This paper uses successive rounds of National Sample Survey Organization data from 1993-94 to 2011-12, and draws from census data. This paper (i) provides a description of nearly two decades of patterns...
The report examines the gender dimensions of alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related problems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. It finds that alcohol use is one of the major causes of the...
The report examines the gender dimensions of alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related problems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. It finds that alcohol use is one of the major causes of the...
权力下放有很大潜力,但它是否能改善公共服务供应则取决于对它的实行具有制约作用的制度安排。要取得权力下放的全部效益,就必须实现若干条件。第一,地方政府要通过权力下放提高分配和生产效率,就必须具有应对地方需求的权利和有效的问责机制。由于在没有问责制的情况下赋予权利会导致腐败和降低生产效率,在权力下放的同时必须进行提高透明度和加强当地政府问责制的改革。第二,必须建立最低层面政府的职能,以便在权力下放之后提高分配效率。较低层面的政府可能了解当地偏好,如
Decentralization holds a lot of promise, but whether it improves public service delivery depends on the institutional arrangements governing its implementation. Several conditions must be met before the...
Decentralization holds a lot of promise, but whether it improves public service delivery depends on the institutional arrangements governing its implementation. Several conditions must be met before the...
This paper presents findings of a review of gender trends and issues in Ecuador in demographics health, violence, education, labor markets, and social protection. It also briefly describes the current...
This paper presents findings of a review of gender trends and issues in Ecuador in demographics health, violence, education, labor markets, and social protection. It also briefly describes the current...
The study reviews current gender issues in Argentina, specifically, because of the Bank's interest in identifying: gender gap implications for the country's economic, and social development; how do investments...
The objective of the Rural Municipalities Project is to improve the management of natural resources to alleviate rural poverty by (a) improving the capacity of national and local institutions to make and...