Oct 1999
This document responds to that need, providing a discussion of the various approaches that can be followed in urban heritage preservation, as well as recommendations on those that are most…
Sep 1999
Leopoldo Castedo (1915-1999), Spanish-Chilean art historian, scholar, and filmmaker who drove the length of South America twice, co-author of 20-volume Historia de Chile.
Sep 1999
Twenty-one paintings by twelve of the most important 19th centuryVenezuelan artists, never before shown outside of Venezuela, that reveal parallels and differences with the development of painting…
Sep 1999
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This paper presents new evidence for major world regions and for the most populous countries in each region on associations between the average ages of populations and three groups of economic…
Sep 1999
Over the last decade, Chile has undertaken remarkable reforms and transferred publicly owned utilities to the private sector either by selling the assets or through concession agreements. Because of…
Sep 1999
This report summarizes the discussions and presents working group reports and papers presented at the Seminar/Workshop on Integrated Water resources Management: Institutional and Policy Reform held…
Sep 1999
This report is part of a larger project undertaken by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) designed to obtain information which will assist the planning of poverty alleviation programs in a…
Sep 1999
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There is a recent renewal of interest in the relation between shifts in age structures of populations and various economic outcomes. These shifts are triggered by changes in fertility and mortality…
Sep 1999
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Latin America in the 1990s remains the most unequal region in the world in terms of income distribution. Yet because of its changing demographics -declining fertility rates and large number of young…
Sep 1999
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This paper develops a simple model to analyze the impact of tenure-based severance payments on firms' hiring and firing decisions. The findings are that under certain conditions, this feature…
Aug 1999
IDB America reports on economic and social development trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and on the activities of the IDB. It is published 10 times annually in Spanish and English.
Aug 1999
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) process was launched during the Miami Summit of Heads of State in December 1994. It was the centerpiece of a broader hemispheric initiative of political and…
Aug 1999
Forty-nine sculptures, paintings, drawings and graphics from the IDB Art Collection, representative of several periods, with emphasis on the 20th century. This was the third exhibition of works from…
Aug 1999
This study assesses the health sector in Suriname, with the goal of assisting policy makers to develop a better understanding of problems and to propose a range of solutions. This study presents the…
Aug 1999
This issue of the Microenterprise Development Review explores the use of benchmark indicators in the context of microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean. This article takes a first step in…
Aug 1999
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Cross-country studies have found a negative relationship between income inequality and economic growth. The main problem with the cross-country analyses is the poor quality of the data on income…
Jul 1999
This paper describes Proyecto Joven, a project to train unemployed youth in Argentina and discusses several critical issues facing it. It should not be considered as an authoritative view on this…
Jul 1999
Chile's housing policy is widely regarded as a success. For almost a decade, new construction has been above the level required to provide houses for new families and replace obsolete structures…
Jul 1999
The second half of 1998 was a turning point in the macroeconomic evolution of the MERCOSUR countries, and will very probably mark the beginning of a new phase in relations between them. Despite some…
Jul 1999
This document is the first one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The…