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In this book, Nicolas Van de Walle identifies 26 countries that are extremely poor and grew little if at all in the 1990s. His sample excludes North Korea and countries where civil war explains some of their failure to grow (Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tajikistan and others...).
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With an application to primary schooling.
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Over the past fifteen years, people in low- and middle-income countries have experienced a health revolution - one that has created new opportunities and brought new challenges. Millions Saved chronicles the global health revolution from the ground up, showcasing twenty-two local..., national, and regional health programs that have been part of this global change.
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While great strides have been made to improve health in poor countries, the global supply chain that connects the dots does not work well. This report of the Global Health Forecasting Working Group provides an analysis of the problem and an agenda for action. It offers recommenda...tions that could be implemented by public and private organizations.
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New commercial investment in researcn and development for vaccines would complement funding of research and development by public and charitable bodies, accelerating the development of vital new vaccines for the developing world.
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Recent advances in the reach and technological sophistication of identification systems have been nothing less than revolutionary. Identification Revolution: Achieving Sustainable Development in the Digital Age offers a balanced perspective on this new area, covering both the ben...efits and the risks of the identification revolution, as well as pinpointing opportunities to mitigate risks.
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Focuses on three policy areas that are particularly damaging for developing countries: traditional agricultural subsidy and trade policies that support the incomes of American farmers at the expense of farmers elsewhere; the biofuels mandate; and weak regulation of antibiotic use... in livestock.
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Highlights the weak link between donors' preferred measures of corruption and development outcomes related to our limited ability to measure the problem. It discusses the costs of the standard anti-corruption tools of fiduciary controls and centralized delivery, and it suggests a... different approach to tackling the problem of corruption in development: focus on outcomes.
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Presents Mark Lowcock's behind-the-scenes account of his experience as the world's most senior humanitarian official - the UN Relief Chief. In his four years on the job, Lowcock coordinated the work of UN agencies, the Red Cross, and countless national and international humanitar...ian groups to save lives and protect the most vulnerable.
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