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  Child Labor in Cote d'Ivoire: Incidence and Determinants

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1998

  Most children in Côte d'Ivoire perform some kind of work. In rural areas, more than four of five children work, with only a third combining work with schooling. Child labor in Côte d'Ivoire increased in the 1980s because of a severe economic crisis. Two out of three urban children aged 7 to 17 work; half of them also attend school.
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  Should core labor standards be imposed through international trade policy?

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1997

  Weak provision of core labor standards in developing countries has complex effects on competitiveness and trade. The problem cannot be treated effectively by imposing trade sanctions, but should instead be approached through programs aimed directly at poverty reduction, education reforms, and disclosure of information.
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  Child labor and schooling in Ghana

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1997

  To improve human capital and reduce the incidence of child labor in Ghana, the country's school systems should reduce families' schooling costs, adapt to the constraints on schooling in rural areas (where most children must work at least part-time), and provide better education (more relevant to the needs of the labor market).
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  Sector strategy: Health, Nutrition & Population

  Health, Nutrition and Population Division, Human Development Department, World Bank, 1997

  How does the World Bank assess the major trends and key development strategies in the health, nutrition and population (HNP) sector?
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  Design, Content and Financing of an Essential National Package of Health Services

  Health, Nutrition and Population Division, Human Development Department, World Bank, 1993

  A minimum package of public health and clinical interventions, which are highly cost-effective and deal with major sources of disease burden, could be provided in low-income countries for about $ 12 per person per year, and in middle-income countries for about $ 22.
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  Changes in Poverty in Uganda, 1992-1996

  Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1998

  Analysis of four nationally representative household surveys from Uganda show a fall in poverty from 1992-1996. Using an absolute poverty line calculated following Ravallion and Bidani, we find 56% of Ugandans were poor in 1992 falling to 46% in 1996. The fall is due to growth, not redistribution, with cash crop farming, manufacturing and distribution sectors benefiting the most.
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  Prices, Local Measurement Units and Subsistence Consumption in Rural Surveys: An Econometric Approach with an Application to Ethiopia

  Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1998

  For many research problems in developing countries, some information on prices faced by households is required for the analysis, but these prices are not readily available from household surveys, nor is it straightforward to observe them, especially if subsistence consumption is a substantial part of consumption.
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  Changes in Poverty in Rural Ethiopia 1989-1995: Measurement, Robustness Tests and Decomposition

  Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1998

  Assessing changes in poverty levels over time is bedevilled by problems in questionnaire design, the choice of the poverty line, the exact timing of the survey and uncertainty about the appropriate cost-of-living deflators.
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  Poverty and Environment: Turning the Poor into Agents of Environmental Regeneration

  Poverty Elimination Programme, UNDP, 1998

  The poor adapt and learn to live with poverty in a variety of ways. They also try to cope with shocks from events such as droughts, floods and loss of employment. Environmental resources play a vital role in their survival strategies. As the poor depend on environmental resources, one can expect them to have a stake in their preservation. Much of the damage done to natural resources is by others.
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  India's Position on Climate Change from Rio to Kyoto: A Policy Analysis

  Danish Institute for International Studies, 1998

  Policy-making analysis of actors, structures, ideas, interests and powers behind the Indian government’s national position on climate change.

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