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The Role of Training Programs for Youth Employment in Nepal

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  • Shubha Chakravarty
  • Mattias Lundberg
  • Plamen Nikolov
  • Juliane Zenker

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  • Shubha Chakravarty & Mattias Lundberg & Plamen Nikolov & Juliane Zenker, 2015. "The Role of Training Programs for Youth Employment in Nepal," World Bank Publications - Reports 23243, The World Bank Group.
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