Rights of Indigenous Groups over Natural Resources in Tropical Forests
May 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Tresierra, Julio C.
This study analyzes present-day and historical demographic, socioeconomic, and cultural changes in traditional native groups and in their environment, which have led to a growing loss of ethnic and…
IDB America: Vol. 26, no. 3-4, March-April 1999
Apr 1999
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
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.
The Argentine Matching Grant Program: Results and Lessons Learned
Apr 1999
Author(s): Cortes, Mariluz
This presentation discusses the matching grant program started in Argentina in August of 1996. The objective of the program is to help increase the international competitiveness of small and medium…
Rural Poverty in Latin America
Apr 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Griffin, Keith
The fact that most poor people in Latin America live in urban areas had implied that poverty in the region is regarded as largely an urban phenomenon. However, this document exposes what available…
Old Cities, New Assets: Preserving Latin America's Urban Heritage
Apr 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rojas, Eduardo
This book examines approaches to involving the private sector in preserving urban heritage. These include interventions by public and private stakeholders in Cartagena, Colombia; operation of a mixed…
Sustainable Forest Management in Latin America: Relevant Actors and Policies
Apr 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): De Camino, Ronnie
This paper analyzes the role of particular social and economic actors in the forest sector, and the impact of existing policies in the region. The aim is to visualize the options that are available…
The Future of the Latin American Natural Forests
Apr 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Dourojeanni, Marc J.
Included in this working paper is a discussion of the history of deforestation and forest degradation in Latin America and policy recommendations towards conserving natural forests. The author argues…
Trade and Environmental Issues in Forest Production
Apr 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Simula, Markku
This paper is an attempt to clarify some of the key issues on trade and environment in the forestry sector. The two main emerging issues in the international trade of forest products within Latin…
Targeting Methods for Social Programs
Apr 1999
Author(s): Legovini, Arianna
This technical note presents some policy guidance on main targeting mechanisms for social programs and criteria for their evaluation. Several methods exist to target social programs to the desired…
Inter-American Development Bank Annual Report 1998
Mar 1999
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
The Annual Report contains a review of the Bank's operations in 1998.
The Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty: Some Causes and Policy Implications
Mar 1999
Author(s): Castañeda, Tarsicio;Aldaz-Carroll, Enrique
The purpose of this report is to investigate the effects of family background factors in determining the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Latin America, drawing on a review of recent…
The Business Development Center Approach of Swisscontact in Peru
Mar 1999
Author(s): Hagnauer, H.;Rivera, Cecilia;Valcarcel, José A.
This documents explains the basic principles and concepts of the Business Development Centers (BDC) model of Swisscontact, a company providing professional and vocational training, environmental…
The City Government of Rio de Janeiro's Policy to Support Self-Employed and Microenterprises
Mar 1999
Author(s): Urani, André
This document describes the efforts of the Department of Labor of Rio de Janeiro to build a comprehensive institutional framework focused on the promotion of a long run, micro-firm based local…
Principles of Good Practice in BDS: Building a Modern and Effective Business Development Services Industry in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mar 1999
Author(s): Gibson, Alan
This presentation discusses business development services and providers, in the context of developing a stronger industry.
Cost-Sharing Grants
Mar 1999
Author(s): Singer, Andrew
This document describes how pro-market aid works and gives practical lessons from specific schemes of aid projects. This presentation took place at the Inter-American Development Bank's…
Key Lessons from Donor Committee Conference on Business Development Services for Small Enterprises
Mar 1999
Author(s): Steel, William F.
The Conference gave impetus to the changing paradigm for assistance to small enterprises: away from the direct provision of business development services by governments and donor agencies toward the…
Responding to Global Pressure: The Role of Private Partnership and Public Agencies in the Sinos Valley, Brazil
Mar 1999
Author(s): Schmitz, Hubert
This paper sums up the experience of a Brazilian cluster of small and medium enterprises in the Sinos Valley. It shows that cooperation amongst local enterprises strengthens their ability to compete…
Promoting SME's through Enterprise Network
Mar 1999
Author(s): Humphrey, John
This presentation discusses the promotion of SMEs through enterprise networks. Some of the benefits of clustering can be obtained through the promotion of networks of enterprises, often numbering…
Regional and Local Locational Policy: What can we Learn from the Ceramics and Textiles/Clothing Clusters of Santa Catarina, Brazil?
Mar 1999
Author(s): Meyer-Stamer, Jörg
The presentation gives a brief overview of the most important aspects of adjustment strategies in the ceramic tile cluster in Criciúma and the textiles and clothing cluster in Itajaí Valley, Brazil.…
Export Development Services: Do They Work?
Mar 1999
Author(s): McKean, Cressida S.
This discussion paper addresses a study undertook a cross-country survey of nearly 300 exporters. The object of the survey was to determine what types of services exporters actually used, which ones…