The World Bank Research Observer - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The World Bank Research Observer write by . This book was released on 2003. The World Bank Research Observer available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
New Structural Economics
New Structural Economics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook New Structural Economics write by Justin Yifu Lin. This book was released on 2012-01-01. New Structural Economics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides an innovative framework to analyze the process of industrial upgrading and diversification, a key feature of economic development. Based on this framework, it provides concrete advice to development practitioners and policy makers on how to unleash a country's growth potential.
Dangers of Decentralization
Dangers of Decentralization - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dangers of Decentralization write by Remy Prud'homme. This book was released on 1994. Dangers of Decentralization available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Demand for decentralization is strong in most parts of the world. This close look at the negative side effects of improperly appled decentralization is not an attack on decentralization but an effort to prevent its misapplication -- and to promote fuller understanding and wiser use of this potentially desirable policy.
Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor
Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor write by Philip Keefer. This book was released on 2003. Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Countries vary systematically with respect to the incentives of politicians to provide broad public goods, and to reduce poverty. Even in developing countries that are democracies, politicians often have incentives to divert resources to political rents, and to private transfers that benefit a few citizens at the expense of many. These distortions can be traced to imperfections in political markets, that are greater in some countries than in others. The authors review the theory, and evidence on the impact of incomplete information of voters, the lack of credibility of political promises, and social polarization on political incentives. They argue that the effects of these imperfections are large, but that their implications are insufficiently integrated into the design of policy reforms aimed at improving the provision of public goods, and reducing poverty.
World Development Report 2018
World Development Report 2018 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook World Development Report 2018 write by World Bank Group. This book was released on 2017-10-16. World Development Report 2018 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Every year, the World Bank’s World Development Report (WDR) features a topic of central importance to global development. The 2018 WDR—LEARNING to Realize Education’s Promise—is the first ever devoted entirely to education. And the time is right: education has long been critical to human welfare, but it is even more so in a time of rapid economic and social change. The best way to equip children and youth for the future is to make their learning the center of all efforts to promote education. The 2018 WDR explores four main themes: First, education’s promise: education is a powerful instrument for eradicating poverty and promoting shared prosperity, but fulfilling its potential requires better policies—both within and outside the education system. Second, the need to shine a light on learning: despite gains in access to education, recent learning assessments reveal that many young people around the world, especially those who are poor or marginalized, are leaving school unequipped with even the foundational skills they need for life. At the same time, internationally comparable learning assessments show that skills in many middle-income countries lag far behind what those countries aspire to. And too often these shortcomings are hidden—so as a first step to tackling this learning crisis, it is essential to shine a light on it by assessing student learning better. Third, how to make schools work for all learners: research on areas such as brain science, pedagogical innovations, and school management has identified interventions that promote learning by ensuring that learners are prepared, teachers are both skilled and motivated, and other inputs support the teacher-learner relationship. Fourth, how to make systems work for learning: achieving learning throughout an education system requires more than just scaling up effective interventions. Countries must also overcome technical and political barriers by deploying salient metrics for mobilizing actors and tracking progress, building coalitions for learning, and taking an adaptive approach to reform.
