Paraguay successfully recovered from the 2009 global economic crisis and was the fastest growing country in Latin America in 2010. There has been a significant increase in private investment and a mar...
Tipo: CAS Progress ReportInforme#: 66782Fecha: 9 de abril de 2012
This Results Profile talks about the support to refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia. The Horn of Africa was experiencing the most severe food crisis in the world. As a result of the drought-induced fo...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 96385Fecha: 9 de abril de 2012
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Country Portfolio Studies (CPSs) are an addition to the GEF Country Portfolio Evaluations (CPEs) which is one of the main evaluation streams of work of the GEF Evalua...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 71421Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
How can we help kids reach their full potential? Experts know that the first years of life are crucial to healthy development. And that's just the start. Children need regular mental and physical stim...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 67807Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012Autor:
Marcus, Aliza [editor] ;
Martinez,Sebastian ;
Naudeau,Sophie ;
Pereira, Victor
The new social protection and labor strategy 2012-2022 recognizes the potential of social protection as an integrated policy response for protecting populations against shocks, including the growing f...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68523Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
Social protection has long been considered instrumental in redistributing gains from growth to achieve greater equality and only recently has it been seen as a well-designed instrument contributing to...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68515Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
Across high, middle, and low income countries, the typology of activation and graduation programs and policies-and the principles that drive their design have many similarities and remain relevant for...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68516Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
The rapid expansion of social protection programs in response to growing economic volatility at the country and household levels has heightened interest from governments and donors alike in their gove...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68518Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
This note reviews labor market trends in the developing world, identifies specific problems and policy priorities across groups of countries, and derives implications for the World Bank's work on labo...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68519Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
This note presents a framework for designing and implementing social protection and labor (SPL) systems in middle and low income countries. It argues that enhancing coordination across SPL policies, p...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68514Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
Pensions and social insurance programs that address the risks of death, disability and old age faced by all households are an integral part of any social protection system. The dual objectives of such...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68520Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
Effective social protection and labor (SPL) policies occupy center stage, as never before. As globalized world continues to be gripped by an economic downturn, few countries are spared from having to ...
New data from the Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) database show that 50 percent of adults worldwide have an account at a formal financial institution. The data also show deep disparities ac...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 82388Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012Autor:
Demirguc-Kunt,Asli ;
Klapper,Leora
Global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) declined severely during the recent economic and financial crisis. As the crisis eased, recovery in world economies spurred a resurgence of FDI, and tha...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 90758Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012Autor:
Alvarez-Roca,Francisco Javier ;
Di Fiori,Valeria ;
Griffin,Carlos Roberto ;
Whyte,Robert ;
Zhai,Bin
According to new data from the Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) database, 22 percent of adults worldwide report having saved at a formal financial institution in the past 12 months, while 9 ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 82389Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012Autor:
Demirguc-Kunt,Asli ;
Klapper,Leora
This Inequality in Focus newsletter includes the following headings: Introduction to the Inequality in Focus series; An overview of global income inequality trends; Declining income inequality in Braz...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 79921Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012Autor:
Ferreira,Francisco H. G. ;
Lopez-Calva, Luis F. ;
Mulligan,Mary Anne ;
Olinto,Pedro ;
Saavedra,Jaime
The number of crises affecting households' livelihoods is increasing worldwide. The note aims to inform the new Social Protection and Labor (SPL) strategy 2012-2022 on how SPL practice in the World Ba...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68517Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
The food, fuel, and financial crises showed policymakers in low-income countries and fragile situations the value of having well-designed social protection programs in place prior to the crises. Subse...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68521Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
Haiti is an important rice consumer, and a big rice importer. Around 86 percent of the Haitian population consumes rice. The decision to implement an indirect subsidy was made based on the fact that i...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 75648Fecha: 31 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Arias Carballo,Diego ;
Carneus,Maxime
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