Over two billion people worldwide lack any type of formal social security protection. Poor people are the least likely to benefit from coverage, yet they are the most vulnerable to risk and economic s...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34207Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2003Autor:
Churchill, Craig ;
Cohen,Monique ;
Latortue,Alexia ;
Mccord,Michael J.
This report, Payments and Securities Clearance and Settlement Systems in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union, is one of several public reports in the World Bank series, Western Hemisphere Payments an...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 38834Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2003
This Note is intended as a reference document for IFC's sponsors, but the primary target audience is practitioners and/or specialists working in a developing country context and in charge of identifyi...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 31872Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2003Autor:
Brusberg, Eric ;
Pollet, Ted ;
Sequeira,Debra Tina ;
Zevallos,Jose Vicente
The Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative, designed to relieve the high external debt burdens of some of the poorest nations, was put in place by the World Bank and the IMF in 1996; a...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 27638Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2003
Editorial : 2004 - challenges for small and medium size cities. New models for sustainable delivery of water and sanitation services. A new instrument for development of water and sanitation services ...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 34810Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2003Autor:
Lopez R., Gabriel ;
Mcgregor Arnao,Jorge Luis ;
Uribe, Jorge Alberto
The bald hills outside Lima, Peru, are dotted with unregulated settlements. Compact dwellings, built of scrap wood, cement block and brick, extend out to the horizon. More sprouts up every month, and ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 91987Fecha: 4 de noviembre de 2003
The World Bank and the Chilean government partnered in 1999 to launch the millennium science initiative (MSI), which aims to boost Chile's science and technology sector by supporting local scientists ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 91967Fecha: 3 de noviembre de 2003
While not a new phenomenon in most of Latin America, crime and violence have increased dramatically in recent decades and are now recognized as a serious economic and social problem, particularly in t...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 35133Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2003Autor:
Staco, Veronique [researcher] ;
Van Bronkhorst, Bernice [assembler]
This article discusses the poverty and inequality which remain the most important medium to long-term development challenges for Brazil and notes that there is no single, simple or quick solution to t...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28433Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2003Autor:
Carletto,Andre L. ;
Verner,Dorte
This study is about the socio-economic, political and cultural life of indigenous peoples in El Salvador. It reflects the limited capacity of public and private sectors in the formulation of policies ...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 64748Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2003
In this issue: Highlights from the upcoming GEF Council Meeting. Focal point news. GEF/NGO network news. News from monitoring and evaluation. Other news.
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 37619Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2003
In social protection, Costa Rica has a well-established social assistance network to protect vulnerable groups, but it does not adequately reach the very poor. Costa Rica is not likely to be able to r...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 53805Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2003Autor:
Ribe,Helena G. ;
Víquez, Roxana
Forest fiscal systems - specifically concession and revenue systems - provide the tools for mobilizing forest revenues, motivating private industry operations, and meeting broader policy objectives, i...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 28299Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2003
This report comprises the proceedings of an international workshop held by the Program on Forests at the World Bank (PROFOR), October 19-21, 2003 in Washington DC. Forests provide multiple benefits su...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 32863Fecha: 19 de octubre de 2003
The analysis takes the functioning of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) within the Uganda public sector, rather than the needs and requirements of the external donor community, as its main point of depa...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 38270Fecha: 16 de octubre de 2003Autor:
Hauge,Arild O.
Government procurement systems constitute a sector of considerable importance because they help to fulfill the functions of public interest and satisfaction on the part of public authorities, while si...
Tipo: Country Procurement Assessment (CPAR)Informe#: 72470Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2003
This report on state-level government procurement systems in Puebla, Mexico, begins with the background and objectives of the study. It then analyzes the demographic and economic characteristics of th...
Tipo: Country Procurement Assessment (CPAR)Informe#: 72471Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2003
A Central America Free Trade Area (CAFTA) has been under negotiation since January 2003. A World Bank report, Opportunities and Challenges for the Agricultural and Agroindustrial Sectors of Central A...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 28432Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2003Autor:
Monge-Gonzales, Ricardo ;
Loria-Sagot, Miguel ;
Gonzalez-Vega,Claudio
The majority of the world's poor live in rural areas. Yet most lack access to the range of financial services they need. Financial services available to them are relatively costly or rigid, whether fr...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34195Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2003Autor:
Pearce,Douglas
Poverty in Guatemala is high and deep. In 2000, over half of all Guatemalans lived in poverty. About 16 percent lived in extreme poverty. Available evidence suggests that poverty in Guatemala is highe...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 27586Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2003
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