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Improving learning outcomes in South Asia : findings from a decade of impact evaluations (Английский)

There have been various initiatives to improve learning outcomes in South Asia. Still, outcomes remain stubbornly resistant to improvements, at least when considered across the region. To collect and synthesize...

Improving education outcomes in South Asia : findings from a decade of impact evaluations (Английский)

There have been many initiatives to improve education outcomes in South Asia. Still, outcomes remain stubbornly resistant to improvements, at least when considered across the region. To collect and synthesize...

Ethiopia - Ethiopia Protection of Basic Services Program Phase II Project : P103022 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 05 (Английский)

Ethiopia - Ethiopia Protection of Basic Services Program Phase II Project : P103022 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 04 (Английский)

The power of information : the impact of mobile phones on farmers' welfare in the Philippines (Английский)

The authors explore the impact of access to information on poor farmers’ consumption. The analysis combines spatially coded data on mobile phone coverage with household panel data on farmers from some...

Nigeria's experience publishing budget allocations : a practical tool to promote demand for better governance (Английский)

Since January 2004, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Finance has taken an initiative to improve transparency at all levels of government, particularly the sub-national level. Every month, it publishes...

A road to trust (Английский)

The authors explore the relationship between transaction costs and generalized trust. Using panel data from 2,100 households in 135 rural communities of the Philippines, the paper shows that where transaction...

Do community-driven development projects enhance social capital ? evidence from the Philippines (Английский)

This paper explores the social capital impacts of a large-scale, community-driven development project in the Philippines in which communities competed for block grants for infrastructure investment. The...

So you want to quit smoking : have you tried a mobile phone ? (Английский)

Tobacco use, which is rising quickly in developing countries, kills 5.4 million people a year worldwide. This paper explores the impacts of mobile phone ownership on tobacco consumption. Indeed, mobile...

So you want to quit smoking : have you tried a mobile phone? (Английский)

Tobacco use, which is rising quickly in developing countries, kills 5.4 million people a year worldwide. This paper explores the impacts of mobile phone ownership on tobacco consumption. Indeed, mobile...

Who's at the wheel when communities drive development? The case of the KALAHI-CIDSS in the Philippines (Английский)

This paper explores how communities select their Community-Driven Development (CDD) proposals and how CDD resources are allocated across villages. In particular, the author assess whether resources reach...

Integrating society, ecology and the economy : responsible growth for the new Millennium (Английский)

This report builds on the consensus developed at the August 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development. It draws on the effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. And it...

Supporting communities in transition : the impact of the Armenian Social Investment Fund - impact evaluation of social funds (Английский)

The Armenian Social Investment Fund supports communities' efforts to improve local infrastructure during Armenia's economic transition away from central planning, financing community-designed and -implemented...