SSRN World Bank: Social Development (Topic)

1.

Measuring Empowerment in Practice: Structuring Analysis and Framing Indicators

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3510

Number of pages: 123 Posted: 10 Feb 2005

Working Paper Series

Ruth Alsop and Nina Heinsohn

World Bank and World Bank

Downloads 2,055

2.

Greed and Grievance in Civil War

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2355

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler

University of Oxford - Department of Economics and University of Oxford - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE)

Downloads 1,859

3.

Social Capital, Household Welfare, and Poverty in Indonesia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2148

Number of pages: 79 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Christian Grootaert

World Bank - Social Development

Downloads 1,740

4.

Does Micro-Credit Empower Women? Evidence from Bangladesh

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2998

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Mark M. Pitt, Shahidur R. Khandker and Jennifer Cartwright

Brown University, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank

Downloads 1,712

5.

Sustainability of Microfinance Self Help Groups in India: Would Federating Help?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3516

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 09 Feb 2005

Working Paper Series

Ajai Nair

World Bank

Downloads 1,711

6.

Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence in Middle and Low-Income Countries: A Global Review and Analysis

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3618

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 13 Jul 2005

Working Paper Series

Sarah Bott, Andrew Morrison and Mary Ellsberg

Independent, World Bank - Latin America and Caribbean Region and Independent

Downloads 1,438

7.

Democracy and Income Inequality: An Empirical Analysis

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 411; World Bank Research Working Paper No. 2561

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 12 Jan 2001

Working Paper Series

Branko Milanovic, Mark Gradstein and Yvonne Ying

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and World Bank - Research Department

Downloads 1,247

8.

Evaluating the Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Lessons from Latin America

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3119

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Laura B. Rawlings and Gloria Rubio

World Bank - Latin America & the Caribbean Region and University of the Americas, Puebla

Downloads 1,165

9.

Does Decentralization Increase Government Responsiveness to Local Needs? Evidence from Bolivia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2516

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Feb 2001

Working Paper Series

Jean-Paul Faguet

London School of Economics

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 1,019

10.

Community Based (and Driven) Development: A Critical Review

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3209

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 17 Feb 2004

Working Paper Series

Ghazala Mansuri and Vijayendra Rao

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 827

11.

Religious School Enrollment in Pakistan: A Look at the Data

KSG Working Paper No. RWP05-024; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3521

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 16 Feb 2005

Working Paper Series

Tahir Andrabi, Jishnu Das, Asim Ijaz Khwaja and Tristan Zajonc

Pomona College - Department of Economics, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

Downloads 744

12.

Ethnic Minority Development in Vietnam: A Socioeconomic Perspective

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2836

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Bob Baulch, Dominique Haughton, Jonathan Haughton and Truong Thi Kim Chuyen

University of Sussex - Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Bentley University - Department of Mathematical Sciences and Global Studies, Suffolk University - Department of Economics and Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City - Department of Geography

Downloads 728

13.

Belief Systems and Durable Inequalities: An Experimental Investigation of Indian Caste

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3351

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Karla Hoff and Priyank Pandey

World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and affiliation not provided to SSRN

Downloads 700

14.

Individual Attitudes toward Corruption: Do Social Effects Matter?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3122

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Roberta Gatti, Stefano Paternostro and Jamele Rigolini

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Poverty Reduction Group (PRMPR) and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics

Downloads 679

15.

Poverty, Inequality, and Social Policy in Transition Economies

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1530

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Branko Milanovic

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

Downloads 679

16.

Local Conflict in Indonesia: Measuring Incidence and Identifying Patterns

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3384

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Patrick Barron, Kai Kaiser and Menno Prasad Pradhan

World Bank, World Bank - Indonesia Resident Mission and VU University Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Downloads 637

17.

Why is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Korea

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2942

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Monica Das Gupta, Jiang Zhenghua, Xie Zhenming Li Bohua and Bae Hwa-Ok Woojin Chung

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), Interdisciplinary Research Center of the Academic Sciences of China, and Population and Economy Research Institute, China Population Information and Research Center and Korean Institute for Health and Social Affairs

Downloads 618

18.

Equity and Growth in Developing Countries: Old and New Perspectives on the Policy Issues

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1563

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Michael Bruno, Martin Ravallion and Lyn Squire

Hebrew University (Deceased), Georgetown University and Global Development Network

Downloads 616

19.

Conditional Cash Transfers and the Equity-Efficiency Debate

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3280

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Jishnu Das, Quy-Toan Do and Berk Ozler

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG)

Downloads 579

20.

Gender Equality and Economic Development: The Role for Information and Communication Technologies

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3285

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Derek H.C. Chen

World Bank

Downloads 569

21.

Democratization and Clientelism: Why Are Young Democracies Badly Governed?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3594

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 24 Jun 2005

Working Paper Series

Philip Keefer

Inter-American Development Bank

Downloads 568

22.

What Factors Influence World Literacy? Is Africa Different?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3496

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 19 Jan 2005

Working Paper Series

Dorte Verner

World Bank - Latin America and Caribbean Region

Downloads 560

23.

Using an Asset-Based Approach to Identify Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America: A Conceptual Framework

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3475

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 03 Feb 2005

Working Paper Series

Paul B. Siegel

World Bank

Downloads 546

24.

