Many developing countries have made progress in political openness and economic management but still struggle to attract private sector investments, at least outside of narrow, resource-based enclaves...
On 01 Sep 2016 There is growing recognition of the importance of identification for sustainable development. Its role is recognized formally in target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, which calls for provi...
On 28 Feb 2016 India’s Unique Identification (UID) project offers important lessons for other countries. UID’s performance data show that large
countries can implement biometric ID
programs with low levels of excl...
On 07 Oct 2013 This paper surveys 160 cases where biometric identification has been used for economic, political, and social purposes
in developing countries. About half of these cases have been supported by donors...
On 15 Feb 2013 The paper considers the process of discovery for subsoil resources, including both hard minerals and
hydrocarbons and estimates its magnitude in recent years, as derived from the sum of extraction an...
On 20 Mar 2012 Cash transfers are often a good way for developing countries to address economic and social
problems. They are less expensive than directly providing goods and services and allow recipients the
flex...
On 06 Jun 2011 International Development Association (IDA) donors and others operating a country performance-based allocation system face two difficult problems: how to strengthen incentives to produce and document...
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