Abbreviations
NSDP ODESYPANO OECD ORMVAs PCBS PEM PHC PISA PMT POS PPP SDIs SEZs SMEs SNAT SSN TFR TIMSS TME UK ULO UN UNDP UN-WIDER USO WDI WDR WFP WUAs WVS ZDR
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National School Development Plan Office for Forestry and Livestock Development in the northwest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Offices Régionales des Mise en Valeur Agricole Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics public expenditure management primary health center Program for International Student Assessment proxy means testing point-of-sale purchasing power parity School Development Initiatives special economic zones small and medium enterprises Territorial Master Plan (Schéma National d’Aménagement du Territoire) Social Safety Net total fertility rate Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study total managed expenditure United Kingdom Urban Land Organization United Nations United Nations Development Programme United Nations World Institute for Development Economics Research universal service obligation World Development Indicators World Development Report World Food Programme (of the UN) Water Users’ Associations World Values Survey Zones de Développement Régional
All dollars are in US$ unless otherwise noted.