Quantifying Vulnerability to Poverty: A Proposed Measure, Applied to Indonesia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2437

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto and Lant Pritchett

SMERU Research Institute, SMERU Research Institute and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

Downloads 489

25.

Explaining the Increase in Inequality During the Transition

World Bank Research Working Paper No. 1935

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Apr 1999

Working Paper Series

Branko Milanovic

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 468

26.

The Kin System as a Poverty Trap?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3575

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 May 2005

Working Paper Series

Karla Hoff and Arijit Sen

World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and Jawaharlal Nehru University

Downloads 468

27.

Educational Attainment in Developing Countries: New Estimates and Projections Disaggregated by Gender

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1489

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Vinod Ahuja and Deon Filmer

University of Maryland - College of Agriculture & Natural Resources and World Bank

Downloads 446

28.

Decomposing World Income Distribution: Does the World have a Middle Class?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2562

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 23 Jan 2001

Working Paper Series

Branko Milanovic and Shlomo Yitzhaki

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 422

29.

Aid, Policy, and Growth in Post-Conflict Societies

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2902

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler

University of Oxford - Department of Economics and University of Oxford - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE)

Downloads 413

30.

Cents and Sociability: Household Income and Social Capital in Rural Tanzania

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1796

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Deepa Narayan and Lant Pritchett

World Bank - Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PRMVP) and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

Downloads 407

31.

The Swiss Multi-Pillar Pension System: Triumph of Common Sense?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2416

Number of pages: 91 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Monika Queisser and Dimitri Vittas

Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Social Policy Division and World Bank - Financial Sector Development

Downloads 402

32.

Competitiveness Partnerships: Building and Maintaining Public-Private Dialogue to Improve the Investment Climate - A Resource Drawn from the Review of 40 Countries' Experiences

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3683

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 23 Aug 2005

Working Paper Series

Benjamin Herzberg and Andrew Wright

World Bank and Freelance Writer

Downloads 387

33.

Helping People Help Themselves: Toward a Theory of Autonomy-Compatible Help

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2693

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

David Ellerman

Phil. Dept. UC at Riverside

Downloads 360

34.

Social Capital and the State: Complementarity and Substitution

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2167

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Deepa Narayan

World Bank - Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PRMVP)

Downloads 359

35.

Spatial Poverty Traps?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1862

Number of pages: 334 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Martin Ravallion and Jyotsna Jalan

Georgetown University and Indian Statistical Institute

Downloads 357

36.

What Does Political Economy Tell Us about Economic Development - and Vice Versa?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3250

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Philip Keefer

Inter-American Development Bank

Downloads 357

37.

Social Rights and Economics: Claims to Health Care and Education in Developing Countries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3006

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Varun Gauri

World Bank

Downloads 349

38.

The Middle Class Consensus and Economic Development

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2346

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

William Easterly

New York University - Department of Economics

Downloads 336

39.

Mine Closure and its Impact on the Community: Five Years After Mine Closure in Romania, Russia, and Ukraine

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3083

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Michael Haney and Maria Shkaratan

World Bank - Europe and Central Asia Region and World Bank

Downloads 333

40.

Youth at Risk, Social Exclusion, and Intergenerational Poverty Dynamics: A New Survey Instrument with Application to Brazil

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3296

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Dorte Verner and Erik Alda

World Bank - Latin America and Caribbean Region and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Downloads 333

41.

Social Protection in a Crisis: Argentina's Plan Jefes y Jefas

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3165

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Martin Ravallion and Emanuela Galasso

Georgetown University and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 317

42.

Beyond Unequal Development: An Overview

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2091

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Andres Solimano

World Bank

Downloads 298

43.

The Evolution of Poverty during the Crisis in Indonesia, 1996 to 99

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2435

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto, Yusuf Suharso and Lant Pritchett

SMERU Research Institute, SMERU Research Institute, The Social Monitoring & Early Response Unit Research Institute (SMERU) and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

Downloads 279

44.

Methodologies to Measure the Gender Dimensions of Crime and Violence

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2648

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Elizabeth Shrader

World Bank

Downloads 277

45.

Evaluating Anti-Poverty Programs

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3625

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 26 Jul 2005

Working Paper Series

Martin Ravallion

Georgetown University

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 273

46.

Survey Responses from Women Workers in Indonesia's Textile, Garment, and Footwear Industries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1755

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Mari Pangestu and Medelina K. Hendytio

World Bank and Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Downloads 271

47.

Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the Latin American and Caribbean Region: A Critical Review of Interventions

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3438

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Andrew Morrison

World Bank - Latin America and Caribbean Region

Downloads 262

48.

How Can China Provide Income Security for Its Rapidly Aging Population?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1674

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Estelle James, Cheikh Kane and Monika Queisser

Consultant, World Bank and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Social Policy Division

Downloads 259

49.

Terror as a Bargaining Instrument: A Case Study of Dowry Violence in Rural India

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2347

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Vijayendra Rao and Francis Bloch

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) - Research Group in Quantitative Saving (GREQAM)

Downloads 259

50.

Governance in the Gullies: Democratic Responsiveness and Leadership in Delhi's Slums

World Development, February 2007, (Revised) , World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3694

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Sep 2005 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2013

Accepted Paper Series

Saumitra Jha, Vijayendra Rao and Michael Woolcock

Stanford Graduate School of Business, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

Downloads 248

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