Publication: Mongolia Systematic Country Diagnostic
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2018-11-28
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2018-12-10
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Notwithstanding its long-term achievements, Mongolia now experiences three main problems: unstable economic growth, population wellbeing at risk and growing environmental stress. The Systematic Country Diagnostic gives a general analysis of the main problems of the Mongolian economy and its general causes and, in addition, proposes a list of development priorities for the country.
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“World Bank Group. 2018. Mongolia Systematic Country Diagnostic. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30973 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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