The first case of HIV/AIDS was detected in Barbados in 1984. At that time, HIV/AIDS was viewed more as a consequence of risky personal behavior by men who have sex with men than as a public health iss...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 30724Fecha: 1 de abril de 2004Autor:
Marquez, Patricio Vicente
Brazil enjoys human and natural resources unavailable to most countries. Its assets include a diverse, energetic population and a vast territory that encompasses the world's largest rain forest and up...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 30725Fecha: 1 de abril de 2004Autor:
Furtado, Angela C.
This note summarizes the findings of the World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention, and provides guidelines to assist with the implementation of its recommendations. The report, jointly issued o...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 29557Fecha: 1 de abril de 2004Autor:
Bliss, Tony
Many countries have initiated pension reform to cope with aging populations and fiscally unsustainable pension systems. The reforms often aim to separate the safety net and savings functions of pensio...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 30199Fecha: 1 de abril de 2004Autor:
Van Selm, Alexandra
Faced with alarming results, the Government of Antioquia, oversaw the preparation of the Quality Improvement for Basic Education Project by the Secretariat of Education and Culture, which together wit...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 29647Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2004Autor:
Laverde, Marha
A common vision and a consistent effort on the part of Chilean governments from the late 1960s to the present have placed Chile at an advanced stage of educational development. Today, primary educatio...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28479Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2004Autor:
Holm-Nielsen, Lauritz ;
Thorn, Kristian ;
Prawda
In December 2001, an unparalleled economic crisis unfolded, triggering high rates of unemployment and extreme poverty. Increases in informal and precarious employment, such as sub-standard jobs with ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28442Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2004Autor:
Cesilini, Sandra ;
John-Abraham, Indu ;
Martin, Li
Since the early 1990s, the Bolivian government has begun a transition towards a more decentralized form of government. As a result, the country's 324 municipalities have greater autonomy and responsib...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28441Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2004Autor:
John-Abraham, Indu ;
Moreno Torres, Magui
This article notes that at the end of 2000, the government of Argentina (specifically the Subsecretar?a de Gesti?n P?blica, or the Sub-secretary of Public Management) initiated a program of state mode...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28440Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2004Autor:
Moreno Torres, Magui
Donors increasingly recognize the importance of integrating microfinance into formal financial systems to ensure permanent access to financial services for significant numbers of poor people. This app...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34237Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2004Autor:
Goodwin-Groen, Ruth Patricia ;
Helms, Brigit S.
The transition government initiated three important national processes: (i) multi-stakeholder roundtables or mesas de concertacion to support the Fight against Poverty, (ii) formulation of national de...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28439Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2004Autor:
Felicio, Mariana ;
John-Abraham, Indu
Individuals and societies can respond in a variety of ways when faced with the prospect of economic losses from shocks like natural disasters, sickness, sudden death, disability and unemployment. Soci...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 53806Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004Autor:
Packard, Truman G.
Groundwater is an extensive, concealed and inaccessible resource, and (in contrast to surface water) changes in quantity and quality are often very slow processes occurring below large land areas. The...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 30107Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004Autor:
Foster, James Stephen ;
Garduno, Hector ;
Kemper, Karin Erika ;
Nanni, Marcella ;
Tuinhof, Albert
Social reforms typically require long-term, incremental policy changes. Traditional World Bank (WB) funding for discrete investments or technical assistance often had little broad policy impact. Even ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 53804Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2003Autor:
Javier, Evangeline ;
Paqueo, Vicente B. ;
Rawlings, Laura B. ;
Rodriguez, Alberto
The development community is aligned around the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in an unprecedented manner. By focusing on the achievement of quantified and time-bound development targets covering...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 27647Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2003
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs give families cash to pay for basic health and school expenses (if children attend school and regularly visit health clinics). CCTs have two main objectives: ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28434Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2003Autor:
Vermehren, Andrea
Over two billion people worldwide lack any type of formal social security protection. Poor people are the least likely to benefit from coverage, yet they are the most vulnerable to risk and economic s...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34207Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2003Autor:
Churchill, Craig ;
Cohen, Monique ;
Latortue, Alexia ;
Mccord, Michael J.
The Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative, designed to relieve the high external debt burdens of some of the poorest nations, was put in place by the World Bank and the IMF in 1996; a...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 27638Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2003
The bald hills outside Lima, Peru, are dotted with unregulated settlements. Compact dwellings, built of scrap wood, cement block and brick, extend out to the horizon. More sprouts up every month, and ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 91987Fecha: 4 de noviembre de 2003
The World Bank and the Chilean government partnered in 1999 to launch the millennium science initiative (MSI), which aims to boost Chile's science and technology sector by supporting local scientists ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 91967Fecha: 3 de noviembre de 2003
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