Non-Conviction Based (NCB) asset forfeiture is a powerful tool for recovering the proceeds of corruption, particularly in cases where the proceeds have been transferred abroad. With an increased focus...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 48092Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Grant, Wingate ;
Gray,Larissa Alanna ;
Greenberg,Theodore Stewart ;
Samuel, Linda M.
This document is intended to provide an updated profile of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) caseload, historically and for the centre's Fiscal Year 2010, covering...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 68309Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010
This document is intended to provide a profile of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) caseload, historically and for 2009. It is based on cases registered or adm...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 68308Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010
The (Human Opportunity Index) HOI calculates how personal circumstances (like birthplace, wealth, race or gender) impact a child's probability of accessing the services that are necessary to succeed i...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 54508Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Molinas Vega,Jose R. ;
Barros,Ricardo Paes De ;
Saavedra,Jaime ;
Giugale,Marcelo ;
Cord,Louise J. ;
Pessino,Carola ;
Hasan,Amer
Urban growth throughout the developing world has created a challenge for financing infrastructure. Investment in infrastructure is needed to provide basic services for newly developed parts of urban a...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 46129Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Peterson,George E.
Chile is Latin America's most successful economy and enjoys great natural wealth. Over recent years the country has made progress not only in economic development, but also in educational reforms. Des...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 62727Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010
This book covers the early years of the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), commonly known as the World Bank when it first confronted the issue of development as a fundamental...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 55403Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Alacevich,Michele
Developing countries have been increasingly providing the demand that is pulling the global economy out of the crisis. Developing-world imports have accounted for more than half of the increase in wor...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 56795Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010
As numerous countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and elsewhere are moving toward a second phase of private participation in infrastructure programs mostly through public-private partnership sc...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 45625Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Andres,Luis Alberto ;
Foster,Vivien ;
Guasch, J. Luis ;
Haven,Thomas Edward
This Third Report of Study of Traffic Management in two districts of Lima contains the preliminary results of the Traffic Management Plan and has been developed with the aim of improving through the i...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 58468Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010
This report synthesizes knowledge about the effects of natural hazards on human welfare, particularly in its economic aspects. It is a remarkable combination of case studies, data on many scales, and ...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 57860Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Sanghi,Apurva ;
Ramachandran, S. ;
De La Fuente,Alejandro ;
Tonizzo,Martina ;
Sahin,Sebnem ;
Adam,Bianca
This is a guideline for World Bank task team leaders (TTLs) entrusted with the design and execution of assessments to determine disaster impacts as well as post-disaster needs for recovery, reconstruc...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 88086Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Jovel,J. Roberto ;
Mudahar,Mohinder S.
This publication aims to complement existing methodologies by establishing a comprehensive framework for the assessment of banks, not only by using financial data, but also by considering corporate go...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 48238Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Van Greuning, Hennie ;
Brajovic-Bratanovic, Sonja
In the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, as in the rest of the world, reliable financial information is the cornerstone of a robust market economy and efficient public sector. This book presen...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 52457Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Fortin,Henri ;
Barros,Ana Cristina Hirata ;
Cutler, Kit
This book aims to fill gaps in existing knowledge about early childhood development (ECD) efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean by reviewing a selection of ECD programs in the region, including t...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 52105Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Vegas,Emiliana ;
Santibanez,Lucrecia Margarita
Based on a sample of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, this book sets out areas in which governments could focus to improve the quality of public expenditures. It seeks to identify, from a...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 49050Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Ladipo,Omowunmi ;
Sanchez,Alfonso ;
Sopher,Jamil
This report for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) incorporates a strong thematic, visual, and story-telling approach to describing the IFC's activities and results. It provides a comprehensi...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 60238Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010
Throughout, the history of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, natural resource wealth has been critical for its economies. Production of precious metals, sugar, rubber, grains, coffee, copp...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 55550Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Sinnott,Emily ;
Nash,John D. ;
De La Torre,Augusto
Ever since microcredit first began to capture public attention 25 years ago, the usual story line has been that it is a tool of extraordinary power to lift poor people-especially women-out of poverty,...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 56625Fecha: 1 de enero de 2010Autor:
Rosenberg,Richard
This study examines agricultural and rural development (ARD) public expenditures in Mexico. The study is based on federal public expenditures. The study is structured in six parts as follows: the firs...
Tipo: Public Expenditure ReviewInforme#: 51902Fecha: 16 de diciembre de 2009
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