Do We Need More Women in Power? Gender, Public Policy, and Development in Bolivia
Dec 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Yáñez-Pagans, Patricia
This paper evaluates the impacts of increasing female representation in Bolivian municipal councils on public policy choices and welfare outcomes. By combining detailed administrative panel data on…
Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin: Volume 3: Issue 4: November 2014
Dec 2014
Author(s): Salazni, Mariana;Khadan, Jeetendra;Dukharan, Marla;Gomez Osorio, Camillo;Wenner, Mark D.;Thomas, Chrystol;O'Brien, Cherran;Schmid, Juan Pedro
The Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin discusses recent economic developments in the 6 IDB-member Caribbean countries, as well as the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The countries…
The Latin American Middle Class: Fragile After All?
Dec 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Castellani, Francesca;Parent, Gwenn;Zenteno, Jannet
This paper joins in the debate on the size of the middle class in Latin America, providing an analysis of its structure and characteristics. Using several measurements, it finds that 40-60 percent of…
Approaches to the Assessment and Implementation of Sustainable Infrastructure Projects in Latin American and the Caribbean
Dec 2014
Author(s): Watkins, Graham George
This paper discusses innovative approaches to implementing the Bank's Sustainable Infrastructure Strategy in the region. It describes the challenge of infrastructure in LAC, overviews approaches…
Soap Operas for Female Micro Entrepreneur Training
Dec 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Nakasone, Eduardo
This paper analyzes the impact of the Strengthening Women Entrepreneurship in Peru (SWEP) program. SWEP trained female micro entrepreneurs in business management practices (such as accounting and…
Climate services: A tool for adaptation to climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: Action plan and case study applications.
Dec 2014
Author(s): Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando;Muñoz Castillo, Raúl
A variable and changing climate where uncertainties exist regarding its future extremes requires better quantity, quality and accessible information that support planning and decision-making…
Mainstreaming Gender in Rural Development Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean
Dec 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
This technical note provides guidance for project managers and policy makers to integrate a gender perspective in rural development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It provides a…
Synopsis Mainstreaming Gender in Urban Housing Projects
Dec 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have seen an increase in the number of poor households in temporary urban settlements characterized by informal land tenure. That increase provides the context…
Gender in Maternal and Reproductive Health: Synopsis
Dec 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
Maternal, reproductive, and newborn health (MRNH) is a key determinant of the opportunities that women and their children will have in life. MRNH includes a woman's right to safely bear children…
Mainstreaming Gender in Urban Renewal Projects: Synopsis
Dec 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
Urban renewal programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are designed to improve the quality of life of low-income residents improvements in water and sanitation, social services,…
Best Practices In Chemical Management for Textile Manufacturing
Dec 2014
Author(s): Cahn, Doug;Clifford, Robert
The apparel industry in Haiti is poised to move beyond the "cut and sew" processes which have characterized its operations to the present time. Chemical usage has largely been limited to…
Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools: Note 1: Series Introduction
Dec 2014
Author(s): Gargiulo, Carlos
This series of notes summarizes work performed by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean under the Project on Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools, a Technical Cooperation on Regional…
Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools: Note 3: Public-Private Partnerships in School Infrastructure in Latin America
Dec 2014
Author(s): López Corral, Antonio M.
The objective of this chapter is to provide the tools needed to support the governments of Latin American countries in assessing potential operations and opportunities that can be carried out as PPPs…
Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools: Note 4: Public-Private Partneships in School Infrastructure in the Caribbean
Dec 2014
Author(s): Livingston, Nicholas
Several Caribbean countries are now considering the use of PPPs to modernize their infrastructure and improve the delivery of public services, with Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago currently providing…
Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools: Note 5: Environmental Audit and Comfort Levels in Educational Institutions
Dec 2014
Author(s): San Juan, Gustavo;Hoses, Santiago;Martini, Irene
The study of comfort levels considers the factors that affect the balance between the body and its environment in buildings in order to ensure that these living spaces -in this case, classrooms- fall…
Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools: Note 6: Norms and Costs of School Infrastructure
Dec 2014
Author(s): Gargiulo, Carlos;Bardone, Andrea
As a general rule, regional educational systems have dissimilar school building patters, with manu dating back to the 19th, or buildings that have responded to various architectural, pedagogical, as…
Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools: Note 7: Maintenance of School Buildings
Dec 2014
Author(s): Treves, Alberto
This chapter contains information, criteria, and ideas compiled during direct interactions with public officials working in the fields of education and school building in Argentina, Barbados, the…
Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools: Note 8: Disaster Risk Management in School Systems
Dec 2014
Author(s): Ulloa, Fernando
This note provides a brief explanation of the basic concepts related to disaster risk management. The primary threats and conditions of vulnerability to disasters will be detailed, with a focus on…
Analysis of Public Spending: An Evaluation Methodology for Measuring the Efficiency of Brazilian State Spending on Education
Dec 2014
Author(s): Boueri, Rogério;Mac Dowell, Maria Cristina;Pineda, Emilio;Bastos, Fabiano
This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to evaluate the efficiency of state public education systems in Brazil. State government spending on education and state gross domestic product are…
Gender and Renewable Energy: Wind, Solar, Geothermal and Hydroelectric Energy
Nov 2014
Author(s): Marcos Morezuelas, Paloma
This document focuses on how to incorporate a gender perspective in operations that support the construction, operation and maintenance of medium- and large-scale renewable wind, solar, geothermal…