The world economy is not what it used to be twenty years ago. For most of the 20th century, the world economy was characterized by developed (North) countries acting as 'center' to a 'periphery' of de...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 96467Fecha: 30 de septiembre de 2015Autor:
De La Torre,Augusto ;
Didier Brandao,Tatiana ;
Ize,Alain ;
Lederman,Daniel ;
Schmukler,Sergio L.
This handbook aims to help local government practitioners, particularly staff of medium and large cities, improve strategic management of municipal finances. The demands for pragmatic knowledge are fu...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 88878Fecha: 23 de septiembre de 2015Autor:
Farvacque-Vitkovic, Catherine [editor] ;
Kopanyi, Mihaly [editor]
In addition to case work, the Secretariat engaged in numerous outreach efforts, conducting over 90 presentations in countries such as Austria, Barbados, China, the Czech Republic, India, Mauritius, Me...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 100145Fecha: 4 de septiembre de 2015
This background paper describes five different tools that can be used for the assessment of tax incentives by governments in low income countries’ (LICs). The first tool (an application of cost-benefi...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 100757Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2015
Around the world, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people and others with diverse sexual orientation and gender identities are targets of brutal physical and psychological violence. Across the globe, ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 155959Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2015Autor:
Crehan,Phil ;
Mccleary-Sills,Jennifer Diane
The term shadow banking came into widespread usage with the onset of the global financial crisis to refer to a broad array of entities and activities operating outside the regular banking system that ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 103208Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2015Autor:
Lyman,Timothy ;
Shrader,Leesa Wilson ;
Tomilova,Olga
At the turn of the century, the Millennium Development Goals related to education committed the world to getting all children into primary school, and to ensuring gender parity in schooling. Since the...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 99325Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2015
After an economic crisis in Argentina in 2001 plunged millions of people there into poverty and worsened health outcomes, especially for women and children, the government crafted a new, national plan...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 100060Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2015Autor:
Celhay,Pablo A. ;
Gertler,Paul J. ;
Giovagnoli,Paula ;
Vermeersch,Christel M. J.
This story highlights the motorbikes have become essential in ensuring access to remote artisanal and small-scale mining sites of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The World Bank, along with the DRC...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166506Fecha: 13 de agosto de 2015
Every year, about 13 million hectares of forest land are cut down and converted to other uses. By some counts, only a quarter of the world’s original old-growth forests remain. But forests are vital, ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166683Fecha: 7 de agosto de 2015
The environmental, health, and safety (EHS) guidelines are technical reference documents with general and industry-specific examples of good international industry practice (GIIP). When one or more me...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 110346Fecha: 7 de agosto de 2015
In 1998, Hurricane Mitch swept across Central America causing unprece¬dented damage in its wake. In Nicaragua, over 3,000 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands were left homeless due to re...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 99268Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2015
This story highlights a study of some recent World Bank projects shows that factoring in energy efficiency considerations can help accelerate global efforts to deliver modern energy services to those ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166498Fecha: 30 de julio de 2015
This toolkit addresses the questions what and why, while focusing on the answer to how it can be done. The toolkit is pervaded by answers to the first question, while explaining the "how to": the proc...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 85412Fecha: 21 de julio de 2015Autor:
Fritsche,Gyorgy Bela ;
Soeters,Robert ;
Meessen,Bruno
This story highlights entrepreneurship education and training programs help address unemployment and can foster innovation. Well-designed and implemented programs cannot be successful unless economic,...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166480Fecha: 21 de julio de 2015
Protected areas are a bright spot in the management of Madagascar’s natural resources, and play a strategic role in the country’s economy and ability to withstand extreme weather conditions. However, ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166680Fecha: 20 de julio de 2015
This story highlights around 89 million youth, ages 12 to 24 years, are out of school in Sub-Saharan Africa. A new World Bank report examines factors that lead to 12- to 24-year-olds dropping out. It ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166484Fecha: 15 de julio de 2015
This story highlights aid targeting gender equality has risen in recent years, contributing to significant gains in health and education in many countries. But aid aimed at leveling the playing field ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166753Fecha: 14 de julio de 2015
El estudio tiene cuatro ejes: Las características y necesidades en materia de información al momento de proferir los fallos relacionados con temas de salud, La percepción de los jueces sobre el alcanc...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 134505Fecha: 1 de julio de 2015
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