Documents et rapports
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Children of the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean (anglais)
Children are over-represented among the Latin American and Caribbean poor. Almost 60 percent of children are poor, and about one-third of all children are in the poorest 20 percent of households. Poor...
Type de document: Série d'études du Groupe du développement humain et social de LAC Numéro du rapport: 15927 Date du document: 31 juillet 1996 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: van der Gaag, Jacques,Winkler, Donald
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Trends in social indicators and social sector financing (anglais)
Over the past three decades, per capita GDP has increased worldwide. The authors examine whether this has resulted in better quality of life in developing countries. This paper documents the evolution...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS662 Date du document: 31 mai 1991 Auteur: van der Gaag, Jacques,Makonnen, Elene,Englebert
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Testing for labor market duality : the private wage sector in Cote d'Ivoire (anglais)
Research on labor market duality, in the context of developing countries, has identified the secondary segment of the labor market more with the self-employed than with salaried employees. A few recent...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: LSM66 Date du document: 31 janvier 1990 Auteur: Vijverberg, Wim,van der Gaag, Jacques
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Wage differentials and moonlighting by civil servants : evidence from Cote d'Ivoire and Peru : Wage differentials and moonlighting by civil servants : evidence from Cote d'Ivoire and Peru (anglais)
As part of their efforts to reduce fiscal deficits, many governments have allowed public sector salaries to erode, often on the assumption that government workers are overpaid vis-a-vis those in the private...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 14189 Date du document: 31 janvier 1989 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: van der Gaag, Jacques,Stelcner, Morton,Vijverber
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Confronting poverty in developing countries : definitions, information, and policies (anglais)
This paper examines several commonly used definitions of poverty. First, the paper proposes a definition based on the theory of welfare economics and contrasts it with other definitions that are often...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: LSM48 Date du document: 30 juin 1988 Auteur: Glewwe, Paul,van der Gaag, Jacques
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The demand for medical care in developing countries : quantity rationing in rural Cote d'Ivoire (anglais)
This paper attempts to evaluate the responsiveness of consumers to changes in the costs of health care. The paper analyzes the demand for health care in rural Cote D'Ivoire, where user fees are zero, but...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: LSM35 Date du document: 31 mai 1988 Auteur: Dor, Avi,van der Gaag, Jacques
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Guidelines for adapting the LSMS living standards questionnaires to local conditions (anglais)
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide information for adapting the Living Standards Measurement Study questionnaires to local conditions. The attempt in preparing these guidelines was to benefit...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: LSM34 Date du document: 31 mai 1988 Auteur: Ainsworth, Martha,van der Gaag, Jacques
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Guidelines for adapting the LSMS living standards questionnaires to local conditions : Recommandations pour l'adaptation aux conditions locales les questionnaires de l'etude sur la mesure des niveaux de vie (français)
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide information for adapting the Living Standards Measurement Study questionnaires to local conditions. The attempt in preparing these guidelines was to benefit...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: LSM34 Date du document: 31 mai 1988 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Ainsworth, Martha,van der Gaag, Jacques
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Health sector issues in Shandong Province (anglais)
This document provides an update and a review of the health sector in China through a detailed analysis of Shandong Province. It reviews the medical service organization and utilization, training of health...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: GEN18 Date du document: 30 avril 1983 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Prost, Andre,van der Gaag, Jacques,Krister, John