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Mary Eming Young
Recent World Bank Discussion Papers
No. 218 Cooperatives and the Breakup of Large Mechanized Farms
Theoretical and Evidence.
Klaus W. Deininger
No. 219 Development of Rural Financial Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sabapathy Thillairajah
No. 220 The Maritime Transport Crisis. Hans). Peters
No. 221 Policy-Based Finance: The Experience of Postwar Japan. The Japanese Development Bank and The Japan Economic Research Institute
No. 222 Macroeconomic Management in China: Proceedings of a Conference in Dalian, June 1993. Edited by Peter Harrold, E. C. Hwa, and Lou Jiwei
No. 223 The Development of the Private Sector in a Small Economy in Transitions: The Case of Mongolia. Hongjoo Hahm
No. 224 Toward an Environmental Strategy for Asia. Carter Brandon and Ramesh Ramankutty
No. 225 "Fortress Europe" and Other Myths about Trade: Policies toward Merchandise Imports in the EC and Other Major Industrial Economies (and What They Mean for Developing Countries). Jean Baneth
No. 226 Mongolia: Financing Education during Economic Transition. Kin Bing Wu
No. 227 Cities without Land Markets: Lessons of the Failed Socialist Experiment Alain Bertaud and Bertrand Renaud
No. 228 Portfolio Investment in Developing Countries. Edited by Stijn Claessens and Sudarshan Gooptu
No. 229 An Assessment of Vulnerable Croups in Mongolia: Strategies for Social Policy Planning. Caroline Harper
No. 230 Raising the Productivity of Women Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Katrine Saito
No. 231 Agricultural Extension m Africa. Aruna Bagchee
No. 232 Telecommunications Sector Reform in Asia: Toward a New Pragmatism. Peter L. Smith and Gregory Staple
No. 233 Land Reform and Farm Restructuring in Russia. Karen Brooks and Zvi Lerman
No. 234 Population Growth, Shifting Cultivation, and Unsustainable Agricultural Development: A Case Study in Madagascar. Andrew Keck, Narendra P. Sharrna, and Gershon Feder
No. 235 The Design and Administration of Intergovernmental Transfers: Fiscal Decentralization in Latin America. Donald R. Winkler
No. 236 Public and Private Agricultural Extension Beyond Traditional Frontiers. Dina L. Umali and Lisa Schwartz
No. 237 Indonesian Experience with Financial Sector Reform. Donald P. Hanna
No. 238 Pesticide Policies in Developing Countries: Do They Encourage Excessive Use? Jumanah Farah
No. 239 Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Indonesia: Issues and Reform Options. Anwar Shah and Zia Qureshi, with Arnaresh Bagchi, Brian Binder, and Heng-fu Zou
No. 240 Managing Redundancy in Overexploited Fisheries. Joshua John
No. 241 Institutional Change and the Public Sector in Transitional Economies. Salvatore Schiavo-Campo
No. 242 Africa can Compete!: Export Opportunities And Challenges for Garments and Home Products in the U.S. Market. Tyler Biggs, Gail R. Moody, Jan-Hendrik van Leenwen, and E. Diane White
No. 243 Liberalizing Trade in Services. Bemard Hoekman and Pierre Sauv
No. 244 Women in Higher Education: Progress, Constraints, and Promising Initiatives K. Subbarao, Laura Raney, Halil Dundar, and Jennifer Haworth
No. 245 What We Know About Acquisition of Adult Literacy: Is There Hope? Helen Abadzi
No. 246 Formulating a National Strategy on Information Technology: A Case Study of India. Nagy Hanna
No. 247 Improving the Transfer and Use of Agricultural Information: A Guide to Information Technology Willem Zijp
No. 248 Outreach and Sustainability of Six Rural Finance Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Marc Gurgand, Glenn Pederson, and Jacob Yaron
No. 249 Population and Income Change: Recent Evidence. Allen C. Kelley and Robert M. Schmidt
No. 250 Submission and Evaluation of Proposals for Private Power Generation Projects in Developing Countries. Edited by Peter A. Cordukes
