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Jun 1998
La siguiente presentación intenta ilustrar el impacto del programa de apoyo a los esfuerzos de organización de las comunidades campesinas ubicadas en las zonas más conflictivas del país, en el centro…
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Jun 1998
En este documento se hacen algunas anotaciones y reflexiones alrededor del tema de los costos de la violencia, tema que ha ganado importancia como elemento de soporte al diseño de intervenciones en…
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Jun 1998
This paper (IFM-115) evaluates a set of contractual adjustments, renegotiations and disputes that have taken place in different public utility industries in Argentina since 1991, considering: 1)…
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Jun 1998
This paper discusses problems with demand-driven training in Latin America. With the collapse of the supply-driven training model, a difficult adjustment was required to redeploy training program…
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Jun 1998
This conference discusses the responsibility of media when reporting on crime and the hidden purposes coverage may pursue. The interpretation of crime phenomenon by the press has become a two-edged…
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Jun 1998
This discussusion paper deciphers how poverty and income distribution were affected by economic shocks in the Latin American region. Empirical evidence suggests that macroeconomic shocks can result…
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Jun 1998
The main focus of this paper is the application of explicit criteria to set health priorities in lending projects and sector work. It draws lessons from 24 studies undertaken in low- and middle-…
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May 1998
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.
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May 1998
BID América cubre las tendencias del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Se publica 10 veces al año en castellano e…
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May 1998
Roberto Suro (1951-), North American reporter for The Washington Post, former Bureau Chief of The New York Times in Houston, Texas, and Director of Pew Hispanic Center.
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May 1998
Roberto Suro (1951-), periodista estadounidense del Washington Post, ex Director de la Oficina Local del New York Times en Houston, Texas y Director del Centro Hispánico Pew.
Date issued:
May 1998
El presente documento (ENV-109) busca dar al lector una base sólida sobre los beneficios, retos y enfoque para el desarrollo de programas sostenibles de manejo de áreas verdes urbanas. El objetivo es…
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May 1998
This inaugural issue of Microenterprise Development Review looks at some innovative examples of commercial microfinance from around Latin America and the Caribbean and examines the conditions that…
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Apr 1998
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.
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Apr 1998
BID América cubre las tendencias del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Se publica 10 veces al año en castellano e…
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Apr 1998
Albalucía Angel (1939-), Colombian experimental novelist and pioneer of Latin American postmodernism, Vivencias Award (1975), folksinger and journalist.
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Apr 1998
Albalucía Angel (1939-), novelista experimental colombiana, pionera del posmodernismo latinoamericano, ganadora del premio Vivencias (1975), cantante de música popular y periodista.
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Apr 1998
This report seeks to put the issue of poverty in practical terms of what we know about poverty and what can be done to eliminate it. The authors suggest that knowledge of the social condition of the…
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Apr 1998
Actualmente, en América Latina y el Caribe existe un creciente consenso acerca de la necesidad y la urgencia de la reforma educacional, y si bien en muchos países están llevándose a cabo esfuerzos en…
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Apr 1998
Este informe se propone colocar el tema de la pobreza en términos de lo que sabemos acerca de ella, y de lo que podemos hacer para eliminarla. Enmarcar estos temas no es una tarea fácil. Nuestra…
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Apr 1998
Today over 80 percent of the businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean have 10 employees or less and, depending on the country, they provide between 30 and 80 percent of employment. Yet, in spite…
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Apr 1998
Actualmente más del 80 por ciento de las empresas de América Latina y el Caribe tienen 10 empleados o menos, y dependiendo del país generan entre el 30 y 80 por ciento de los empleos. A pesar de una…
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Mar 1998
The Annual Report contains a review of the Bank's operations in 1997.
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Mar 1998
Este Informe anual contiene un examen de las operaciones del Banco en 1997.
Date issued:
Mar 1998
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.
