The Kyoto Protocol provides for the possibility of creating transferable greenhouse gas Emissions Reductions through investing in mitigation projects operated under Article 6 and Article 12. Both thes...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 33330Fecha: 21 de abril de 2000
This report has three main objectives. The first is to assess the extent and determinants of poverty, malnutrition, and inequality in Panama. The second involves examining the impact of government pol...
Tipo: Poverty AssessmentInforme#: 20307Fecha: 1 de abril de 2000Autor:
World Bank
This report takes stock of key changes in the world today and their implications for education; reiterates the vision for education in the new millennium; takes stock of progress so far and the gaps t...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 19631Fecha: 1 de abril de 2000
The report explores gender issues within the legislative, and judicial recourse in Argentina, to demonstrate the role of constitutional justice in case resolution of violence against women. The first ...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 21830Fecha: 31 de marzo de 2000Autor:
Motta, Cristina ;
Rodriguez, Marcela
The note reviews three successive transport projects in Ghana (First and Second Transport Rehabilitation, and National Feeder Roads Rehabilitation Projects), which contributed to the success of the co...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 23003Fecha: 31 de marzo de 2000Autor:
Reja, Binyam
The Bank's recent study of involuntary resettlement show that if countries do not have both the capacity and the commitment to handle involuntary resettlement well, they should not embark on a large d...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 22996Fecha: 29 de febrero de 2000Autor:
Picciotto, Robert ;
Rice, Edward B. ;
Van Wicklin Iii, Warren A.
Editorial - reforms to move on. Water hand-pumps: between offer and demand; by Emilio Mayorga, ITDG. The "condominial " model for sanitation, a low cost option; by Carmen Arevalo, PAS/Banco Mundial. S...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 34799Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2000Autor:
Arevalo-Correa, Carmen ;
Campos, Marco ;
Leon Suematsu, Guillermo Israel ;
Mayorga, Emilio ;
Rojas, Ricardo ;
Valencia, Luis
This working paper was prepared in the context of the Western Hemisphere Payments and Securities Clearance and Settlement Initiative. This initiative is conducted by the World Bank in partnership with...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 45231Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2000Autor:
De La Lastra, Inigo ;
Guadamillas, Mario ;
Holttinen, Eija
The paper synthesizes the information generated by one stage of activities of the Urban Peace Program, which focuses on the dynamics of violence in Latin America and the Caribbean, its effects on poor...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 23232Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2000Autor:
Moser, Caroline ;
McIlwaine, Cathy
This report resumes the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Honduras, under preparation in October 1998, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Mitch, but interrupted due to the mobilization ...
Tipo: Country Partnership FrameworkInforme#: 20072Fecha: 27 de enero de 2000
The study documents how people living in poor urban communities in Colombia, perceive violence, and identifies, the categories of violence affecting communities, the costs of different types of violen...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 20747Fecha: 1 de enero de 2000Autor:
Moser, Caroline O. ;
McIlwaine, Cathy
This study recognizes that cities and towns form the front line in a global campaign to address issues of poverty and development opportunity. Guided by a vision of sustainable cities that are livable...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 20356Fecha: 1 de enero de 2000
This edition of the Pension Reform Primer examines the global trend in early retirement among rich and poorer countries, the reasons for people retiring early, the burden of early retirement on the pe...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 33386Fecha: 1 de enero de 2000
Very little is known about the actual impact of projects on the poor. Many are reluctant to carry out impact evaluations because they are deemed expensive, time consuming, and technically complex, and...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 20745Fecha: 1 de enero de 2000Autor:
Baker, Judy L.
Collecting contributions is more complicated in a decentralized pension system, based on individual accounts, than in a public system. Many public plans provide a defined benefit pension based on only...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 33402Fecha: 1 de enero de 2000
Following on the work of previous, recent publications - Voices of the Poor, and the World Development Report 2000/01 - this report provides missing mechanisms by which people, and countries emerge fr...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 23463Fecha: 1 de enero de 2000
The paper analyzes the adjustment process in the aftermath of speculative attacks against the currencies of six countries - Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand. Even though the M...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 19607Fecha: 1 de enero de 2000Autor:
Perry, Guillermo ;
Lederman, Daniel
The theme of this 22nd edition of the World Development Report is the changing development landscape in the 21st century. The Report focuses on two forces of change: the integration of the world econo...
Tipo: World Development ReportInforme#: 19279Fecha: 1 de enero de 2000Autor:
Altaf, Anjum ;
Dillinger, William R. ;
Evenett, Simon J. ;
Fay, Marianne ;
Henderson, John Vernon ;
Kenny, Charles J. ;
Wu, Weiping ;
Yusuf, Shahid
World Bank projects increasingly attempt to hand over responsibility of development activities to local communities. Consequently, communities are increasingly involved in procurement and disbursement...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 20414Fecha: 1 de enero de 2000Autor:
De Silva, Samantha
The study documents how people living in poor urban communities in Guatemala perceive violence. Specifically, it identifies the categories of violence affecting poor communities, the costs of differen...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 23211Fecha: 1 de enero de 2000Autor:
Moser, Caroline O. ;
McIlwaine, Cathy
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