination Problems: The Case of Hawassa Industrial Park in Ethiopia -- Box 8.5 Applying the Duranton-Venables Framework to Design a Project to Support Businesses in Mozambique -- Figures -- Figure 1.1 Spatial Income Inequalities Are Higher in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries -- Figure 1.2 Special Economic Zones Have Increased Six-Fold over the Past Two Decades -- Figure 2.1 Economic Activity Is Highly Concentrated, Even in the Lowest-Income Countries -- Figure 2.2 Establishments, Employment, and Value Added Are Concentrated in Densely Populated Areas -- Figure 2.3 Urbanization, Economic Growth, and the Transition from Slow to Fast Growth Occur Together -- Figure 2.4 The Rise of Cities and Structural Transformation Have Gone Hand in Hand in Asia. Figure 2.5 Urbanization and Economic Transformation Have Not Gone Hand in Hand in Africa -- Figure 2.6 Cities and Departments That Were the Most Densely Populated in 1500 Are among the Wealthiest Now in Colombia -- Figure 2.7 Agglomeration Elasticity Is a Composite of Agglomeration Benefits and Costs -- Figure 2.8 Urban Density Is Associated with Higher Firm Entry -- Figure 2.9 Meta-Analysis: Raw Elasticities Suggest Strong Agglomeration Economies in Developing Countries -- Figure 2.10 Estimated Elasticity in Developing Countries Is Lower in Services and When Using Total Factor Productivity Data -- Figure 2.11 The Agglomeration Premiums on Labor Productivity Nearly Disappear after Controlling for Urban Costs -- Figure 2.12 Efficiency Gains from Agglomeration Disappear Altogether or Become Negative after Controlling for Output Prices -- Figure 2.13 Evidence of Sterile Agglomeration: Physical Measures of Total Factor Productivity Decline with Population Density, While Costs Rise in Lower-Income Countries -- Figure 2.14 Urban Costs Are Higher in Developing Countries than in Advanced Economies -- Figure 3.1 Internal Migration Increases with Economic Development -- Figure 3.2 Migration Could Significantly Increase Consumption Potential in the Middle East and North Africa -- Figure 3.3 Denser Areas Have Better Access to Safe Drinking Water and Electricity -- Figure 3.4 Frictions in Labor Mobility Are Associated with Lesser Changes in Lifetime Utility and Fewer Job Options in Other Job Markets Following an Export Shock in Brazil -- Figure 3.5 The Value of Labor Reallocation between Agriculture and Modern Sector Jobs Is Contingent on Initial Productivity -- Figure 4.1 Participation in Technology or Knowledge-Intensive Global Value Chains Is Associated with Higher Spatial Concentration. Figure 4.2 Trade Liberalization Is Associated with Changes in Activity in Secondary Regions but Has No Effect on Interior Regions in India -- Figure 4.3 The Impact of Improved Domestic Connectivity Is Contingent on Proximity to Ports in India -- Figure 4.4 The Distant Northeast Region in India Faces an Outsized Share of Loss in Shipment Value Following the COVID-19 Lockdown -- Figure 4.5 Trade Volume Influences Trade Costs -- Figure 4.6 Upgrades of the Golden Quadrilateral Highway Improved Plant Dynamics, but Only for Young and Productive Plants in India -- Figure 4.7 Reductions in Transport Costs When Combined with Complementary Conditions Improve Welfare in Central Asia -- Figure 4.8 The Use of E-commerce Is Positively Associated with Higher Skills and Education in Japan -- Figure B4.1.1 Fewer Jobs in Developing Countries Can Be Performed Remotely -- Figure B4.1.2 Network Equipment in Developing Countries Is Subject to Higher Tariffs -- Figure B4.2.1 Firms in Capital or Business Cities Are More Likely to Digitalize during the COVID-19 Crisis -- Figure 4.9 Local Demand (Population) Critically Determines the Location and Size of a Data Center -- Figure 5.1 Towns along Fall Lines Evolved Very Differently than Mining Towns -- Figure 5.2 Some Small Island Countries Are Very Far Away from Markets -- Figure 5.3 The Payoff (Multiplier) for Creating Jobs in the Tradable Sector is Higher for Developing Countries -- Figure 6.1 A Framework for Appraising Place-Based Policies -- Figure B6.1.1 Expenditures on Spatially Distortive Policies in the Middle East and North Africa Vary Greatly from Those of Benchmark Countries -- Figure B6.2.1 Functional Analysis of National versus Regional Innovation Programs in Poland -- Figure 7.1 While the Direct Effects of Transport Investments Are Important, the Indirect Effects Are Likely to Matter More. Figure 7.2 The Average Accessibility to Jobs Is Quite Low in Many African Cities. |
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Place, Productivity, and Prosperity : Revisiting Spatially Targeted Policies for Regional Development
| Place, Productivity, and Prosperity : Revisiting Spatially Targeted Policies for Regional Development |
| Autore | Grover Arti |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | , : World Bank Publications, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.7317 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LallSomik
