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Financing Higher Education in Africa [[electronic resource]]
| Financing Higher Education in Africa [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378 |
| Collana | Directions in development. Human development Financing higher education in Africa |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher -- Africa -- Moral and ethical aspects
Education, Higher -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Finance Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- Africa Education, Higher - Finance - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-8337-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Rising Social Demand and the Challenge of Sustainable Financing; 2.1 Public Expenditure on Higher Education as a Percentage of GDP, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.2 Share of Higher Education in Current Public Expenditure on Education, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.1 Share of Higher Education in Current Public Expenditure on Education in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year)
2.2 Public Expenditure on Higher Education and the Form of the Education Pyramid in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year)2.3 Ratio between the Increase in the Number of Higher Education Students and the Increase in Public Resources Allocated to Current Expenditure on Higher Education, by Country Group, 1991 and 2006; 2.3 Change in the Number of Higher Education Students and Expenditure on Higher Education in Two Groups of African Countries, 1991-2006 2.4 Ratio between the Change in the Number of Higher Education Students and the Amount of Public Resources Allocated to Current Expenditure on Higher Education in African Countries, 1991-20062.4 Average Gross Enrollment Ratio in 31 Sub-Saharan African Countries, by Level of Education, 1990-2005; 2.5 Average Public Expenditure per Student in 18 Sub-Saharan African Countries, by Level of Education, 1975, 1990, and 2003; 2.6 Annual Public Expenditure per Student, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.5 Annual Current Public Expenditure per Student in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year) 2.6 Public Expenditure per Student and Ratio of the Number of Students to the Current Level of Public Expenditure on Higher Education in Select African Countries, 20062.7 Student-Teacher Ratio in Higher Education in Select African Countries, Public and Private Sectors Combined, 2006 (or Closest Year); 2.7 Number of Scientific Publications and Patent Applications, by Region, 2002; 2.8 Change in the Number of Higher Education Students in Africa, 1982-2006 and Projected through 2015 2.9 Number of Students Expected in 2015 in African Countries on the Basis of Current Trends in Higher Education Growth 2.10 Current Expenditure on Higher Education and Public Expenditure Required to Expand Higher Education in Africa at Current Rates and Unit Costs, 2004-15; 2.8 Number of Students and Average Annual Expenditure Required to Support the Expansion of Higher Education in African Countries at Current Enrollment Rates and Unit Costs, 2004-15; 2.9 Proportion of Senior Faculty Members in Public Higher Education Institutions in Select African Countries Chapter 3 Main Features of Current Funding Policies and Practices |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457974503321 |
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2010 | ||
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Financing higher education in Africa
| Financing higher education in Africa |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 170 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 378 |
| Collana | Directions in development. Human development |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher -- Africa -- Moral and ethical aspects
Education, Higher -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Finance Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- Africa Education, Higher - Finance - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 0-8213-8337-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Rising Social Demand and the Challenge of Sustainable Financing; 2.1 Public Expenditure on Higher Education as a Percentage of GDP, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.2 Share of Higher Education in Current Public Expenditure on Education, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.1 Share of Higher Education in Current Public Expenditure on Education in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year)
