The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the alignment of the institutions in the land sector of Paraguay to the pursuit of sustainable development and shared prosperity. The study focuses o...
Tipo: Other Urban StudyInforme#: 88752Fecha: 1 de junio de 2014
Taking into account the priorities defined by the Constitution of Ecuador and National Plan for Good Living, this study makes use of the advantages of the Human Opportunity Index (HOI) to produce a re...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 88865Fecha: 1 de junio de 2014
This report describes efforts by the ClimateWorks Foundation and the World Bank to quantify the multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits associated with policies and projects to reduce em...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 88908Fecha: 1 de junio de 2014Autor:
Akbar,Sameer ;
Kleiman,Gary ;
Menon, Surabi ;
Segafredo, Laura
The quality of public policies in the Dominican Republic is exceptionally low. Spending on public goods and services is both low and often inefficient. This Institutional and Governance Review (IGR) i...
Tipo: Institutional and Governance Review (IGR)Informe#: 91312Fecha: 1 de junio de 2014
Countries in the Caribbean and Central America are highly vulnerable to the adverse effects associated with earthquakes, tropical cyclones, and other major hydro-meteorological events such as excessiv...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 87924Fecha: 1 de junio de 2014
In this paper on the summary of notes and indications of policies for improving competitiveness in the Caribbean the authors believe that after years of low growth, high unemployment and indebtedness,...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 92688Fecha: 1 de junio de 2014Autor:
Alessandro, Martin ;
Alvarez Estrada,Daniel ;
Arias Carballo,Diego ;
Bayarsaikhan,Mandkhai ;
Berman,Laura Wendell ;
Bes,Martin ;
Bofinger, Heinrich C. ;
Carletto,Andre L. ;
Chao,Shiyan ;
De Leon Contreras,Diana Margarita ;
Puig Gabarro,Pau ;
Gallegos,Doyle ;
Gallina,Andrea ;
Garcia, Rigoberto Ariel Yepez ;
Garmendia, Celilia Briceno ;
Giannozizi, Sara ;
Guasch, Jose Luis ;
Huttrer, Gerry ;
Jayawardena,Migara ;
Karmali,Nadeem M. ;
Matthews,Clark Alexander ;
Nannyonjo,Harriet ;
Neyra,Juan Jose ;
Gutierrez Ossio,Jose Eduardo ;
Palsson,Gylfi ;
Parra Torrado,Monica L. ;
Millan Placci,Maria Florencia ;
Sanchez-Reaza,Javier ;
Sinha,Chandra Shekhar
The Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has been fundamental in creating a stable framework for Costa Rica's trade with the United States. For Costa Ri...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 84607Fecha: 1 de junio de 2014Autor:
Koehler-Geib,Fritzi ;
Sanchez,Susana M. ;
Calvo-Gonzalez,Oscar ;
Kouame,Auguste Tano ;
Lopez,J. Humberto ;
Jaramillo,Carlos Felipe ;
Lachy Castillo,Diana Mercedes ;
Ulku,Hulya ;
Thorburn,Craig Walton ;
Vidal,Eloy Eduardo
After decades of growth and experimentation, financial service providers (FSPs) have learned that to achieve financial inclusion and generate benefits for lower-income clients, one must be customer-ce...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 90950Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2014Autor:
Koning,Antonique M.
The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing eviden...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 119616Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2014Autor:
Cáceres,Christian ;
Alvarenga,Abraham ;
Matute,Maria Elena ;
Ramirez,Miguel Angel ;
Vallejo Larios,Mario Noel
Globally, the great majority of urban dwellers, especially poor people, rely for their sanitation on non-sewered systems that generate a mix of solid and liquid wastes generally termed fecal sludge. I...
Informe#: 88258Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2014Autor:
Blackett,Isabel C. ;
Hawkins, Peter ;
Heymans,Christiaan
This report on Doing Business in Mexico spells out that Mexico has one of the highest income per capita in Latin America. It is a member of the OECD and G20. During the past two decades the government...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: ACS8519Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2014
The World Bank is focused on developing and supporting programs that help children reach their potential and live lives free of poverty. To help build a body of evidence of what works, the World Bank ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 77086Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2014Autor:
Gertler,Paul J. ;
Heckman,James J. ;
Pinto,Rodrigo Ribeiro Antunes ;
Zanolini, Arianna ;
Vermeersch,Christel M. J. ;
Walker, Susan ;
Chang, Susan M. ;
Grantham-Mcgregor,Sally
This paper on the Plan for the Improvement of Institutional Framework of Water in Chile points out that the management of water resources in Chile is a complex issue because of its importance. It has ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 89366Fecha: 28 de abril de 2014
The six countries that comprise the South East Europe (SEE) Region are expected to experience modest growth of 1.8% in 2014. Policymakers in the region are looking to design policies and programs that...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 180580Fecha: 17 de abril de 2014Autor:
World Bank
El documento recoge las discusiones análisis y conclusiones de los delegados de ocho países de América Latina y de Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia y Albania. Los participantes trabajaron alrededor de co...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 134531Fecha: 4 de abril de 2014Autor:
Bonilla,Lilia Janet ;
Cubillos-Turriago,Leonardo
The abundance of financial resources that characterized the second half of the 1970s and early 1980s, originating in the countrys rise as an oil power, and the relatively large supply of external cre...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 89153Fecha: 1 de abril de 2014Autor:
Amilpa, Enrique Aguilar ;
Arronte Hoguin,Maria Teresa Del Pilar ;
Campanaro,Alessandra ;
Loaeza, Eduardo Garcia-Lopez ;
Rodriguez,Diego Juan
This report presents the results of a sector analysis and dialogue carried out during the implementation of the Monitoring Country Progress in Drinking Water and Sanitation (MAPAS) regional initiative...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 88605Fecha: 1 de abril de 2014
This study explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. It first identifies barriers to and opportunities for effective coordinat...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 74630Fecha: 1 de abril de 2014Autor:
Cervero,Robert ;
Iuchi,Kanako ;
Suzuki,Hiroaki
This report presents the results of a sector analysis and dialogue carried out during the implementation of the Monitoring Country Progress in Drinking Water and Sanitation (MAPAS) regional initiative...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 87676Fecha: 1 de abril de 2014
This report presents the results of a sector analysis and dialogue carried out during the implementation of the Monitoring Country Progress in Drinking Water and Sanitation (MAPAS) regional initiative...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 87676Fecha: 1 de abril de 2014
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