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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
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
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
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
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
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
Colombia has the seventh highest Gini coefficient of income inequality in the world. The Santos Administration is aware of this challenge and has taken important steps to reduce disparities. The Gover...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 67623Fecha: 30 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Moller,Lars Christian
Chile's Programa de Credito con Aval del Estado (CAE in its Spanish acronym) is uniquely positioned to help hundreds of thousands of qualified-but-financially-needy Chileans attend and finish tertiary...
Tipo: Other Education StudyInforme#: 70209Fecha: 8 de marzo de 2012
The authors believe that innovations in these financial instruments take some time to be able to overcome the challenges of reaching small producing and designing insurance agriculture programs within...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68510Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012
This report claims that the two main consequences that climate change has on the coastal environment in the world, are the increase in mean sea level and changes in wave climate (increases in frequenc...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 68421Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Pedrozo Acuña, Adrián
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