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Impact of MacroEconomic Policies on Poverty and Income Distribution: Macro-Micro Evaluation Techniques and Tools by da Silva, Luiz A. Pereira, Pereira da Silva, Luiz A, Bussolo, Maurizio

“…A companion to the bestseller, The Impact of Economic Policies on Poverty and Income Distribution, this title deals with theoretical challenges and…”
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Old-Age Income Support in the 21st Century: An International Perspective on Pension Systems and Reform by Holzmann, Robert, Hinz, Richard, Gersdorff, Hermann von

“…The past decade has brought an increasing recognition to the importance of pension systems to the economic stability of nations and the security of their aging…”
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Access for All: Building Inclusive Financial Systems by Helms, Brigit

“…In the past ten years, the world of microfinance has changed dramatically. The field has moved rapidly from early innovations in providing loans to help poor…”
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Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors by Lopez, Alan D, Mathers, Colin D, Ezzati, Majid, Jamison, Dean T, Murray, Christopher J. L

“…This volume is a single up-to-date source on the entire global epidemiology of diseases, injuries and risk factors with a comprehensive statement of methods…”
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Improving Health Service Delivery in Developing Countries: From Evidence to Action by Peters, David H, El-Saharty, Sameh, Siadat, Banafsheh, Janovsky, Katja, Vujicic, Marko

“…Reliable information on how health service strategies affect the poor is in short supply. In an attempt to redress the imbalance, Improving Health Service…”
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Africa's Silk Road: China and India's New Economic Frontier by Broadman, Harry G, Isik, Gozde

“…China and India's new-found interest in trade and investment with Africa - home to 300 million of the globe's poorest people and the world's most formidable…”
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Understanding the Economic and Financial Impacts of Natural Disasters by Benson, Charlotte, Clay, Edward J

“…This report explores the macro-economic and public finance implications of natural disasters, including the role of information and mechanisms for risk…”
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Long-Lived Consequences of Rapid Scale-Up? The Case of Free Primary Education in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries by Filmer, Deon

“…This study explores whether Free Primary Education reforms in 6 Sub-Saharan Africa countries affected the quality of teachers in a way that can be detected…”
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Keeping the Promise of Social Security in Latin America by Gill, Indermit S, Packard, Truman, Yermo, Juan

“…Empirical analysis of two decades of pioneering pension and social security reform in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that much has been achieved, but…”
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Innocent Bystanders: Developing Countries and the War on Drugs by Philip Keefer, Norman Loayza

“…Drug use and abuse is one of the most difficult challenges facing the contemporary world. If it is true that there has always been consumption of different…”
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Power of Survey Design: A User's Guide for Managing Surveys, Interpreting Results, and Influencing Respondents by Iarossi, Gluseppe

“…"A master of his craft, Giuseppe Iarossi has drawn on his extensive experience in the field to produce a wonderfully useful volume on how to do and work with…”
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Forests Sourcebook: Practical Guidance for Sustaining Forests in Development Cooperation by World Bank

“…The Forests Source Book provides practical operations-oriented guidance for forest sector engagement toward the goals of poverty reduction, conservation and…”
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Data Against Natural Disasters: Establishing Effective Systems for Relief, Recovery, and Reconstruction by Amin, Samia, Goldstein, Markus

“…This book provides guidance to policy makers seeking to design effective monitoring systems for disaster response management. This volume describes the data…”
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Intellectual Property and Development: Lessons from Recent Economic Research by Maskus, Keith E, Fink, Carsten

“…How will developing countries fare in this new international environment? This book brings together empirical research that assesses the effects of changing…”
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Managing the Politics of Reform: Overhauling the Legal Infrastructure of Public Procurement in the Philippines by Campos, J. Edgardo, Syquia, Jose Luis

“…Over the past 30 years there has been considerable research on the political economy of reform. Yet despite this, little is known about strategies for managing…”
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Private Voluntary Health Insurance in Development: Friend or Foe? by Preker, Alexander S, Scheffler, Richard M, Bassett, Mark C

“…Private voluntary health insurance already plays an important role in the health sector of many low and middle income countries. The book reviews the context…”
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Breaking the Barriers to Higher Economic Growth: Better Governance and Deeper Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa by Nabli, Mustapha Kamel

“…The world's attention to the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has often been dominated by headline issues: conflict, sanctions,…”
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Financing Energy Efficiency: Lessons from Brazil, China, India, and Beyond by Taylor, Robert P, Govindarajalu, Chandrasekar, Levin, Jeremy, Meyer, Anke S, Ward, William A

“…While energy efficiency projects could partly meet new energy demand more cheaply than new supplies, weak economic institutions in developing and transitional…”
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Designing and Implementing Health Care Provider Payment Systems: How-To Manuals by Langenbrunner, John C, Cashin, Cheryl, O'Dougherty, Sheila

“…Strategic purchasing of health services involves a continuous search for the best ways to maximize health system performance by deciding which interventions…”
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Assets, Livelihoods, and Social Policy by Moser, Caroline, Dani, Anis A

“…Given the lack of adequate universal social welfare for those unable to find jobs in the salaried formal sector, the livelihoods and well-being of most poor…”
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