MaloneyWilliam |
| Soggetto topico |
Land use - Planning
Regional planning Urban density |
| ISBN | 1-4648-1794-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. Place, Productivity, and Prosperity: An Introduction -- Introduction -- The Attraction of Place-Based Policies -- Three Forces Shaping the Economic Landscape -- Lagging Places, Left-Behind People-and Perhaps, Missed Opportunities -- Notes -- References -- 2. Agglomeration Economies, Productivity, and the Persistence of Place -- Introduction -- A Virtuous Cycle of Economic Concentration, Higher Productivity, and More Prosperity -- The Developing Country Urban Productivity Puzzle -- Changing Drivers of Spatial Activity: The Future Isn't What It Used to Be -- Unpacking the Association of Density with Productivity -- Measuring the Benefits of Spatial Concentration -- Measuring the Full Costs of Agglomeration: Accounting for the Extra Expense of Working in Developing Country Cities -- Conclusion -- Annex 2A. Estimating Productivity, Marginal Cost, and Markups -- Notes -- References -- 3. The Promise of Labor Mobility Introduction -- Introduction -- The Evidence on Internal Migration -- The Barriers to Internal Migration -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4. Globalization and Digital Development: Bridging Distances within Countries -- Introduction -- Globalization and Regional Growth within Countries -- How Trade Costs, Infrastructure, and Institutions Affect Growth within Countries -- The Role of Digital Connectivity in Narrowing Disparities between Regions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 5. Lagging Places: Missed Opportunities, Left-Behind People -- Introduction -- Two Tales of Cities: Not Every Place Has Potential for Growth -- Why Is a Region Not Thriving Already? -- Three Arguments Often Used to Support Place-Based Policies for Nonviable Regions -- Complementarities, Silver Bullets, and Big Pushes.
Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6. A Framework for Appraising Place-Based Policies -- Introduction -- Principles for Appraising Place-Based Policies -- Dealing with Challenges in Fully Appraising Policies: Using the Framework as a Heuristic Tool -- Lessons from World Bank Evaluations of Projects to Enhance Agglomeration -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 7. The Framework in Action: Appraising Transport Corridors, Economic Clusters, and Interventions to Manage Urban Congestion -- Introduction -- Corridors and Long-Distance Transport Improvements -- Spatial Economic Clusters and Special Economic Zones -- Interventions to Manage Urban Congestion -- Conclusion -- Annex 7A. Using Spatial General Equilibrium Models to Quantify the Indirect Effects of Highway Corridors in Africa -- Notes -- References -- 8. Local Economic Development Policies -- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship: The Lifeblood of Local Economic Development -- Strengthening the Enabling Environment for Entrepreneurship -- Promoting the Capabilities of Entrepreneurs -- Improving Fiscal Incentives -- Conclusion -- Annex 8A. Clear Rationales for Certain Regional Development Projects in Europe -- Annex 8B. New York's Innovation Ecosystem to Support Start-Ups -- Notes -- References -- 9. Conclusion Concluding Remarks -- Concluding Remarks -- Reference -- Boxes -- Box 2.1 The Persistent Effects of Colonial Railroads on Regional Development in Kenya -- Box 3.1 The Central Role of Migration in Long-Term Economic Growth -- Box 3.2 How Caste Boundaries Act as a Barrier to Migration in India -- Box 4.1 The Role of Complementary Conditions in Connecting People and Regions Digitally during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Box 4.2 Digital Technologies May Exacerbate the Differences across Regions as They Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic. Box 5.1 Insights on Migration and Nonviable Regions from a Mining Boom Town: The Case of Kolmanskop, Namibia -- Box 5.2 Managing the Closure of Coal Mines: Achieving a Just Transition for All -- Box 5.3 Limited Policy Options for Lagging Regions When Migration Is Challenging: The Case of Colombia -- Box 5.4 Not All Places Are Equal: The Coexistence of a Low and a High Equilibrium in the Context of Regional Development -- Box 6.1 Lessons from an Analysis of Spatial Public Expenditures in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 6.2 A Proposal for Spatial Public Expenditure Reviews -- Box 6.3 How Is the World Bank Group Assessing Place-Based Interventions? -- Box 8.1 The Positive Externalities from Improvements in Human Capital -- Box 8.2 The Persistence of Education over Time: From Jesuit Education to Production of Genetically Engineered Soy in Brazil -- Box 8.3 Strengthening a Regional Entrepreneurial and Innovation System for a Midsize City: Scale Up Manizales (Manizales Más) in Colombia -- Box 8.4 Fiscal Incentives to Overcome First-Mover Coordination Problems: The Case of Hawassa Industrial Park in Ethiopia -- Box 8.5 Applying the