Within less than a decade the World Bank has become the largest single source of finance (loans) for health in low and middle income countries as well as a major player in the field of pharmaceuticals. Often 20-50% of the recurrent government health budget in developing countries is used to procure drugs. Drugs are among the most salient and cost-effective elements of health care and often a ke...

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Health and education levels have improved remarkably, and poverty has been declining. Reducing population growth and attaining gender parity in school enrollment rates are notable achievements of recent years. In the past decade, Bangladesh has reduced infant mortality by halfóat a rate faster than any other countryóand has increased adult literacy rates by 8 percent for women and 6 percent for...

.............................................................. vii CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS ............................................................... ix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................. xi 1. POVERTY AND TRANSITION ............................................................... 1 NTRODUCTION: POLICY CHOICES ON POVERTY ..............................

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