DCP4 works with low- and lower-middle-income countries to improve health outcomes by using economic evidence for better priority setting in healthcare. Volume 1 shares lessons from country led processes in a wide range of countries on creating essential health service packages.
Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and prospects, with a special focus on emerging market and developing economies, on a semiannual basis (in January and June). Each edition includes analytical pieces on topical policy challenges faced by these economies.
Multidimensional Perspectives and Future Challenges
Drawing evidence from recent research, this book focuses on the political economy of inequality, social mobility, and climate change, to provide an important contribution to the research on inequality in Africa.
Strengthening Social Protection and Labor for a World in Transition
The State of Social Protection Report provides the most recent evidence of social protection in developing countries with the purpose of informing policy and monitor progress towards universal coverage. The objective of the report is to highlight the importance of social protection as a global priority to protect the poor and vulnerable.
Nature's Paradox is about the intersection of two major crises of the 21st century; the sustainability crisis and the social exclusion and inequality crisis. It explores the disproportionate impact that environmental decline is having on excluded populations, and presents solutions for bringing environmental justice to underrepresented ......
Africa's growing youth population presents an untapped migration potential, but challenges like low economic growth, conflict, and climate change persist.
The Impact of Heat on Health and the Economy of Bangladesh
A manifestation of climate change, temperatures in Bangladesh are increasing at an alarming rate, with frequent bouts of extreme heat events. In 43 years, between 1980 and 2023, maximum temperature in the country increased by 1.1 degreesC, while the "feels like" temperature rose by 4.5 degreesC over the same duration. How does increasing exposure ......
Africa in the 21st Century reexamines persistent barriers to development and explore emerging opportunities for the continent. It discusses policies that can help countries sustain inclusive green growth.
The Role of Capital Markets in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Firms in low- and middle-income countries have historically found it harder to access capital than their peers in richer economies. This report uses a new database on bond and equity issuance to show that gap is narrowing, with increased participation in capital markets leading to greater investment and job creation.
