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    Keeping the promise of old age income security in Latin America

    I. S. Gill, T. G Packard, J. Yermo / World Bank, 2004
    This study assesses the region's experience with structural reforms to social security.
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    Girls’ education in Africa: what do we know about strategies that work?

    E. Kane / World Bank, 2004
    This paper focuses on examining strategies that have worked to increase girls’ education in Africa.
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    Young people in South Eastern Europe: from risk to empowerment

    G. La Cava, P. Lytle, K. Kolev, C. Clert / World Bank, 2004
    This paper looks at the situation of youth in South Eastern Europe (SEE). It asks the following questions: How are young people at risk? What are the economic and social implications of these risks? How are youth disadvantaged in the labour market?
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    Child labour, education and children’s rights

    G. Betcherman, J. Fares, A. Luinstra, R. Prouty / World Bank, 2004
    This World Bank social protection discussion paper reviews the international legal framework relating to child labour and access to education and provides a statistical portrait of child labour and education participation.
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    Aid agency competition: a century of entry, but no exit

    T. Harford, B. Hadjimichael, M. Klein / World Bank, 2004
    As part of a special series on the future of aid, this note assesses competition among aid agencies.
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    Donor performance: what do we know, and what should we know

    T. Harford, M. Klein / World Bank, 2004
    As part of a special series on the future of aid, this note focuses on aid effectiveness and the measuring of donor performance. It points out that researchers are beginning to recognise that the quality of aid is as important as its quantity.
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    The supply of aid: how are donors giving, and to whom?

    T. Harford, B. Hadjimichael, M. Klein / World Bank, 2004
    As part of a special series on the future of aid, this Note reviews trends in official development assistance, focusing on volumes, sources, forms, and recipients.
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    From early childhood development to human development: investing in our children’s future

    World Bank, 2002
    This report contains the proceedings of a 2000 World Bank conference held in Washington on the benefits and challenges of investing in early childhood development (ECD). The report reviews the scientific evidence supporting ECD interventions and the implications of this for ECD programmes.
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    Trade and financial development

    Q.-T. Do, A. Levchenko / World Bank, 2004
    This paper explores the linkages between financial sector development in a country and its trade pattern. In particular the paper examines whether openness to trade affects a countries’ financial developmentIn order to do so, the paper builds a model in which each country's financial system is an endogenous outcome of entrepreneurs’ demand for external finance.
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    Reshaping the future: education and post conflict reconstruction

    World Bank, 2005
    This study discusses the issues and challenges around education, poverty and conflict; and the impact of conflict on education. It presents the case that there are significant opportunities for education sector reform in post conflict reconstruction situations, and that education has a key role in both preventing conflict and rebuilding fractured post conflict societies.

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