2.2 Public Expenditure on Higher Education and the Form of the Education Pyramid in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year)2.3 Ratio between the Increase in the Number of Higher Education Students and the Increase in Public Resources Allocated to Current Expenditure on Higher Education, by Country Group, 1991 and 2006; 2.3 Change in the Number of Higher Education Students and Expenditure on Higher Education in Two Groups of African Countries, 1991-2006 2.4 Ratio between the Change in the Number of Higher Education Students and the Amount of Public Resources Allocated to Current Expenditure on Higher Education in African Countries, 1991-20062.4 Average Gross Enrollment Ratio in 31 Sub-Saharan African Countries, by Level of Education, 1990-2005; 2.5 Average Public Expenditure per Student in 18 Sub-Saharan African Countries, by Level of Education, 1975, 1990, and 2003; 2.6 Annual Public Expenditure per Student, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.5 Annual Current Public Expenditure per Student in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year) 2.6 Public Expenditure per Student and Ratio of the Number of Students to the Current Level of Public Expenditure on Higher Education in Select African Countries, 20062.7 Student-Teacher Ratio in Higher Education in Select African Countries, Public and Private Sectors Combined, 2006 (or Closest Year); 2.7 Number of Scientific Publications and Patent Applications, by Region, 2002; 2.8 Change in the Number of Higher Education Students in Africa, 1982-2006 and Projected through 2015 2.9 Number of Students Expected in 2015 in African Countries on the Basis of Current Trends in Higher Education Growth 2.10 Current Expenditure on Higher Education and Public Expenditure Required to Expand Higher Education in Africa at Current Rates and Unit Costs, 2004-15; 2.8 Number of Students and Average Annual Expenditure Required to Support the Expansion of Higher Education in African Countries at Current Enrollment Rates and Unit Costs, 2004-15; 2.9 Proportion of Senior Faculty Members in Public Higher Education Institutions in Select African Countries Chapter 3 Main Features of Current Funding Policies and Practices |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791469203321 |
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Financing higher education in Africa
| Financing higher education in Africa |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 170 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 378 |
| Collana | Directions in development. Human development |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher -- Africa -- Moral and ethical aspects
Education, Higher -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Finance Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- Africa Education, Higher - Finance - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 0-8213-8337-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Rising Social Demand and the Challenge of Sustainable Financing; 2.1 Public Expenditure on Higher Education as a Percentage of GDP, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.2 Share of Higher Education in Current Public Expenditure on Education, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.1 Share of Higher Education in Current Public Expenditure on Education in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year)
2.2 Public Expenditure on Higher Education and the Form of the Education Pyramid in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year)2.3 Ratio between the Increase in the Number of Higher Education Students and the Increase in Public Resources Allocated to Current Expenditure on Higher Education, by Country Group, 1991 and 2006; 2.3 Change in the Number of Higher Education Students and Expenditure on Higher Education in Two Groups of African Countries, 1991-2006 2.4 Ratio between the Change in the Number of Higher Education Students and the Amount of Public Resources Allocated to Current Expenditure on Higher Education in African Countries, 1991-20062.4 Average Gross Enrollment Ratio in 31 Sub-Saharan African Countries, by Level of Education, 1990-2005; 2.5 Average Public Expenditure per Student in 18 Sub-Saharan African Countries, by Level of Education, 1975, 1990, and 2003; 2.6 Annual Public Expenditure per Student, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.5 Annual Current Public Expenditure per Student in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year) 2.6 Public Expenditure per Student and Ratio of the Number of Students to the Current Level of Public Expenditure on Higher Education in Select African Countries, 20062.7 Student-Teacher Ratio in Higher Education in Select African Countries, Public and Private Sectors Combined, 2006 (or Closest Year); 2.7 Number of Scientific Publications and Patent Applications, by Region, 2002; 2.8 Change in the Number of Higher Education Students in Africa, 1982-2006 and Projected through 2015 2.9 Number of Students Expected in 2015 in African Countries on the Basis of Current Trends in Higher Education Growth 2.10 Current Expenditure on Higher Education and Public Expenditure Required to Expand Higher Education in Africa at Current Rates and Unit Costs, 2004-15; 2.8 Number of Students and Average Annual Expenditure Required to Support the Expansion of Higher Education in African Countries at Current Enrollment Rates and Unit Costs, 2004-15; 2.9 Proportion of Senior Faculty Members in Public Higher Education Institutions in Select African Countries Chapter 3 Main Features of Current Funding Policies and Practices |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824107903321 |
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Four decades of poverty reduction in China : drivers, insights for the world, and the way ahead
| Four decades of poverty reduction in China : drivers, insights for the world, and the way ahead |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Piraí : , : World Bank Publications, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (93 pages) |
| Disciplina | 915.1043 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Development Research Center of the State Councilthe People's Republic of China |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - China
