Documents et rapports

Rapid Economic Growth but Rising Poverty Segregation : Will Viet Nam Meet the SDGs for Equitable Development ? (anglais)

Viet Nam is widely regarded as a success story for its impressive economic growth and poverty reduction in the last few decades. Yet, recent evidence indicates that the country’s economic growth has not...

Working for Yourself or for Your Kids ? Childcare Expansion Policy in Uzbekistan (anglais)

In developed countries, public childcare programs have increased maternal employment by easing time constraints. However, their impact in lower-middle-income settings with multigenerational households...

Did Program Support for the Poorest Areas Work ? Evidence from Rural Viet Nam (anglais)

This paper investigates the impact of a large-scale poverty alleviation program targeted at the 62 poorest districts in Viet Nam. The analysis of multiple data sets spanning the past 20 years uses a regression...

Does Climbing the Jobs Ladder Promote Poverty Reduction ? (anglais)

This paper explores trends in and the potential determinants of the types of jobs held by workers, and their relationship with poverty reduction, in an unbalanced panel of 89 countries over the past 30...

The Costs Come before the Benefits: Why Donors Should Invest More in Refugee Autonomy in Uganda (anglais)

When host countries allow refugees to earn income, two main groups benefit: refugees, who become financially autonomous, and international institutions that can reduce the humanitarian aid that would otherwise...

Where Is Poverty Concentrated ? New Evidence Based on Internationally Consistent Urban and Poverty Measurements (anglais)

The lack of comparable urban definitions across countries has presented a significant challenge in effectively addressing poverty in both urban and rural areas. This study aims to tackle this issue by...

The Role of Cash Transfers in Smoothing the Income Shock of COVID-19 in the Arab Republic of Egypt (anglais)

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the Arab Republic of Egypt’s economy and its people in many ways. By combining micro-simulations and imputation techniques, this paper models early impacts of the pandemic...

Youth Unemployment in South East Europe: Averting a Lost Generation (macédonien)

As the South East Europe Region recovers from a double dip recession, experiencing limited growth of 2.2% in 2013, policy makers in the region continue to look for ways to increase this growth and make...

Long COVID : The Evolution of Household Welfare in Developing Countries during the Pandemic (anglais)

This paper examines the welfare impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, using harmonized data from 343 high-frequency phone surveys conducted in 80 economies during 2020 and 2021, representing more than 2.5...

Brazil - Labor Market, Skills and Production Inclusion : Refocusing Labor Programs to Benefit Job Seekers (anglais)

This package of policy notes is addressed to Brazilian society and specifically to the Presidential candidates and their teams of economic advisors in the 2018 election. It provides the World Bank’s diagnosis...

Brasil - Mercado de Trabalho, Competências e Inclusão Produtiva : Reformulando os Programasdo Mercadode Trabalhopara Facilitara Buscade Empregos (portugais)

Este pacote de Notas de Políticas Públicas é dirigido à sociedade brasileira e especificamente aos candidatos à presidência e sua equipe econômica na eleição de 2018. Ele apresenta o diagnóstico do Banco...

West Bank and Gaza - Assistance Strategy for the period FY18-21 (arabe)

This document outlines the World Bank Group (WBG) Assistance Strategy for the West Bank and Gaza during FY18-21, developed jointly by the World Bank, IFC and MIGA. It reports on the program’s implementation...

Vietnam - Second Northern Mountains Poverty Reduction Project : additional financing : procurement plan : Việt Nam - Tài trợ bổ sung cho Dự án Giảm nghèo vùng núi phía bắc : kế hoạch đấu thầu (English|Vietnamese)

Stunting reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa (anglais)

Reducing all forms of malnutrition, including stunting, is central to the World Bank Group's twin goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity, as well as building resilience and preventing...

Vietnam - Additional Financing to Second Northern Mountains Poverty Reduction Project : procurement plan : Việt Nam - Tài trợ bổ sung cho Dự án Giảm nghèo vùng núi phía bắc : kế hoạch đấu thầu (vietnamien)

Vietnam - Central Highlands Poverty Reduction Project : procurement plan (Vol. 1 of 3) : Việt Nam - Dự Án Giảm Nghèo Khu Vực Tây Nguyên Ban Qlda Tỉnh Đắk Nông : kế hoạch đấu thầu (vietnamien)

Vietnam - Central Highlands Poverty Reduction Project : procurement plan (Vol. 2 of 3) : Việt Nam - Dự Án Giảm Nghèo Khu Vực Tây Nguyên Ban Qlda Tỉnh Đắk Nông : kế hoạch đấu thầu (vietnamien)

Jobs, wages, and the Latin American slowdown (Vol. 2 of 2) : Resumen ejecutivo (espagnol)

After a decade of strong growth, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) started to decelerate in mid-2011, on the wake of falling commodity prices and slower growth in the rest of the world, particularly...

Brazil - Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of the Procuradoria Especial da Mulher : auditor's report and financial statement as on 30 July, 2015 : Brasil - Projeto Fortalecirnento da Capacidade Institucional da Procuradoria Especial da Mulher : acordo de doacao - 30 de Julho de 2015. (français)

Djibouti - Second Urban Poverty Reduction Project : resettlement plan (Vol. 1 of 2) : Plan abrege de reinstallation (français)

The objective of the Second Urban Poverty Reduction Project of Djibouti is to improve sustainable access to basic infrastructure and services for the people in the city of Djibouti in general, and in District...