In December 2001, an unparalleled economic crisis unfolded, triggering high rates of unemployment and extreme poverty. Increases in informal and precarious employment, such as sub-standard jobs with ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28442Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2004Autor:
Cesilini, Sandra ;
John-Abraham, Indu ;
Martin, Li
In this issue: The GEF Council Meeting. Focal point news - sharing good practices. Country dialogue news. GEF/NGO network news. Focal area news. News from monitoring and evaluation. Other news.
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 37620Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2004
Since the early 1990s, the Bolivian government has begun a transition towards a more decentralized form of government. As a result, the country's 324 municipalities have greater autonomy and responsib...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28441Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2004Autor:
John-Abraham,Indu ;
Moreno Torres,Magui
This article notes that at the end of 2000, the government of Argentina (specifically the Subsecretar?a de Gesti?n P?blica, or the Sub-secretary of Public Management) initiated a program of state mode...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28440Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2004Autor:
Moreno Torres,Magui
Donors increasingly recognize the importance of integrating microfinance into formal financial systems to ensure permanent access to financial services for significant numbers of poor people. This app...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34237Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2004Autor:
Goodwin-Groen,Ruth P. ;
Helms,Brigit S.
The transition government initiated three important national processes: (i) multi-stakeholder roundtables or mesas de concertacion to support the Fight against Poverty, (ii) formulation of national de...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28439Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2004Autor:
Felicio, Mariana ;
John-Abraham, Indu
The study aimed at understanding the perceptions social organizations have, regarding the impact the financial, and economic crises had on their own organizations, specifically, as it concerns those a...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 28080Fecha: 30 de enero de 2004Autor:
Cesilini, Sandra [editor] ;
Novakovsky, Irene ;
Me
This Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) is being prepared at a difficult and uncertain time for Bolivia. There has been an escalating trend of social unrest-with serious conflicts in April 2000, Septem...
Tipo: Country Partnership FrameworkInforme#: 26838Fecha: 8 de enero de 2004
Increasingly, the consequences of globalization call for the involvement, not only of national governments, but of the international development community as a whole. Such involvement needs to occur w...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 24884Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004Autor:
Barrett,Scott ;
Ferroni, Marco [editor] ;
Hewitt,Adrian P. ;
Mody, Ashoka [editor] ;
Morrissey,Oliver ;
Sandler,Todd ;
Willem te Velde, Dirk
This report is an abbreviated version of the 2004 Annual Review of Development Effectiveness (ARDE). It stresses that the fight against poverty is at the heart of what the Bank is about. It spells out...
Tipo: IEG EvaluationInforme#: 38275Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004
The miniAtlas of global development is an at-a-glance guide to the most pressing development issues facing the world. Based on the World Bank's authoritative compilation of development data - the Worl...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 28407Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) posted a strong portfolio and income growth. Investments for its own account were $4.75 billion, a 23 percent incr...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 30260Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004
Many inhabitants of rural areas in developing countries lack adequate and affordable access to transport infrastructure and services. Improving rural people ' s access to essential services requires b...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 29699Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004Autor:
Starkey, Paul ;
Ellis, Simon ;
Hine, John ;
Ternell
The Country Social Analysis (CSA) is a new type of study financed by the Bank that proposes and offers, within a social development perspective, discussions on the main opportunities, and restrictions...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 30483Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004Autor:
Carter,Miguel ;
Gacitua-Mario,Estanislao ;
Silva-Leander,Annika
With the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean has been one of the regions of the world with the greatest inequality. This report explores why the region suffers from such p...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 28989Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004Autor:
De Ferranti,David ;
Ferreira,Francisco H. G. ;
Perry, Guillermo E. ;
Walton,Michael
This report points out that in 2000 nearly one billion urban residents throughout the world were lacking adequate sanitation and health with the figure in rural areas being even greater. However, with...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 46874Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004
This report describes the experience developed jointly by the Uruguayan National Department of Public Education (ANEP) and the World Bank in the implementation of a School Inclusion Fund (FIE). The go...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 123976Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004
Examining the experience of the U.S.-Mexico remittances corridor over the last eight years, this title derives specific lessons that could be applicable to other remittance corridors when shifting fro...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 31671Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004Autor:
Hernandez-Coss,Raul E.
In 2003, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) instituted a number of important institutional changes: 1) the GEF Council agreed that Executing Agencies should benefit from direct access, through the ...
Tipo: Annual ReportInforme#: 30501Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004
Land policies are of fundamental importance to sustainable growth, good governance, and the well-being of, and the economic opportunities open to, both rural and urban dwellers - particularly the poor...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 26384Fecha: 1 de enero de 2004Autor:
Deininger,Klaus W.
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