Poverty - China - Prevention Poverty - Prevention |
| ISBN | 1-4648-1878-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- Context -- Notes -- References -- 2 Forty Years of Rural Poverty Reduction -- Introduction -- What drove poverty reduction in China? -- Notes -- References -- 3 Drivers of China's Economic Transformation and Poverty Reduction -- Introduction -- Growing agricultural productivity: Higher incomes and more choices -- Progressive industrialization: Better jobs for more people -- Managed urbanization: Multiple gains for migrants and nonmigrant rural families, but persistent inequality of opportunities -- Expanded infrastructure investment: Improved connectivity and job creation for the poor -- Notes -- References -- 4 Poverty Alleviation Strategies -- Introduction -- Area-based poverty alleviation strategies -- Social protection policies -- Targeted poverty alleviation strategy -- Notes -- References -- 5 Implications of China's Poverty Reduction -- China's approach to poverty reduction in a global context -- References -- 6 The Way Ahead -- Introduction -- New drivers of growth and poverty reduction -- Defining new standards and policy objectives for a prosperous China -- Coordinating pro-poor development policies and social protection programs -- Notes -- References -- 7 Conclusions -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Appendix A: Key Household Surveys -- Boxes -- Box 3.1 Agricultural technology extension for poverty reduction: Promoting mulch film in Guyuan -- Box 3.2 Upgrading skills through learning by doing: How Mr. Xie Dewu set up his own valve-making company in Yongjia -- Box 4.1 The evolution of poverty targeting: How China used international expertise -- Box 4.2 Human resources and incentives for targeted poverty alleviation.
Box 4.3 East-West collaboration from the perspective of a poverty-stricken district in Ningxia Autonomous Region -- Box 4.4 How digital technologies were leveraged for targeted poverty alleviation -- Box 5.1 China's poverty reduction policies as a case study in pro-poor governance -- Figures -- Figure ES.1 The two pillars of China's approach to poverty reduction -- Figure 1.1 Poverty reduction in China over the past 40 years based on the 2010 poverty standard -- Figure 1.2 China accounts for almost three-quarters of global extreme poverty reduction since 1981: Poverty headcount based on the international poverty line, 1981-2017 -- Figure 2.1 Rapid economic growth drove poverty reduction -- Figure 2.2 Drivers of rural poverty reduction, 1988-2018 -- Figure 3.1 Rapid and sustained economic growth in China came about with fast economic transformation, 1978-2018 -- Figure 3.2 Labor productivity, particularly from industry, drove high economic growth, 1995-2018 -- Figure 3.3 Employment and productivity of manufacturing, 1978-2001 -- Figure 3.4 Workers benefited from the diversification of jobs and the expansion of wage employment, 1998-2013 -- Figure 3.5 Wage gaps between urban and rural areas narrowed, suggesting that China reached the Lewis tipping point around 2007 -- Figure 3.6 Urbanization in China followed a similar pattern as other fast-growing economies, 1960-2019 -- Figure 3.7 Migration has increased consistently over time, as have migrant earnings as a share of total household income, 1993-2017 -- Figure 3.8 "Floating" populations' income per month -- Figure 3.9 Infrastructure investment grew steadily beginning in the early 1990s -- Figure 4.1 Central and provincial Anti-Poverty Fund allocations, 2001-20 -- Tables -- Table 2.1 Poverty reduction between 1978 and 2019. Table 4.1 Main social protection programs in rural and urban China, 2019 or latest available data -- Table 4.2 Share of registered poor households achieving "three guarantees" and safe drinking water. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838206803321 |
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| Piraí : , : World Bank Publications, , 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global Development Finance 2006 [[electronic resource] ] : The Development Potential of Surging Capital Flows
| Global Development Finance 2006 [[electronic resource] ] : The Development Potential of Surging Capital Flows |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (702 p.) |
| Disciplina |
332.042
336.3/435/091724 |
| Soggetto topico | Debts, External |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-50341-6
9786610503414 0-8213-6623-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Volume I; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Selected Abbreviations; Overview and Policy Messages: The Development Potential of Surging Capital Flows; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Chapter 1 Prospects for the Global Economy; Chapter 2 The Growth and Transformation of Private Capital Flows; Chapter 3 Supporting Development through Aid and Debt Relief; Chapter 4 Financial Integration among Developing Countries; Chapter 5 Challenges in Managing Capital Flows; Statistical Appendix; Volume II; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About data; Abbreviations; Country groups
Summary tables Regional and income group aggregate tables; Country tables |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450218003321 |