No . 251 Supply and Demand for Finance of Small Enterprises in Ghana. Ernest Aryeetey, Amoah Baah-Nuakoh, Tamara Duggleby, Hemamala Hettige, and William F. Steel
No. 252 Projectizing the Gvernance Approach to Civil Service Reform: An Institutional Environment Assessment for Preparing a Sectoral Adjustment Loan in the Gambia. Rogerio F. Pinto with assistance from Angelous J. Mrope
No. 253 Small Firms Informally Financed: Studies from Bangladesh. Edited by Reazul Islam, J. D. Von Pischke, and J. M. de Waard
No. 254 Indicators for Monitoring Poverty Reduction. Soniya Carvalho and Howard White
No. 255 Violence Against Women: The Hidden Health Burden. Lori L. Heise with Jacqueline Pitanguy and Adrienne Germain
No. 256 Women's Health and Nutrition: Making a Difference. Anne Tinker, Patricia Daly, Cynthia Green, Helen Saxenian, Rarna Lakshminarayanan, and Kirrin Gill
No. 257 Improving the Quality of Primary Education in Latin America: Towards the 21st Century. Lawrence Wolff, Ernesto Schiefelbein, and Jorge Valenzuela
No. 258 How Fast is Fertility Declining in Botswana and Zimbabwe? Duncan Thomas and Ityai Muvandi
No. 259 Policies Affecting Fertility and Contraceptive Use: An Assessment of Twelve Sub-Saharan Countries. Susan Scribner
No. 260 Financial Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Study. Paul A. Popiel
No. 261 Poverty Alleviation and Social Investment Funds: The Latin American Experience. Philip.! Glaessner, Kye Woo Lee, Anna Maria Sant'Anna, and Jean-Jacques de St. Antoine
No. 262 Public Policy for the Promotion of Family Farms in Italy: The Experience of the Fund for the Formation of Peasant Property. Eric B. Shearer and Giuseppe Barbero
No. 263 Self-Employment for the Unemployed: Experience in OECD and Transitional Economies. Sandra Wilson and Arvil V. Adams
No. 264 Schooling and Cognitive Achievements of Children in Morocco: Can the Government Improve Outcomes? Shahidur R. Khandker, Victor Lavy, and Deon Filmer
No. 265 World Bank-Financed Projects with Community Participation: Procurement and Disbursement Issues. Gita Gopal and Alexandre Marc
No. 266 Seed Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Issues and Options. V. Venkatesan
No. 267 Trade Policy Reform in Developing Countries since 1985: A Review of the Evidence. Judith M. Dean, Seema Desai, and James Riedel
No. 268 Farm Restructuring and Land Tenure in Reforming Socialist Economies: A Comparative Analysis of Eastern and Central Europe. Euroconsult and Centre for World Food Studies
No. 269 The Evolution of the World Bank's Railway Lending. Alice Galenson and Louis S. Thompson
No. 270 Land Reform and Farm Restructuring in Ukraine. Zvi Lerman, Karen Brooks, and Csaba Csaki
No. 271 Small Enterprises Adjusting to Liberalization in Five African Countries. Ron Parker, Randall Riopelle, and William F. Steel
No. 272 Adolescent Health: Reassessing the Passage to Adulthood. Judith Senderowitz
No. 273 Measurement of Welfare Changes Caused by Large Price Shifts: An Issue in the Power Sector. Robert Bacon
No. 274 Social Action Programs and Social Funds: A Review of Design and Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Alexandre Marc, Carol Graham, Mark Schacter, and Mary Schmidt
Investing In Young Children
Mary Eming Young
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Mary Eming Young is a public health specialist in the World Bank's Population, Health, and Nutrition Department.
Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Young, Mary
E., 1955 -
Investing in young children / Mary E. Young. p. cm. — (World
Bank discussion papers; 275)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
ISBN 0-8213-3171-X
1. Child care services—Developing
countries.
2. Economic assistance—Developing countries.
3. World
Bank—Developing countries.
I. Title.
II. Series.
HQ778.5.Y68
1995 362.7—dc20
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