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    Impact of water and sanitation interventions on childhood diarrhea: evidence from Bangladesh

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2013
    This paper analyses the possible relevance of water and sanitation improvements for diarrhoea reduction in the context of Bangladesh. Much of the public policy thinking in the past was guided by public investment in providing improved access to water.
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    Do piped water and flush toilets prevent child diarrhea in rural Philippines?

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2013
    Like in other developing countries, diarrhea in the Philippines continues to be among the top causes of infant mortality and morbidity. In pursuit of its Millenium Development Goals, the Government of the Philippines commits to reduce the child deaths and to provide water and sanitation services to more rural households by 2015.
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    Conditional cash transfer programmes: a magic bullet to improve people's health and education?

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2010
    Conditional Cash Transfer (CCTs) programmes provide cash to poor households who meet certain health and education conditions such as regular school attendance and health check - ups for children at theclinic. This model of  intervention is spreading rapidly throughout the developing world.
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    Topic Guide on Conflict

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2012
    Conflict is inherent in all societies and arises when two or more groups believe their interests are incompatible. ‘Conflict’ is not, however, interchangeable with ‘violence’. Non-violent resolution is possible when individuals and groups have trust in their governing structures, society and institutions to manage incompatible interests.
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    Impact of malaria control and enhanced literacy instruction on educational outcomes among Kenyan school children: a multi - sectoral, prospective, randomised evaluation

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014
    Improving the health of school-aged children can yield substantial benefits for cognitive development and educational achievement. However, there is limited experimental evidence on the benefits of school-based malaria prevention or how health interventions interact with other efforts to improve education quality.
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    Topic Guide on Political Systems

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2012
    This Topic Guide considers some of the key questions about how political systems evolve, how they can best foster democratic and inclusive politics, and – crucially for development practitioners – under what conditions they most effectively promote poverty reduction.
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    The impact of water supply and sanitation on child health: evidence from Egypt

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2013
    Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative data, this paper investigates whether access to improved sources of water and sanitation is an effective "treatment" for the incidence of diarrhea among children under five years of age in Egypt.
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    Truth-telling by Third-Party Audits and the Response of Polluting firms: Experimental Evidence from India

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2013
    In many regulated markets, firms choose and pay private, third-party auditors, potentially creating a conflict of interest. This paper reports on a two-year field experiment in the Indian state of Gujarat that sought to curb such a conflict by reforming the system of environmental audits for industrial plants.
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    Targeting the poor: evidence from a field experiment in Indonesia

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014
    Governments of developing countries often lack verifiable income information for poor people and communities. This makes targeting for social programmes a challenge.
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    Impact Evaluation of the Non-contributory Social Pension Program 70 y más

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014
    Implemented throughout Mexico, the 70 y más (70 and above) programme was aimed at improving the living conditions of adults aged 70 and older. The programme was centred on two components:

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