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POLITICAL TURMOILFERTILITY
ALCOHOLISM
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
HEALTH POLICY
PARENTING
ENROLLMENT
ACCESS TO FINANCE
EXTERNALITIES
ACCESSIBILITY
MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS
ISOLATION
MEDICAL TREATMENT
BANK ACCESS
RESEARCH PROGRAM
TAX COLLECTION
CALCULATION
MORTALITY
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
INJURIES
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
PROBABILITY
NEWSLETTER
PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
CHILDBEARING
ATM PENETRATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL IMPACT
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
MEDICAL CARE
EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
CONSUMER
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SOCIAL STATUS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
PROGRESS
DEBT SERVICE
RISK GROUPS
IMPACT OF POLICIES
INFORMATION SHARING
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
FISCAL EFFORT
TYPES OF LOANS
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
PUBLIC DEBT
INVESTMENT POLICY
DEBTORS
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
FARMERS
CANCER
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
BANKING SYSTEMS
MASS MEDIA
FINANCIAL EXCLUSION
PUBLIC HEALTH
LABOR FORCE
DEPOSIT
PROBABILITIES
HEALTH CARE
LIFESTYLES
NUMBER OF WOMEN
MALE MORTALITY
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
DEBT BURDENS
FINANCIAL ACCESS
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INVESTING
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES
PREGNANCY
ARREARS
POVERTY REDUCTION
LARGE POPULATIONS
BANKING SERVICES
SMOKING
BANK ACCOUNTS
CHECKING ACCOUNT
ABSENTEEISM
RECEIPT
TRANSPORT
LOW-INCOME
WORTH
FOREIGN BANKS
BRIBE
APPLICATION FORM
FAMILIES
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
DEBT
UNION
BANK BRANCH
INEQUALITY
LENDERS
DISABILITY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
ATM
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
HEALTH RISKS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
POLICY RESEARCH
DEBTS
VALUATION
FARMER
PAYMENT SERVICES
BANKS
PUBLIC POLICY
CAPITAL FORMATION
CORRUPTION
PUBLIC GOOD
ILLNESS
WORKERS
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
LAWS
EXCISE TAXES
VILLAGE
IMPORTANT POLICY
ILL HEALTH
BANKING SECTOR
HOUSEHOLDS
ACCOUNTABILITY
LOAN APPLICATIONS
CONTRIBUTION
MIGRATION
PRODUCTIVITY
INDICATORS OF ACCESS
ACCOUNTING
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
CREDIT INFORMATION
SCHOLARSHIP
SOFT LOAN
LIFE EXPECTANCY
RISK FACTORS
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
FINANCIAL DEPTH
CREDITORS
CHECKING
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
FAMILY SUPPORT
DEBT RELIEF
FERTILITY RATES
BRIBES
ENDOWMENTS
BANKING SECTOR OUTREACH
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
CIVIL SERVICE
HEALTH FOR ALL
MINIMUM BALANCE
JOB LOSSES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
INCOME INEQUALITY
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
CASH TRANSFER
ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION
VILLAGES
ABUSE
SECONDARY SCHOOL
INDEBTEDNESS
GIRLS IN SCHOOL
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
SALES
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
TRAINING PROGRAM
CAUSES OF DEATH
BENEFICIARIES
OPINION LEADERS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HEALTHY LIFE
NUTRITION
FEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCY
PATIENT
MORTALITY RATE
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In this issue: who gets debt relief? Focus: improving access to finance; getting girls into school: evidence from Cambodia; diffusing new Knowledge among farmers: the role of opinion leaders; infrastructure and regional growth in India; measuring corruption: a critique of cross-country indicators; and reversing premature mortality and ill health in the Russian Federation.Date
2014-12-24Identifier
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