Promoting Social Cohesion Through Education:
In a world where students will have to co-exist
with people different from themselves,
sensitivity and openness to diversity/ethnic,
religious, linguistic, and ability-related is a core
part of any good education. Social Cohesion
through Education provides case studies and
tools to help educators, policymakers, and the
development community improve the ways in
which education systems can promote tolerance
and respect for diversity through improved
management of existing inputs such as
curriculum and textbook reform.
The book address different issues in different
countries and regions, but the fundamental
message is the same: the explicit and implicit
messages about inter-group relations that
children receive in school shape the form and
sensitivities of young minds with respect to
other human beings. If education is to
contribute to economic and social development,
it is critical that we understand those messages
and the means of their transmission.
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Annual World Bank Conference on
Development Economics 2006:
The Annual World Bank Conference on
Development Economics (ABCDE) brings
together the world*s leading scholars and
development practitioners for a lively
debate on state-of-the-art thinking in
development policy and the implications for
the global economy. The 17th conference
was held in Dakar, Senegal, on January 27,
2005. The theme of the conference was
growth and integration, which was divided
into five topics: growth and integration,
financial reforms, economic development,
trade and development, and investment
climate.
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The Power of Survey Design:
A practical how-to guide on all the steps
involved with survey implementation, this
volume covers survey management,
questionnaire design, sampling, respondent’s
psychology and survey participation, and
data management. A comprehensive and
practical reference for those who both use
and produce survey data.
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Reducing Poverty through Growth and
Social Policy Reform in Russia:
Following the 1998 financial crisis, four
out of every ten people slipped into
poverty, not able to meet basic needs.
Luckily, post-crisis economic rebound
was impressive and broad-based ?
albeit uneven ? across sectors and
regions. This title explores the nature
of poverty, both nationally and
regionally, to identify the groups with a
high poverty risk. It then examines
growth-poverty linkages through the
labor market, as well as the
contribution of growth and inequality to
the recent poverty reduction. It also
considers the expected impact of WTO
accession on overall growth and
poverty. Finally, it focuses on the scope
for improving social policy in ways that
will have a direct impact on the poor.
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From Crisis to Stability in the Armenian
Power Sector:
The last fifteen years have seen Armenia
emerge from Soviet rule and a severe economic
and energy crisis, both complicated by its
newfound political surroundings. The last ten
years have seen significant reform and
progress in the power sector which, when
compared to the progress made by its
neighbors, is all the more remarkable. The
benefits of reform have not been easily won,
however, and Armenia’s success is a tribute to
its ability to learn from mistakes and
persevere. A combination of improper planning
and bad fortune forced the Government of
Armenia to go through three separate tenders
for its privatization assets. A combination of
good planning and good fortune ultimately
allowed for what has turned out to be one of
the region’s most successful infrastructure
privatizations so far.
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Perspectives on Fiscal Federalism:
This book addresses a variety of issues
relating to intergovernmental finance and
the provision and financing of local
services including budgeting and financial
management, the institutional framework
for the conduct of intergovernmental
relations, appropriate methods of service
delivery in metropolitan agglomerations
and remote rural areas, local government
enterprises, user charges, property taxes,
income and value-added taxes, natural
resource taxes, and local business taxes.
Throughout, the authors draw on
experience both in Canada and in other
decentralized countries and consider to
varying extents the special problems
facing Russia and other large transitional
economies.
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Pension Reform and the Development of
Pension Systems:
Over the past two decades, the Bank has
supported a wide variety of reforms
through lending operations and analytical
and advisory activities in 68 countries, and
helped build institutional capacity to
strengthen pension administration. The
World Bank's basic approach was to
recommend the establishment of a multipillar pension system, provided sound
macroeconomic conditions and an adequate
financial sector were in place. This
evaluation presents the first comprehensive
assessment of these activities. It sums up
what has been learned and offers
recommendations to strengthen future
reform efforts.
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