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Jan 2000
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"Myth, Reality, and Reform: Higher Education Policy in Latin America" analyzes Latin American higher education in terms of four major functions: academic leadership, professional…
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Jan 2000
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Common sense suggests that healthier people are more productive and wealthier people can obtain things that make them healthier. This book asks whether investments in health also affect productivity…
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Jan 2000
One-page 2000 census map detailing by region the Latin American and Caribbean populations living in the US.
The Role of the Primary Mortgage Market in the Development of a Successful Secondary Mortgage Market
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Jan 2000
This report is one of a series of best practice papers that stem from a regional conference on the development of mortgage securitization held at the IDB. Using Mexico as an example, this paper…
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Jan 2000
These publication is a series of 12 Technical Notes on Reproductive Health. The connections between poverty and reproductive ill health are multidimensional. This publication covers reproductive…
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Jan 2000
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The objective of this paper is to assesses the Central American power sector reforms and suggest an integrated framework for promoting sustainability of electricity sector reform in the six countries…
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Jan 2000
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This essay attempts to document the funds invested by the IDB and its counterparts and how the resources were used in the restricted field of protected areas in Brazil, during the period 1990-1999.…
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Jan 2000
This Annual Report details the Bank's activities in environment and natural resources during 1999. Overall in 1999, the Bank's environmental and natural resource activities were focused in…
Date issued:
Dec 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.
Date issued:
Dec 1999
EL BID informa sobre el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y sobre las actividades del Banco. Se publica 10 veces al año en inglés, español, portugués y francés.
Date issued:
Dec 1999
This proposal (RE-243) was prepared in response to Recommendation 4 of the final report entitled "Strengthening Oversight and Rebuilding Evaluation in the Bank" (RE-238) by the Working…
Date issued:
Dec 1999
La presente propuesta (RE-243) es fruto de la cuarta recomendación del informe titulado "Fortalecimiento de la supervisión y reconstrucción del proceso de evaluación en el Banco" (RE-238),…
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Dec 1999
Almost two decades after the beginning of the Chilean and English experiments in power sector reform and privatization, many other countries have adopted or are in the process of adopting a model…
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Dec 1999
Fifty-two contemporary craft, decorative and applied art objects by thirty-one members of the Norwegian Association for Arts and Handicrafts, made in wood, fiber, clay, glass and as jewelry, from the…
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Dec 1999
This paper provides a summary of conflict management issues and options in the challenging cultural, ecological, economic and social context of Latin America and the Caribbean. Dealing with conflicts…
Date issued:
Dec 1999
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En el presente documento se analiza la vinculación entre los derechos de propiedad y la deforestación en América Latina. Según ese análisis, hay dos esferas separadas en que las cuestiones…
Date issued:
Dec 1999
Después de casi dos décadas de funcionamiento del experimento chileno, y una del inglés en bolsas de energía, numerosos países han adoptado un modelo que favorece la competencia en el mercado…
Date issued:
Dec 1999
El Centro Cultural del BID culminó 1999 con un balance exitoso de programación. A lo largo del año el Centro Cultural presentó 32 actividades, incluyendo exposiciones de arte, conciertos, talleres de…
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Dec 1999
El presente artículo busca sistematizar la experiencia de la Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá correspondiente al período 1995-1997 en cuanto a acciones y resultados de prevención y control de la violencia.…
Date issued:
Dec 1999
The IDB Cultural Center ended 1999 with a successful balance of diverse programs. Throughout the year, the IDB Cultural Center produced 32 events, including art exhibitions, concerts, music workshops…
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Dec 1999
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Este ensaio apresenta e discute a experiência americana com os chamados Community Colleges, escolas que predominantemente oferecem cursos curtos de nível pós-secundário. O seu objetivo é descrever…
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Dec 1999
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The use of income distribution indicators in the economics literature has increased considerably in recent years. This work relies on household surveys from 18 LAC countries to take a step back from…
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Dec 1999
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This paper argues that there is no country in Latin America where we can confidently say that income inequality improved during the 1990s. We document this fact for the 15 countries where comparable…
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Dec 1999
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This study assesses macroeconomic volatility in Costa Rica, based largely on politically weak governments' inability or unwillingness to effect key reforms. Notable problems include volatility-…
Date issued:
Dec 1999
It has been established that access to profitable markets is a key factor which determines the long-term success for all businesses. For small and microenterprises, however, various constraints limit…