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The Evidence Effect: How technology and smart policies can transform government service delivery
The work of government is challenging in high- and low-income countries alike. Today, new problems compound to make the work of government even harder: Governments must tackle poverty and address climate change while many are in the midst of debt and fiscal crises that were compounded by Covid.
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Improving sanitation access with subsidies, loans, and community-led programs
Programs involving community behavior-change campaigns and subsidies to boost toilet construction can improve people’s access to and use of improved sanitation facilities. However, evidence on the downstream health impacts of common sanitation programs in low- and middle-income countries has been...
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The Evidence Effect: How LMIC governments drive and scale effective poverty reduction policies
Most LMIC governments invest far more in their own social programs—which include health care, education, and social safety nets—than all foreign aid combined. While foreign assistance has been in the spotlight this year, LMIC governments are the ones that make financial commitments, set priorities...
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Workplace interventions to improve worker well-being
Firm-level interventions aimed at improving the well-being of workers have led to safer workplaces, greater worker health, higher job satisfaction, and lower turnover. In some cases, these programs also increased workers’ productivity, which benefited their employers.