In 1999 the State Government of Andhra Pradesh launched the Deepam scheme, under which the government covered the cylinder connection fee for starting LPG service to those families classified as being below the poverty line. ... Exibir mais + The scheme clearly facilitated the uptake of LPG by the rural poor. However, this study found that biomass remains the main cooking fuel for the majority of Deepam beneficiaries. The economics of LPG service, with its relatively high operating cost, is not favorable for cash-strapped rural households. Even with the cylinder connection fee waiver, the high costs of cylinder refills confined LPG largely to incidental use. The average consumption level of LPG found in the study was 2.9 kg per month against a minimum of 7 kg required to meet the majority of cooking needs, limiting the health and other social benefits of LPG uptake as well as the potential for commercially viable LPG businesses.On the positive side, the convenience introduced by even this limited use of LPG in rural AP, and especially the amount of time saved for the cooks, should not be under-estimated, even if the overall consumption of fuelwood does not decline markedly. The Deepam beneficiaries universally cited time savings in cooking as the primary benefit of LPG use.  Exibir menos -

Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento para discussão interna Relat�rio N�.: IDP183 Data do documento: MAR 01, 2002

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Institutional development impact study (Inglês)

Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento para discussão interna Relat�rio N�.: IDP168 Data do documento: NOV 30, 1996

Autor: Godek, Lisa M. Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

A survey of health reform in Central Asia (Inglês)

Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento para discussão interna Relat�rio N�.: IDP162 Data do documento: SEP 30, 1996

Autor: Klugman, Jeni; Schieber, George Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

Pakistan's international linkages : evolution and prospects (Inglês)

Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento para discussão interna Relat�rio N�.: IDP165 Data do documento: MAY 31, 1996

Autor: Riordan, E. Mick; Srinivasan, T. G. Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

Pakistan and the Uruguay Round : impact and opportunities - a quantitative assessment (Inglês)

Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento para discussão interna Relat�rio N�.: IDP163 Data do documento: APR 30, 1996

Autor: Ingco, Merlinda; Winters, Alan Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

This paper presents evaluative information on retraining schemes for unemployed adults in OECD countries. These evaluations fall into three categories: experimental evaluations that compare the effects of retraining programs for participants and a control group chosen prior to scheme's initiation; quasi-experimental evaluations that chose the control group after the program is completed; and non-specific evaluations that use no control group. ... Exibir mais + The authors discuss the correlates - the specific labor market problem addressed, general market conditions, and intervention design - of success and failure of these schemes, separately for programs for workers laid-off en masse and the long-term unemployed. Finally, they draw the implications of these findings for countries in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe  Exibir menos -

Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento para discussão interna Relat�rio N�.: IDP156 Data do documento: OCT 31, 1995

Autor: Dar, Amit; Gill, Indermit S.

Hungary - Costs and effectiveness of retraining in Hungary (Inglês)

Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento para discussão interna Relat�rio N�.: IDP155 Data do documento: OCT 30, 1995

Autor: Gill, Indermit S.; Dar, Amit Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

Pakistan : public expenditure in agriculture (Inglês)

Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento para discussão interna Relat�rio N�.: IDP153 Data do documento: JUN 30, 1995

Autor: Choudhry, Yusuf; Faruqee, Rashid Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

Private sector participation in the Indonesian public ports (Inglês)

Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento para discussão interna Relat�rio N�.: IDP150 Data do documento: DEC 31, 1994

Autor: Van der Ven, Joris Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

Participation in the South Asia region's - project portfolio : towards defining conditions for success (Inglês)

Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento para discussão interna Relat�rio N�.: IDP146 Data do documento: AUG 31, 1994

Autor: Parker, Barbara Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure