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Front Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Overview -- Management Response -- Management Action Record -- Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness -- 1 Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships -- What Are PPPs? -- Rationale for Supporting PPPs -- PPPs and the Poor -- PPP Trends Globally and the World Bank Group's Engagement -- Evaluation Design -- 2 Relevance of World Bank Group Support -- The World Bank Group's Strategic Framework for PPPs -- The World Bank Group's Strategic Resources Deployment on PPPs -- Addressing Countries' Development Priorities and PPP Constraints -- Conclusion -- 3 Paving the Way for PPPs through Policy Reform and Institution Building -- World Bank Group Interventions to Improve the PPP Enabling Environment -- Focus and Results of World Bank Group Upstream Work -- Drivers of Success of Upstream Work -- Conclusion -- 4 Did Public-Private Partnerships Deliver? -- World Bank Group Support to Structuring and Financing PPPs -- Results of World Bank Group Support to PPPs -- Drivers of Success and Failure of PPP Performance -- Conclusion -- 5 Working as One World Bank Group -- Leveraging of Synergies across One World Bank Group -- The Case for PPP Country Diagnostics -- Challenges and Opportunities for the Future -- Conclusion -- 6 The Experience of Other Multilateral Development Banks with Public-Private Partnerships -- Asian Development Bank -- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development -- Inter-American Development Bank -- African Development Bank -- European Investment Bank -- Conclusions -- 7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Methodology Used to Identify Public-Private Partnership Projects -- Appendix B Public-Private Partnership Indicators -- Appendix C Country Case Study Methodology.

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Great Expectations and Some Skepticism -- Major Contributions of The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021 -- Transforming the Lives of the Extreme Poor and Vulnerable: A Framework -- Ten Key Findings -- Future Directions -- Notes -- PART A Moving to Scale: Concepts, Practice, and Evidence -- Chapter 1 Economic Inclusion: A Framework -- Introduction -- A Story of Great Expectations . . . -- . . . and Some Skepticism -- A Framework to Transform Economic Lives -- Goal and Outcomes -- Context and Response: Customizing to Local Settings -- Entry Points and Adaptations: Moving to Scale -- Future Directions -- Notes -- References -- Spotlight 1 Economic Inclusion and COVID-19 Recovery -- Chapter 2 Moving to Scale: Political Realities and Entry Points -- Introduction -- Program Adoption and Scale-Up: Political Realities -- Trade-Offs in Shaping Program Design and Implementation -- Entry Points to Scale -- Future Directions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 A Surge in Economic Inclusion Programming Worldwide -- A Snapshot in Time -- The Current Reach of Economic Inclusion Programs -- Target Populations -- Program Components -- Future Directions -- Notes -- References -- Spotlight 2 Promoting Women's Empowerment through Economic Inclusion -- Chapter 4 Moving to Scale through Government-led Programs -- Introduction -- Programmatic Adaptations to Scale -- Institutional Adaptations to Scale -- Future Directions -- Notes -- References -- Spotlight 3 Linking Economic Inclusion and Markets for the Poorest -- Chapter 5 An Assessment of Program Impacts -- Introduction -- Review of the Impact Literature: Method, Sample, and Caveats -- Evidence of Overall Impact -- Factors That Mediate Impact -- Future Directions -- Notes -- References.

Front Cover -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Overview -- Executive Summary -- Aggregate Financial Flows to Low-and Middle-Income Countries -- External Debt Stocks in 2019 -- External Debt Flows in 2019 -- Supporting Debt Data Transparency -- IDA Borrowers Eligible for the DSSI: External Debt Stocks and Flows -- Debt Indicators, 2010-2019 -- Equity Flows in 2019 -- Part II Aggregate and Country Tables -- All Low- and Middle-Income Countries -- East Asia and Pacific -- Europe and Central Asia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Middle East and North Africa -- South Asia -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Afghanistan -- Albania -- Algeria -- Angola -- Argentina -- Armenia -- Azerbaijan -- Bangladesh -- Belarus -- Belize -- Benin -- Bhutan -- Bolivia, Plurinational State of -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Botswana -- Brazil -- Bulgaria -- Burkina Faso -- Burundi -- Cabo Verde -- Cambodia -- Cameroon -- Central African Republic -- Chad -- China -- Colombia -- Comoros -- Congo, Democratic Republic of -- Congo, Republic of -- Costa Rica -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Djibouti -- Dominica -- Dominican Republic -- Ecuador -- Egypt, Arab Republic of -- El Salvador -- Eritrea -- Eswatini -- Ethiopia -- Fiji -- Gabon -- Gambia, The -- Georgia -- Ghana -- Grenada -- Guatemala -- Guinea -- Guinea-Bissau -- Guyana -- Haiti -- Honduras -- India -- Indonesia -- Iran, Islamic Republic of -- Jamaica -- Jordan -- Kazakhstan -- Kenya -- Kosovo -- Kyrgyz Republic -- Lao People's Democratic Republic -- Lebanon -- Lesotho -- Liberia -- Madagascar -- Malawi -- Maldives -- Mali -- Mauritania -- Mexico -- Moldova -- Mogolia -- Montenegro -- Morocco -- Mozambique -- Myanmar -- Nepal -- Nicaragua -- Niger -- Nigeria -- North Macedonia -- Pakistan -- Papua New Guinea -- Paraguay -- Peru -- Philippines -- Russian Federation -- Rwanda -- Samoa -- São Tomé and Príncipe.

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Team -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Global Goals, Shared Challenges -- 1 Monitoring Global Poverty -- Introduction -- Monitoring global poverty: Tracking progress toward the 2030 goals -- Beyond extreme poverty: The US3.20-a-day and US5.50-a-day poverty lines -- A relative poverty measure: The societal poverty line -- Beyond monetary poverty: The multidimensional poverty measure -- A focus on extreme poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Annex 1A PovcalNet data and methodology for measuring extreme poverty -- Annex 1B Higher absolute poverty lines: US3.20 and US5.50 per person per day -- Annex 1C Societal poverty -- Annex 1D Multidimensional poverty measure -- Notes -- References -- 2 Shared Prosperity: Monitoring Inclusive Growth -- Introduction: Shared prosperity-Focusing on the bottom 40 -- The most recent estimates of shared prosperity and the shared prosperity premium -- Outlook: COVID-19 and prospects for shared prosperity -- Shared prosperity and its connection to other welfare indicators -- Who is in the bottom 40? -- Annex 2A Shared prosperity estimates, by economy -- Annex 2B Data for shared prosperity over different periods -- Annex 2C Comparison of two shared prosperity rounds -- Notes -- References -- 3 Key Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Global Poor: Vulnerability to Conflict, Climate Risks, and COVID-19 -- Introduction -- Key socioeconomic characteristics of the global poor -- Poverty and conflict: A global and subnational perspective -- Poverty and climate risks -- Vulnerability and multiple risks: Poverty in the face of COVID-19, conflict, and climate risks -- Annex 3A New vintage of the Global Monitoring Database -- Annex 3B Robustness of poverty profiles: Adding and subtracting countries.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Data notes -- Regional tables -- World -- East Asia and Pacific -- Europe and Central Asia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Middle East and North Africa -- North America -- South Asia -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Income group tables -- Low income -- Lower middle income -- Upper middle income -- High income -- Country tables (in alphabetical order) -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- I -- L -- M -- N -- P -- T -- U -- References.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- 1 Islamic Finance and Shared Prosperity -- 2 The State of Development and Shared Prosperity in OIC Countries -- 3 The Islamic Banking Sector -- 4 Islamic Capital Markets -- 5 Takaful (Islamic Insurance), Retakaful, and Microtakaful -- 6 Nonbank Financial Institutions -- 7 Alternative Asset Classes -- 8 Islamic Social Finance -- 9 Public Policy Measures to Enhance Shared Prosperity -- Chapter Attributions -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- BOXES -- 1.1 The World Bank Group Approach to Enhancing Shared Prosperity -- 1.2 The Islamic Development Bank Group Strategy for Development -- 1.3 Key Institutions in an Ideal Islamic Economy -- 1.4 Why Is Debt Finance So Prevalent? -- 1.5 Key Instruments of Redistribution in Islamic Finance -- 1.6 How Development of the Financial Sector Could Promote Shared Prosperity -- 3.1 Abu Halima Mudarabah Greenhouse Project in Sudan -- 3.2 Channels of Financial Inclusion from an Islamic Finance Perspective -- 3.3 Islamic Banking: Is It Good for Growth? -- 4.1 Issuances in IDB's Medium-Term Note Program -- 5.1 Similarities and Differences between Conventional Mutuals/Cooperatives and Takaful -- 5.2 Country Case: Regulation and Challenges in Nigeria -- 6.1 Case 1. Green Sukuk and the Rising Trend in Responsible Investment -- 6.2 Case 2. Liwwa: A Shari'ah-Compliant Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform -- 6.3 Case 3. NBFI Shari'ah-Compliant Home Financing in Canada -- 6.4 Case 4. ASR Leasing in Tajikistan -- 8.1 Case 1. Revolving Credit out of Pooled Sadaqat and Zakat Proceeds: Akhuwat, Pakistan -- 8.2 Case 2. Community-Driven Development: Dompet Dhuafa Republika, Indonesia

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Partners -- User guide -- 1. World view -- Introduction -- Sustainable Development Goals NEW! -- SDG 1 No poverty -- SDG 2 Zero hunger -- SDG 3 Good health and well-being -- SDG 4 Quality education -- SDG 5 Gender equality -- SDG 6 Clean water and sanitation -- SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy -- SDG 8 Productive employment and economic growth -- SDG 9 Industry, innovation, and infrastructure -- SDG 10 Reduced inequalities -- SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Overview -- About Doing Business -- Reforming the Business Environment in 2015/16 -- Case studies -- Getting Electricity Factors affecting the reliability of electricity supply -- Getting Credit: Legal Rights Two approaches to developing an integrated secured transactions regime -- Getting Credit: Credit Information Casting a wide net to expand financial inclusion -- Protecting Minority Investors Achieving sound corporate governance -- Paying Taxes Assessing postfiling processes -- Trading Across Borders Technology gains in trade facilitation -- Annex: Labor Market Regulation What can we learn from Doing Business data? -- Annex: Selling to the Government Why public procurement matters -- References -- Data Notes -- Distance to Frontier and Ease of Doing Business Ranking -- Summaries of Doing Business Reforms in 2015/16 -- Country Tables -- Labor Market Regulation Data -- Acknowledgments

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