The trade of goods and services and the inflows from Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) represent large proportions of their Gross Domestic Products (GDP), especially in English Speaking Caribbean (ESC)...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 78585Fecha: 1 de junio de 2013Autor:
Alessandro, Martin ;
Neyra,Juan Jose ;
Gutierrez Ossio,Jose Eduardo
This brief states that the intense impact of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and other hazardous events on the vulnerable communities throughout the world highlights the socio-natural character risk t...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 81164Fecha: 1 de junio de 2013
The World Bank serves as a meeting ground, bringing together diverse players to help countries tackle difficult issues. This publication highlights some of the most noteworthy activities of the World ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 83169Fecha: 1 de junio de 2013Autor:
Jaramillo,Carlos Felipe
This report examines the social economic impact of inadequate sanitation in Nicaragua. The study on which it is based has been promoted by the Economics of Sanitation Initiative (ESI), led by the Wate...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 81242Fecha: 1 de junio de 2013
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has made laudable progress in the past fifteen years in reducing poverty, building the middle class, and promoting prosperity for all levels of society. Ex...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 78507Fecha: 1 de junio de 2013Autor:
Cord,Louise J. ;
Lucchetti,Leonardo Ramiro ;
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos
Agriculture remains fundamental for Nicaragua from both a macroeconomic and social view. It is the largest sector of the Nicaraguan economy, and it remains the single biggest employer with around 30 p...
Tipo: Public Expenditure ReviewInforme#: 93958Fecha: 1 de junio de 2013Autor:
Garcia,Augusto ;
Nash,John D. ;
Weiss,Eli
The quality and relevance of education are paramount to achieve economic growth. International research shows that the subject matter learned and skillset developed in the classroom is the foundation ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 81899Fecha: 1 de junio de 2013Autor:
Matthews,Clark Alexander
The quality and relevance of education are paramount to achieve economic growth. International research shows that the subject matter learned and skillset developed in the classroom is the foundation ...
Informe#: 78597Fecha: 1 de junio de 2013Autor:
Matthews,Clark Alexander
In declaring 2012 the international year of sustainable energy for all, the United Nations (UN) general assembly (2011) established at the personal initiative of the UN secretary general- three global...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 77889Fecha: 28 de mayo de 2013Autor:
Angelou, Nicolina ;
Elizondo Azuela,Gabriela ;
Banerjee,Sudeshna Ghosh ;
Bhatia,Mikul ;
Bushueva,Irina ;
Inon,Javier Gustavo ;
Jaques Goldenberg,Ivan ;
Portale,Elisa ;
Sarkar,Ashok
Despite facing more extensive climatic events and significant losses, more resilient and/or affluent communities recover faster than poor and vulnerable communities exposed to minor disasters. This st...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 78279Fecha: 28 de mayo de 2013
The ten things to know about the World Bank's work on forests includes the following headings: impact; protection; poverty reduction; restoration; opportunity; food security; transparency; integration...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 80808Fecha: 18 de mayo de 2013
This updated edition has been prepared to complement the previous guidelines issued by the World Bank that were designed to support the successful implementation of the recommendations of the world re...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 84203Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2013Autor:
Bliss, Tony ;
Breen,Jeanne M.
The World Bank has developed over the month of April 2013 a series of 5 workshops in different cities in the Dominican Republic (Santiago, Dajabón, Barahona, La Romana and Santo Domingo), with the aim...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 82407Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2013Autor:
Valiente, María del Carmen Tomé
This manual presents the objectives and procedures for application of the Education Resilience Approaches (ERA) Programs first major tool to aid in assessing resilience in education systems. The RES-...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 77685Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2013
One of the Education Resilience Approaches (ERA) programs first major tools, the Resilience in Education System (RES) 360 degree rapid assessment helps both national education institutions (e.g. Minis...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 77686Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2013
Guatemala has made tremendous strides in moving toward democracy and building institutions after a prolonged civil war, much remains to be done in generating the foundations for strong broad-based eco...
Tipo: Public Expenditure ReviewInforme#: 78000Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2013
Este informe semestral - un producto de la oficina del Economista Jefe para América Latina y el Caribe (LAC) del Banco Mundial - examina los desafíos de corto y mediano plazo a los que se enfrenta LAC...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 191428Fecha: 30 de abril de 2013Autor:
de la Torre, Augusto ;
Yeyati, Eduardo Levy ;
Pienknagura, Samuel
Twenty million people in Central America cook with biomass using open fires or rudimentary stoves. The number of people using biomass for cooking in the region will remain significant for a long time ...
Tipo: Energy StudyInforme#: 76222Fecha: 3 de abril de 2013Autor:
Wang,Xiaoping ;
Franco Salazar,Janina Andrea ;
Masera, Omar R. ;
Troncoso Torrez,Karin Susana ;
Rivera, Marta X.
This Inequality in Focus newsletter includes the following headings: The state of opportunities in South Africa: inequality among children and in the labor market; Climate change and inequality: what ...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 76979Fecha: 1 de abril de 2013Autor:
Mccarthy,Nancy ;
Lipper, Leslie ;
Ashwill,Maximillian Shen ;
Narayan,Ambar ;
Mahajan,Sandeep
Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region were bumping against capacity constraints with unemployment reaching historically low levels and economic activity hitting bottlenecks and central banks were ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 77445Fecha: 1 de abril de 2013Autor:
De La Torre,Augusto
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