Poverty Reduction

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Mapping the Global Partnership for Development: Bangladesh

Faster progress towards the MDGs and sustainable human development, will require countries to respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities that globalization presents. This paper presents the global issues that are important for Bangladesh in reducing its poverty and achieving its more

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Mapping the Global Partnership for Development: Jamaica

In a globalizing world, a country’s development prospects are shaped by global issues such as trade, migration and climate change. Faster progress towards the MDGs and sustainable human development require countries to respond to challenges and opportunities that globalization presents. This paper more

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Measuring Capacity

This paper helps development practitioners unbundle the question, "what is the measure of capacity?" The paper presents a framework for better defining, capturing and communicating capacity development results. The framework begins with the end in mind – national development goals. The more

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Microinsurance: Demand and Market Prospects for India

This country study examines and appraises the most urgent social security risks and needs of poor population groups. It provides an overview of existing knowledge on the demand and supply of microinsurance in India, as a basis for reducing the vulnerability of poor and low-income people while more

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Microinsurance: Demand and Market Prospects for Indonesia

This country study examines and appraises the most urgent social security risks and needs of poor population groups. It provides an overview of existing knowledge on the demand and supply of microinsurance in Indonesia, as a basis for reducing the vulnerability of poor and low-income people while more

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The Millennium Development Goals originate from the Millennium Declaration, endorsed by 189 world leaders at the UN in September 2000. Over the past decade, the world has made impressive progress towards achieving these goals, yet some countries are lagging and many of them may not be able to reach their goals by 2015.

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