Duranton-Venables Framework to Design a Project to Support Businesses in Mozambique -- Figures -- Figure 1.1 Spatial Income Inequalities Are Higher in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries -- Figure 1.2 Special Economic Zones Have Increased Six-Fold over the Past Two Decades -- Figure 2.1 Economic Activity Is Highly Concentrated, Even in the Lowest-Income Countries -- Figure 2.2 Establishments, Employment, and Value Added Are Concentrated in Densely Populated Areas -- Figure 2.3 Urbanization, Economic Growth, and the Transition from Slow to Fast Growth Occur Together -- Figure 2.4 The Rise of Cities and Structural Transformation Have Gone Hand in Hand in Asia. Figure 2.5 Urbanization and Economic Transformation Have Not Gone Hand in Hand in Africa -- Figure 2.6 Cities and Departments That Were the Most Densely Populated in 1500 Are among the Wealthiest Now in Colombia -- Figure 2.7 Agglomeration Elasticity Is a Composite of Agglomeration Benefits and Costs -- Figure 2.8 Urban Density Is Associated with Higher Firm Entry -- Figure 2.9 Meta-Analysis: Raw Elasticities Suggest Strong Agglomeration Economies in Developing Countries -- Figure 2.10 Estimated Elasticity in Developing Countries Is Lower in Services and When Using Total Factor Productivity Data -- Figure 2.11 The Agglomeration Premiums on Labor Productivity Nearly Disappear after Controlling for Urban Costs -- Figure 2.12 Efficiency Gains from Agglomeration Disappear Altogether or Become Negative after Controlling for Output Prices -- Figure 2.13 Evidence of Sterile Agglomeration: Physical Measures of Total Factor Productivity Decline with Population Density, While Costs Rise in Lower-Income Countries -- Figure 2.14 Urban Costs Are Higher in Developing Countries than in Advanced Economies -- Figure 3.1 Internal Migration Increases with Economic Development -- Figure 3.2 Migration Could Significantly Increase Consumption Potential in the Middle East and North Africa -- Figure 3.3 Denser Areas Have Better Access to Safe Drinking Water and Electricity -- Figure 3.4 Frictions in Labor Mobility Are Associated with Lesser Changes in Lifetime Utility and Fewer Job Options in Other Job Markets Following an Export Shock in Brazil -- Figure 3.5 The Value of Labor Reallocation between Agriculture and Modern Sector Jobs Is Contingent on Initial Productivity -- Figure 4.1 Participation in Technology or Knowledge-Intensive Global Value Chains Is Associated with Higher Spatial Concentration. Figure 4.2 Trade Liberalization Is Associated with Changes in Activity in Secondary Regions but Has No Effect on Interior Regions in India -- Figure 4.3 The Impact of Improved Domestic Connectivity Is Contingent on Proximity to Ports in India -- Figure 4.4 The Distant Northeast Region in India Faces an Outsized Share of Loss in Shipment Value Following the COVID-19 Lockdown -- Figure 4.5 Trade Volume Influences Trade Costs -- Figure 4.6 Upgrades of the Golden Quadrilateral Highway Improved Plant Dynamics, but Only for Young and Productive Plants in India -- Figure 4.7 Reductions in Transport Costs When Combined with Complementary Conditions Improve Welfare in Central Asia -- Figure 4.8 The Use of E-commerce Is Positively Associated with Higher Skills and Education in Japan -- Figure B4.1.1 Fewer Jobs in Developing Countries Can Be Performed Remotely -- Figure B4.1.2 Network Equipment in Developing Countries Is Subject to Higher Tariffs -- Figure B4.2.1 Firms in Capital or Business Cities Are More Likely to Digitalize during the COVID-19 Crisis -- Figure 4.9 Local Demand (Population) Critically Determines the Location and Size of a Data Center -- Figure 5.1 Towns along Fall Lines Evolved Very Differently than Mining Towns -- Figure 5.2 Some Small Island Countries Are Very Far Away from Markets -- Figure 5.3 The Payoff (Multiplier) for Creating Jobs in the Tradable Sector is Higher for Developing Countries -- Figure 6.1 A Framework for Appraising Place-Based Policies -- Figure B6.1.1 Expenditures on Spatially Distortive Policies in the Middle East and North Africa Vary Greatly from Those of Benchmark Countries -- Figure B6.2.1 Functional Analysis of National versus Regional Innovation Programs in Poland -- Figure 7.1 While the Direct Effects of Transport Investments Are Important, the Indirect Effects Are Likely to Matter More. Figure 7.2 The Average Accessibility to Jobs Is Quite Low in Many African Cities. |
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The political economy of energy subsidy reform / / Gabriela Inchauste and David G. Victor, editors
| The political economy of energy subsidy reform / / Gabriela Inchauste and David G. Victor, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Publications, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 270.6 |
| Soggetto topico | Reformation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4648-1008-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465925703321 |
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