Date issued:
Mar 1998
BID América cubre las tendencias del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Se publica 10 veces al año en castellano e…
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Mar 1998
The author stimulates a discussion on new partnerships where inter-governmental organizations, individual governments and non-governmental organizations collectively should meet the challenges posed…
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Mar 1998
An undistorted free market economy endowed with perfectly rational and informed agents overborrows, i.e., borrows beyond the efficient level, because of the agents' failure to internalize credit…
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Mar 1998
This paper was prepared for the 1998 IDB/IIC Annual Meeting entitled: "The Employment in Latin America: What is the Problem and Should it be Addressed?" held in Cartagena, Colombia in March…
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Mar 1998
El presente informe (EDU-104) resume los hallazgos del estudio sobre estadísticas educativas en América Latina y el Caribe. Los objetivos del proyecto fueron: 1) examinar y describir la situación en…
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Mar 1998
El principal objetivo de este estudio es determinar en forma empírica los determinantes económicos de los spreads bancarios en Chile. Los factores que determinan los spreads bancarios pueden ser…
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Mar 1998
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El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo organizó en marzo de 1997 un "Simposio de ciudades y Foro de buenas prácticas en gestión urbana" . En él se debatieron las nuevas ideas sobre el papel…
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Mar 1998
This article, which serves as an introduction to a group of studies prepared by the IDB Office of the Chief Economist, presents the perceptions of Latin American citizens and employers concerning the…
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Mar 1998
This paper shows that the factors affecting labor supply have been key determinants of the changes in employment, unemployment, and income differentials in Latin America in the 1990s. The two main…
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Feb 1998
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.
Date issued:
Feb 1998
BID América cubre las tendencias del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Se publica 10 veces al año en castellano e…
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Feb 1998
Twenty-seven paintings, sculptures and graphics by Colombian masters Alejandro Obregón (1920-1992), Enrique Grau (1920), Edgar Negret (1920), and Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar (1923), complemented with…
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Feb 1998
The Bank is leading the involvement of development banks in financing urban heritage conservation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. This is a new area of work for the Bank and emerged in…
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Feb 1998
This paper reviews the regulations governing hiring, firing, overtime work, social security contributions, minimum wages, and collective bargaining in the region, examining their impact on labor…
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Feb 1998
This paper considers whether institutional factors, in this instance electoral systems and procedures, affect Latin American countries' fiscal performance as measured by the size of the public…
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Feb 1998
This paper examines the institutional reform conducted at three public universities in Mexico: the University of Sonora, the University of Guadalajara, and the University of Puebla. In the…
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Feb 1998
This report provides a review of IDB Group activities supporting private participation in infrastructure between 1990 and 1997. It is intended to serve as a reference in the development of its…
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Feb 1998
Este informe (ENV-127) analiza y esclarece la experiencia de los países de América Latina y el Caribe que han iniciado reformas en la gestión de los recursos hídricos en los últimos años. El…
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Jan 1998
Earl Lovelace (1935-), Trinidadian poet and playwright, Pegasus Literary Award (1966), Chaconia Gold Medal (1989), Carifesta Award (1995), Commonwealth Prize (1997).
Date issued:
Jan 1998
Earl Lovelace (1935-), novelista y dramaturgo de Trinidad y Tobago, ganador de los Premios Literario Pegasus (1966), Medalla de Oro de Chaconia (1989), Carifesta (1995), y de la Mancomunidad…
Date issued:
Jan 1998
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Professionals in the field of applied economic analysis and students interested in a more detailed approach to cost-benefit analysis than that offered in the most widely used textbooks will find…
Date issued:
Jan 1998
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Los profesionales que se dedican al análisis económico aplicado y los estudiantes interesados en un enfoque del análisis costo beneficio más detallado que el que ofrecen los textos más difundidos,…
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Jan 1998
A good liability management strategy is one that helps minimize the cost of borrowing over the medium and long term. The objective is not to save the last basis point in each transaction, but rather…
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Jan 1998
Although the region remains highly centralized, the tendency toward decentralization is quite strong. Not only is a larger portion of the general government budget executed from the subnational…
Date issued:
Jan 1998
During 1997, MERCOSUR countries again experienced both an acceleration in their economic growth rates and a reduction in inflation rates. This favorable performance was accompanied by an improved…