International Development in Focus


Productivity, Safety, and Sustainability Paperback Innovation in agriculture has been critical to developing East Asia's economic transformation. The focus on productivity has come at a cost to environmental sustainability, however. This report examines the potential that a new generation of...
Toward Effective Interventions for Prevention Paperback To support strategic planning efforts on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), this book assesses the latest evidence on NCD prevalence and risk factors in Saudi Arabia, explores the health and economic burden of NCDs as well as their impact...
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Paperback Medición y fortalecimiento de la gestión de la educación en América Latina y el Caribe
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Paperback Deteriorating climatic conditions will likely increase the occurrences of infectious diseases and mental health issues. This book, using data from Bangladesh, explains how changes in the weather can cause diseases to spread faster, while making people more anxious and depressed.
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The State of Public Sector Digital Transformation Paperback The GovTech Initiative was launched in 2019 to assist practitioners in the design of new digital transformation projects. The GovTech Maturity Index measures the maturity of four GovTech focus areas: supporting core government...
Projecting Imbalances between Need, Supply, and Demand Paperback Drawing on the latest principles and modeling techniques in epidemiology and economics, the book projects the future need, demand, and supply of nurses and physicians in Saudi Arabia, and identifies various health labor market...
Oportunidades y desafíos para la política pública en un contexto de envejecimiento poblacional en América Latina y el Caribe Paperback Los países latinoamericanos están atravesando un proceso de envejecimiento de la población. En ?Cuando tengamos sesenta y cuatro? seanalizan políticas...
Realizing the Promise and Potential of Human Capital Paperback This book analyzes the main achievements and challenges for human capital development in Sri Lanka. It draws several conclusions and provides strategic recommendations for the acceleration of future human capital development in...
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Travail et autonomisation des femmes au Burkina Faso Paperback This story is based on actual events and experiences of numerous women and directly drew from the results of qualitative research on the factors impeding women?s ability to work in Burkina Faso. It offers readers a glimpse into...
Paperback The majority of the world?s children live in countries where local governments are responsible for providing basic education services. The study assesses how funding transfers from central government to subnational governments affect education funding and student schooling and...
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A State Aid Evaluation for Romania Paperback State aid impact evaluation is new in Romania. Given its novelty, the ex post evaluation seeks to provide evidence on how effective state aid has been, on whether state aid distorted competition, and on the implications for state aid design and...
Education, Skills, and Productivity in the Kyrgyz Republic Paperback Most jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic require use of reading, writing, numeracy, and ICT skills, and those who are higher skilled earn higher wages. However, skill levels among the workforce are consistently low in absolute...
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