Tsikata, Yvonne M.Senderowitsch, RobySenderowitsch, RobyTsikata, Yvonne M.2013-02-112013-02-112010-01-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12310During the second half of the year 2008, the world experienced the worst worldwide economic crisis in over 70 years. The effects deriving from this crisis can still be felt over most of the planet. Low or negative economic growth in developed nations and emerging economies, high levels of unemployment and millions of persons below the poverty line, are some of the starkest examples. In the Dominican Republic, the effects of this international crisis are manifested in the reduction in international trade, the drop in tourism and in remittances, and an economic growth rate lower than expected. In this regard, the Dominican Republic asked the World Bank to prepare nine policy notes which are presented in this volume. These notes focus on the following topics: 1) long run economic growth in the Dominican Republic; 2) ease of doing business; 3) logistics for competitiveness; 4) access to financial services with emphasis on financing for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs); 5) the electricity sector; 6) climate change and the Dominican Republic, 7) the health sector, 8) territorial development, and 9) accountability and performance system. The policy notes presented here argue that an inclusive development is possible in the Dominican Republic. However, great challenges must be faced to meet this goal. From the analysis presented in this volume four challenges emerge which must be faced head-on in order to achieve sustainable and inclusive development.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTABILITYAGGREGATE DEMANDAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTUREALLOCATIONALLOCATION OF RESOURCESANNUAL RATEBUDGET CYCLEBUDGETARY PRESSUREBUDGETARY SYSTEMSCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCENTRAL BANKCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCITIZENSCLIMATE CHANGECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMERSDECENTRALIZATIONDEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCEDEMOCRATIC TRANSITIONDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORSDEMOGRAPHIC GROWTHDEVELOPMENT AGENCIESDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDIVERSIFICATIONECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC EXPANSIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC GROWTH RATEECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC POLICYECONOMIC STRUCTUREEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTELASTICITYEMPLOYMENT CREATIONENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEQUAL OPPORTUNITIESEXPORTSEXTREME POVERTYFIGHT AGAINST POVERTYFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INTERMEDIATIONFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL STATISTICSFINANCIAL SYSTEMFISCAL DISCIPLINEFISCAL PRESSUREFREE TRADEGDPGDP PER CAPITAGENDER EQUALITYGENDER ISSUESGINI COEFFICIENTGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGOVERNMENT OUTLAYSGOVERNMENT PROGRAMSGREENHOUSE GASGROWTH IMPACTGROWTH PERFORMANCEGROWTH POTENTIALGROWTH RATEGROWTH WITHOUT DEVELOPMENTHEALTH CAREHEALTH EXPENDITUREHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH OUTCOMEHEALTH REFORMHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SECTOR REFORMHEALTH SYSTEMHIVHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMPORTANT POLICYINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME INEQUALITYINCOME LEVELSINCOME QUINTILEINCOME TAXESINEQUALITY MEASURESINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATESINFECTIOUS DISEASESINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMSINTERNATIONAL TRADEJOB CREATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR SUPPLYLIFE EXPECTANCYLIMITED RESOURCESLONG RUNMALARIAMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATEMATERNAL MORTALITY RATESMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMODERNIZATIONMORTALITYMOVMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL HEALTH EXPENDITURESNATIONAL LEVELNATURAL GASNATURAL RESOURCESOPERATIONAL COSTSOUTCOME INDICATORSOUTPUT PER CAPITAOVERPOPULATIONPARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACYPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERFORMANCE INFORMATIONPOLICY ALTERNATIVESPOLICY OPTIONSPOLITICAL INSTABILITYPOLLUTIONPOORPOOR HOUSEHOLDPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOPULATION ACTIVITIESPOSITIVE EFFECTSPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIVATE ENTERPRISESPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SPENDINGPRODUCTIVE ASSETSPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAM MANAGERPROGRAMSPROGRESSPROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICESPROVISION OF SERVICESPUBLIC AGENCIESPUBLIC DEBATEPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC INTERVENTIONSPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC MANAGEMENTPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTORSPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITY OF PUBLIC SPENDINGRECREATIONAL ACTIVITIESREMITTANCESRESPECTREVENUE SOURCESRURALRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTSAVINGSSAVINGS DEPOSITSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL YEARSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EQUITYSOCIAL EXPENDITURESOCIAL EXPENDITURESSOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL JUSTICESOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONSSTRUCTURAL REFORMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTARGETINGTAX COLLECTIONTAX COLLECTIONSTAX STRUCTURETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTHTOTAL OUTPUTTOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURETRANSACTION COSTSTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTATIONTREATIESTUBERCULOSISTYPES OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORSUNEMPLOYMENTUNFPAURBAN AREASURBAN POPULATIONURBAN POVERTYURBANIZATIONVULNERABILITYWATER RESOURCESWEALTHWELFARE INDICATORSWORLD ECONOMIC INDICATORSWorld Bank10.1596/12310