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...
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...
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...