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  • A Standardized Approach to Estimating the Cost of Economic Inclusion Programs (English)

    Economic inclusion programs have become a key feature of national social protection systems around the world, with many actors scaling up and adapting approaches to match local contexts and reach different...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 184533 Document Date: August 16, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chaudhary,Sarang,Brousset Chaman,Hugo Martin,Swatton, Jenny

  • Scaling Up Economic Inclusion Programs in Urban Areas (English)

    Urban centers are growing, with two-thirds of the world’s population expected to live in urban centers by 2050; nearly ninety percent of this increase is in Asia and Africa. A rapidly urbanizing world...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 184530 Document Date: August 16, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Avalos,Jorge Eduardo,Chaudhary,Sarang,Clay,Timothy Joseph Peter,Dutta,Puja Vasudeva

  • A Standardized Approach to Estimating the Cost of Economic Inclusion Programs (English)

    Economic inclusion (EI) programs have become a key feature of national social protection systems globally and a large and growing body of evidence suggests that EI programming can increase the incomes...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 178464 Document Date: November 16, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chaudhary,Sarang,Brousset Chaman,Hugo Martin,Swatton, Jenny

  • Scaling Up Economic Inclusion Programs in Urban Areas (English)

    This PEI In Practice Brief provides an overview of volumes 1 and 2 of PEI In Practice on Economic Inclusion in urban areas. Links to both volumes are provided for additional reading.

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 170765 Document Date: April 21, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Avalos,Jorge Eduardo,Chaudhary,Sarang,Clay,Timothy Joseph Peter,Dutta,Puja Vasudeva

  • The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021 : The Potential to Scale (English)

    The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021: The Potential to Scale gives voice to one of the most stubborn challenges in development—transforming the economic lives of the extreme poor and vulnerable...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 166790 Document Date: December 9, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andrews,Colin,De Montesquiou Fezensac,Aude,Arevalo Sanchez,Ines,Dutta,Puja Vasudeva,Paul,Boban Varghese,Samaranayake,Sadna J.,Heisey,Janet M,Clay,Timothy Joseph Peter,Chaudhary,Sarang

  • In Practice : A Path to Jobs for the Urban Poor (English)

    A rapidly urbanizing world presents enormous economic opportunities for the poor and vulnerable but also presents significant barriers to their economic inclusion. About two thirds of the world’s population...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 166130 Document Date: November 17, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Avalos,Jorge Eduardo,Chaudhary,Sarang,Clay,Timothy Joseph Peter,Dutta,Puja Vasudeva

  • COVID-19, Poverty, and Social Safety Net Response in Zambia (English)

    What has the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic been on poverty in Zambia, and how can social protection programs mitigate these effects? This paper estimates the pre-pandemic poverty level in Zambia and...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS9571 Document Date: March 8, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Paul,Boban Varghese,Finn,Arden Jeremy,Chaudhary,Sarang,Mayer Gukovas,Renata,Sundaram,Ramya

  • Assessing the Impact and Cost of Economic Inclusion Programs : A Synthesis of Evidence (English)

    This paper analyzes global evidence on the impact and costs of economic inclusion programs to transform the economic lives of households and communities living in extreme poverty. The analysis uses 107...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS9536 Document Date: February 3, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Paul,Boban Varghese,Dutta,Puja Vasudeva,Chaudhary,Sarang

  • The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021 : The Potential to Scale (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)

    The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021 sheds light on one of the most intractable challenges faced by development policy makers and practitioners: transforming the economic lives of the world’s poorest...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 155964 Document Date: January 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andrews,Colin,De Montesquiou Fezensac,Aude,Arevalo Sanchez,Ines,Dutta,Puja Vasudeva,Paul,Boban Varghese,Samaranayake,Sadna J.,Heisey,Janet M,Clay,Timothy Joseph Peter,Chaudhary,Sarang

  • The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021 : The Potential to Scale (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (English)

    The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021 sheds light on one of the most intractable challenges faced by development policy makers and practitioners: transforming the economic lives of the world’s poorest...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 155964 Document Date: January 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andrews,Colin,De Montesquiou Fezensac,Aude,Arevalo Sanchez,Ines,Dutta,Puja Vasudeva,Paul,Boban Varghese,Samaranayake,Sadna J.,Heisey,Janet M,Clay,Timothy Joseph Peter,Chaudhary,Sarang

  • Preview : The Potential to Scale - Economic Inclusion for the Poorest (English)

    The State of Economic Inclusion Report, to be published in several months, will shed light on one of the most stubborn challenges in development: transforming the economic lives of people in extreme poverty...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 153493 Document Date: September 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andrews,Colin,De Montesquiou Fezensac,Aude,Arevalo Sanchez,Ines,Dutta,Puja Vasudeva,Paul,Boban Varghese,Samaranayake,Sadna J.,Heisey,Janet M,Clay,Timothy Joseph Peter,Chaudhary,Sarang

  • Strengthening Public Health Systems : Policy Ideas from a Governance Perspective (English)

    Public health systems that are capable of disease surveillance and action to prevent and manage outbreaks require trustworthy community-embedded public health workers who are empowered to undertake their...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS9220 Document Date: April 23, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Khemani,Stuti,Chaudhary,Sarang,Scot,Thiago