While many Latin American countries have succeeded in providing access to basic education for the great majority of children, educational quality in the region remains very low. In an increasingly glo...
Tipo: Other Education StudyInforme#: 33266Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2005Autor:
Vegas,Emiliana ;
Umansky,Ilana
Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions of the world with the greatest inequality. Latin America is highly unequal with respect to incomes, and also exhibits unequal access to education,...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 34856Fecha: 30 de enero de 2005Autor:
Ferreira,Francisco H. G. ;
Walton,Michael
Remittances explores policy options for enhancing the poverty alleviation impact of remittance money in recipient countries, and addressees concerns about increasing migration and inequality. It looks...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 32598Fecha: 5 de enero de 2005Autor:
Maimbo, Samuel Munzele [editor] ;
Ratha, Dilip [editor]
This Toolkit on Procurement of Communication Activities is intended to help Bank staff, and client governments procure communication services in accordance with Bank procurement guidelines. Communicat...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 35880Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005Autor:
Poduie,Antonietta
The authors present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special emphasis on good practice interventions to prevent GBV or offer services to its survivors or perpetrators....
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 32062Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005Autor:
Rice Bott,Sarah ;
Ellsberg,Mary Carroll ;
Morrison,Andrew R.
A project that involves involuntary resettlement, the economic and/or physical displacement of people, represents a significant challenge for IFC. Without proper planning and management, involuntary r...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 24674Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005
This Global Corporate Governance Forum toolkit emphasizes the purpose and benefits of developing corporate governance codes of best practice. Whilst globalization of economies has increased, and inter...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 34669Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005
This report analyzes the effectiveness of the World Bank's lending support for the growing area of community-based development (CBD) and community-driven development (CDD). The latter supports the emp...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 34773Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005
Nations around the world (both large and small, rich and poor) are engaged in debate over how to reform their social security systems and care for the aged. For many countries this debate requires sp...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 34866Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005Autor:
Gill,Indermit S. ;
Packard,Truman G. ;
Yermo,Juan
This book reviews the role of addressing within the array of urban management tools and explores the links between addressing and civic identity, urban information systems, support to municipal servic...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 32923Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005Autor:
Toyos-Chavez,Roberto C. ;
Farvacque-Vitkovic,Catherine D. ;
Godin,Lucien M. ;
Leroux, Hughes ;
Verdet, Florence
This volume takes a critical look at the country's social protection "system" - broadly defined to include policy interventions, public institutions, and the regulation of private institutions that lo...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 34421Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005
The book is organized in two parts. The first part looks at issues of long-term growth and development patterns, and the second part focuses on issues of macroeconomic vulnerability and its social eff...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 34434Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005Autor:
Ocampo, Jose Antonio [editor]
IFC is a strong organization. It achieved excellent financial results last year and is on track to do the same this year. The biggest development challenge lies in Africa. IFC can help in many ways: f...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 113765Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005
This handbook aims to make a positive contribution to the efforts that many countries are undertaking to modernize their customs administrations. The handbook views a competent and well-organized cust...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 31477Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005Autor:
De Wulf, Luc [editor] ;
Sokol, Jose B. [editor]
Firms and entrepreneurs of all types-from micro-enterprises to multinationals-play a central role in growth and poverty reduction. Their investment decisions drive job creation, the availability and a...
Tipo: World Development ReportInforme#: 30500Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005
The regulation and supervision of individual pension accounts has been a neglected issue. In contrast, much has been written on financing the transition to funded pensions and the design of benefits. ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 33387Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005Autor:
Whitehouse,Edward R.
The book documents two revolutionary patterns in Latin America, decentralization and democratization, ascertaining which aspects affect local reforms -- reforms which are vital for the sustainability ...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 38533Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005Autor:
Campbell,Tim E.
Analyzing the experience of Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), "Lessons from NAFTA" aims to provide guidance to Latin American and Caribbean countries considering free trade...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 34435Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005Autor:
Lederman,Daniel ;
Maloney,William F. ;
Serven,Luis
The International Finance Corporation is at the forefront of private sector development: we are redefining how poverty can be reduced and lives improved through a stronger private sector in emerging m...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 33658Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005
There are many ways to structure mandatory private pension funds that rely on individual accounts. As in any market there are products and firms that provide them. Both are typically circumscribed by ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 33374Fecha: 1 de enero de 2005
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