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    The politics of what works in service delivery: an evidence-based review

    Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2012
    This paper examines the evidence on the forms of politics likely to promote inclusive social provisioning and enable, as opposed to constrain, improvements in service outcomes. The paper focuses particularly on eight relatively successful cases of delivery in a range of country contexts and sectors where independent evaluations demonstrate improved outcomes.
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    The politics of what works for the poor in public expenditure and taxation: a review

    Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2012
    This paper examines the questions of which fiscal (public expenditure and taxation) options work in terms of poverty reduction, and how they can be made implementable in practice.
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    Is There an Enabling Environment for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in South Asia? Stakeholder Perspectives from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan

    Food and Nutrition Bulletin (FNB), 2015
    Almost half of all children in South Asia are stunted. Although agriculture has the potential to be a strong driver of undernutrition reduction and serves as the main source of livelihood for over half of South Asia’s population, its potential to reduce undernutrition is currently not being realized.
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    India and its Eastern neighbours: prospects for sub-regional cooperation

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015
    South Asia is the fastest growing region in the world. The combined economy of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the third largest in the world in terms of GDP (PPP), with US and China ahead. SAARC countries make up around 21 percent of the total world population with around 1.7 billion people.
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    Data mapping on ageing in Asia and the Pacific: analytical report

    HelpAge International Asia, Pacific Regional Development Centre, 2015
    Population ageing is an increasingly important demographic, social, and economic issue for researchers and policy makers throughout developing Asia prompting a need for data to monitor change and formulate evidence-based policies. There have been increasing endeavors in the Asia-Pacific region to collect information specifically related to older persons through representative surveys.
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    India-Bangladesh connectivity: possibilities and challenges

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015
    Enhancing bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh promises to provide exponential benefits for both countries. For India, in particular, transit and transshipment across Bangladesh is important as it is expected to boost the economy of India’s Northeast.
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    Scientific Framework for ICIMOD’s Regional Programme on Adaptation to Change

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2015
    This working paper attempts to improve the connections between science, policy, practice, and stakeholders and to tackle challenges at the intersection of local, national, regional, and global change processes in the context of the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH).
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    Prospects for regional cooperation on cross-border electricity trade in South Asia

    Integrated Research and Action for Development, 2013
    Energy remains one of the key inputs to socio-economic progress in developing societies. South Asian nations, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, have so far lagged far behind their developed counterparts in terms of access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy, especially electricity.
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    Effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy on maternal and birth outcomes

    BMC Public Health, 2011
    Given the widespread prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries, supplementation with multiple micronutrients rather than iron-folate alone, could be of potential benefit to the mother and the fetus.
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    Effect of routine iron supplementation with or without folic acid on anemia during pregnancy

    BMC Public Health, 2011
    Iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutrient deficiency in the world, particularly during pregnancy. According to the literature, anaemia, particularly severe anaemia, is associated with increased risk of maternal mortality. It also puts mothers at risk of multiple perinatal complications.

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