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International Development In Focus
GOVTECH MATURITY INDEX
The State of Public Sector Digital Transformation
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By Cem Dener, Hubert Nii-Aponsah, Love E. Ghunney, and Kimberly D. Johns The GovTech Initiative was launched in 2019 to assist practitioners in the design of new digital transformation projects. The GovTech Maturity Index measures the maturity of four GovTech focus areas: supporting core government systems, enhancing service delivery, and mainstreaming citizen engagement and GovTech enablers.
November 2021. 164 pages. Stock no. C211765 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1765-6). US$41.95.
MANAGING FOR LEARNING (Spanish edition)
Measuring and Strengthening Education Management in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Melissa Adelman and Renata Lemos How can countries make sustainable gains in student learning at scale? This is a pressing question for Latin America and the Caribbean—and the developing world more broadly—as countries seek to build human capital to drive sustainable growth.
November 2021. 114 pages. Stock no. C211762 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1762-5). US$41.95.
DIGITAL SENEGAL FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH
By Marcio Cruz, Mark A. Dutz, and Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán Adoption of better technologies can generate better and more jobs for Senegal's growing population. This book recommends policies to ensure availability of affordable digital infrastructure and to promote use of better technologies by firms as well as to narrow deepening digital divides across enterprises and households.
January 2022. 148 pages. Stock no. C211687 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1687-1). US$41.50. CLIMATE AFFLICTIONS
By Iffat Mahmud, Wameq A. Raza, and Md Rafi Hossain Deteriorating climatic conditions will likely increase the occurrences of infectious diseases and mental health issues. This book, using data from Bangladesh, explains how changes in the weather can cause diseases to spread faster, while making people more anxious and depressed.
November 2021. 146 pages. Stock no. C211764 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1764-9). US$41.95.
ORDERS WITHOUT BORDERS
Direct Enforcement of Foreign Restraint and Confiscation Decisions
By Stefano Betti, Vladimir Kozin, and Jean Pierre Brun This book provides an analysis of the complex issue of enforcing foreign confiscation and restraint orders, a crucial step in the process of asset recovery. It further outlines related challenges and offers practical recommendations. The study will be a useful tool for law enforcement, justice, and asset recovery practitioners.
January 2022. 176 pages. Stock no. C211830 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1830-1). US$41.95.
ACHIEVING THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND IN THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
Choice, Not Destiny
Edited by Sameh El-Saharty, Heba Nassar, Sherine Shawky, Amr Elshalakani, Mariam Hamza, and Yi Zhang The Arab Republic of Egypt was well on the path to achieving its demographic dividend at the turn of this century but has gotten temporarily off-track due to a reversal in its earlier fertility decline. Fortunately, the country has the political will, resources, and capacity to secure this dividend in the next decade.
January 2022. 156 pages. Stock no. C211811 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1811-0). US$41.95.
By Marcio Cruz, Mark A. Dutz, and Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán Adoption of better technologies can generate better and more jobs for Senegal's growing population. The book recommends policies to ensure availability of affordable digital infrastructure and to promote use of better technologies by firms as well as to narrow deepening digital divides across enterprises and households.
January 2022. 162 pages. Stock no. C211688 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1688-8). US$41.50. GETTING DOWN TO EARTH
Are Satellites Reliable for Measuring Air Pollutants That Cause Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
By the World Bank Outdoor air pollution accounts for an estimated 4.2 million deaths worldwide, caused predominantly by exposure to fine aerosols. This report investigates the performance of satellites for predicting outdoor concentrations of PM2.5, the most harmful air pollutant to human health, in low- and middle-income countries.
January 2022. 192 pages. Stock no. C211727 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1727-4). US$47.00.
THE GLOBAL HEALTH COST OF PM POLLUTION 2.5 AIR
A Case for Action Beyond 2021
By the World Bank This report stimates of the global, regional, and national costs of health damage from exposure to PM2.5 ambient and household air pollution in 2019. While recognizing the various costs of air pollution to society, this report focuses on the cost of morbidity and premature death from air pollution, the world's leading environmental health risk.
January 2022. 86 pages. Stock no. C211816 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1816-5). US$35.00.
ARTISANAL SCALE GOLD MINING
A Framework for Collecting Site-Specific Sampling and Survey Data to Support Health-Impact Analyses
By Katherine von Stackelberg, Pamela R. D. Williams, and Ernesto Sánchez-Triana This framework document provides a practical approach for designing representative studies and developing uniform sampling guidelines to support estimates of health outcomes that are explicitly linked to exposure to landbased contaminants from ASGM activities.
January 2022. 100 pages. Stock no. C211819 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1819-6). US$41.95.
RECYCLING OF USED LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
Guidelines for Appraisal of Environmental Health Impacts
By Katherine von Stackelberg, Pamela Williams, Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, and Santiago Enriquez This framework document provides a practical approach for designing representative studies and developing uniform sampling guidelines to support estimates of health outcomes that are explicitly linked to exposure to landbased contaminants from ULAB activities.
January 2022. 130 pages. Stock no. C211820 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1820-2). US$41.95.
OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN SAUDI ARABIA
Consequences and Solutions
Edited by Tagred Algaith, Reem Alsukait, Hussah Alghodair, Mohammed Alluhaidan, Meera Shekar, and Christopher H. Herbst Overweight and obesity are a major challenge in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this book is to provide new evidence and analysis in order to support planning efforts on obesity prevention in the country.
February 2022. 234 pages. Stock no. C211828 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1828-8). US$47.50. AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
From Co-Benefits to Coherent Policies
By Grzegorz Peszko, Markus Amann, Yewande Awe, Gary Kleiman, and Tamer Samah Rabie While many countries pledge to phase out fossil fuels in 30–40 years, 6–7 million people die each year from air pollution. This report shows how to design coherent policies that harness synergies and manage tensions between air quality and climate mitigation and that put people's health first while paving the way for long-term decarbonization.
February 2022. 132 pages. Stock no. C211835 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1835-6). US$41.95.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FOR GREEN GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION
A Country Environmental Analysis for the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Edited by Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, Bjorn Larsen, Santiago Enriquez, and Jack Ruitenbeek This book reveals strong linkages among environmental quality, economic growth, and social well-being of the nation's 7 million inhabitants. The urgent message of the report is that all identified issues must be—and can be—systematically addressed. Benefit-cost analyses help to identify efficient interventions.
March 2022. 352 pages. Stock no. C211829 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1829-5). US$52.95.
HEALTH FINANCING REFORM IN UKRAINE
Progress and Future Directions
By Caryn Bredenkamp, Elina Dale, Olena Doroshenko, Yuriy Dzhygyr, Jarno Habicht, Loraine Hawkins, Aleksandr Katsaga, Kateryna Maynzyuk, Khrystyna Pak, and Olga Zeus This report reviews the progress of the implementation of the health financing reform in Ukraine, in particular the funding, purchasing, and governance of the Program of Medical Guarantees (PMG).
March 2022. 94 pages. Stock no. C211840 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1840-0). US$35.00.
TOWARD SAFER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE MIGRATION FOR SOUTH ASIA
Edited by S. Amer Ahmed and Laurent Bossavie This book shows that there is great potential to reduce the risks and maximize the benefits of temporary migration from South Asia. Building on rigorous analytics, it proposes policies to reduce vulnerability and enhance the benefits of temporary migration for migrants themselves, their families, and the home economy.