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2006 | ||
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Global Development Finance 2007 [[electronic resource] ] : (Complete Edition) The Globalization of Corporate Finance in Developing Countries
| Global Development Finance 2007 [[electronic resource] ] : (Complete Edition) The Globalization of Corporate Finance in Developing Countries |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (476 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.042 |
| Soggetto topico |
Debts, External -- Developing countries -- Statistics
Finance -- Developing countries International finance |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-09988-0
9786611099886 0-8213-7104-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the data; Abbreviations; Country groups; Summary tables; Regional and income group aggregate tables; Country tables |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452106503321 |
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Bank World
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global Development Finance 2007 (Complete Edition) : : The Globalization of Corporate Finance in Developing Countries
| Global Development Finance 2007 (Complete Edition) : : The Globalization of Corporate Finance in Developing Countries |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (632 pages) |
| Disciplina | 332.042 |
| Collana | Global Development Finance |
| Soggetto topico |
Debts, External -- Developing countries -- Statistics
Finance -- Developing countries International finance |
| ISBN |
1-281-09988-0
9786611099886 0-8213-7104-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the data; Abbreviations; Country groups; Summary tables; Regional and income group aggregate tables; Country tables |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778395703321 |
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| Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global Development Finance 2007 (Complete Edition) : : The Globalization of Corporate Finance in Developing Countries
| Global Development Finance 2007 (Complete Edition) : : The Globalization of Corporate Finance in Developing Countries |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (632 pages) |
| Disciplina | 332.042 |
| Collana | Global Development Finance |
| Soggetto topico |
Debts, External -- Developing countries -- Statistics
Finance -- Developing countries International finance |
| ISBN |
1-281-09988-0
9786611099886 0-8213-7104-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the data; Abbreviations; Country groups; Summary tables; Regional and income group aggregate tables; Country tables |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822856503321 |
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| Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global Monitoring Report 2007 [[electronic resource] ] : Confronting the Challenges of Gender Equality and Fragile States
| Global Monitoring Report 2007 [[electronic resource] ] : Confronting the Challenges of Gender Equality and Fragile States |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Basic needs -- Developing countries
Urban poor -- Government policy -- Developing countries Urbanization -- Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4623-8151-0
1-4552-2558-4 1-280-81943-X 9786610819430 0-8213-6976-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Millennium Development Goals; Report Overview; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Millennium Development Goals-Charting Progress; 1 Growth, Poverty Reduction, and Environmental Sustainability; 2 The Role of Quality in MDG Progress; 3 Promoting Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment; 4 Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: Making Commitments Work; 5 Monitoring the Performance of International Financial Institutions; References; Statistical Appendix |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451752703321 |
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global Monitoring Report 2007 : : Confronting the Challenges of Gender Equality and Fragile States
| Global Monitoring Report 2007 : : Confronting the Challenges of Gender Equality and Fragile States |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.9 |
| Collana | Global Monitoring Report |
| Soggetto topico |
Basic needs -- Developing countries
Urban poor -- Government policy -- Developing countries Urbanization -- Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-4623-8151-0
1-4552-2558-4 1-280-81943-X 9786610819430 0-8213-6976-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Millennium Development Goals; Report Overview; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Millennium Development Goals-Charting Progress; 1 Growth, Poverty Reduction, and Environmental Sustainability; 2 The Role of Quality in MDG Progress; 3 Promoting Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment; 4 Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: Making Commitments Work; 5 Monitoring the Performance of International Financial Institutions; References; Statistical Appendix |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777821603321 |
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| Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2007 | ||
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