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Delivering on the promise of pro-poor growth: insights and lessons from country experiences
T. Besley, L. Cord / World Bank, 2007How do growth strategies affect the ability of poor households to participate in and benefit from growth? This book explores how country policies and conditions interact to reduce poverty and to spread the benefits of growth across different income groups. It provides insights from eight countries that have been relatively successful in delivering pro-poor growth.DocumentMeeting the challenges of secondary education in Latin America and East Asia: improving efficiency and resource mobilization
E. di Gropello / World Bank, 2006While policy makers in many countries have shown an increasing interest in expanding and strengthening their secondary education systems, many challenges remain.DocumentPublic financing of education in Mongolia: equity and efficiency implications
World Bank, 2006Mongolia’s education sector is experiencing the results of multiple reforms as it struggles to maintain the levels of education and literacy that were achieved in the previous centrally planned system. This report examines the structure of education funding and the actual distribution of resources across schools in Mongolia.DocumentHigher education and development in Africa
D. Bloom, D. Canning, K. Chan / World Bank, 2006This study suggests that, as a result of limited provision of higher education that constrain take-up of technology, production in Sub-Saharan Africa is around 23% lower than its potential levels of output.The paper undertakes a review of the literature the links between tertiary education on economic growth and poverty reduction, and presents an economic model, using an aggregate production fuDocumentThe macro financing of natural hazards in developing countries
O. Mahul, E. Gurenko / World Bank, 2006There are many practical reasons and financial incentives for disaster-prone developing countries rely on post-disaster aid instead of proactive ex ante risk management through insurance.DocumentDevelopment policy lending retrospective
J. Walliser / World Bank, 2006This paper reviews the performance over the preceding two years of the World Bank’s new comprehensive operational policy governing all fast-disbursing policy-based lending.DocumentNew approaches to the “Third One” in a changing M&E landscape
World Bank, 2006This note from the World Bank summarises recent progress and challenges in meeting the “Third One” – One national Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System – and analyses their implications for future M&E support to countries by development partners. The report notes that there has been an increased recognition of the importance of and investment in M&E systems for HIV and AIDS.DocumentImproving women's lives: World Bank actions since Beijing
World Bank, 2006Ten years ago the development community agreed on the Beijing Platform for Action to advance the lives of women and girls.DocumentImproving women's lives: World Bank actions since Beijing
World Bank, 2006The World Bank is committed to helping member countries fulfil the Beijing Platform for Action and recognises that gender equality is critical to development and poverty reduction. The World Bank's emphasis on gender increased after the 1995 Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women.