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Date issued: Dec 2009
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Adler, Verónica

El Desarrollo Urbano debe pasar a ser una condición necesaria para la competitividad y la mejora de la calidad de vida de un país. La competitividad no sólo depende de factores económicos a nivel…

Date issued: Dec 2009
Author(s): Toro Cepeda, Julio

En este documento se presentan los principales aspectos que fundamentan el Programa de Concesiones de Chile en los diferentes sectores de infraestructura, así como los principales aspectos…

Date issued: Dec 2009
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Esta edición de IDEA se centra en el proceso intensamente político que rodea al presupuesto público en América Latina. La misma analiza temas presupuestarios críticos, la legislación reciente, los…

Date issued: Dec 2009
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This issue of IDEA looks at the intensely political process that surrounds public budgeting in Latin America. It analyzes critical budget issues, recent legislation, the political actors involved and…

Date issued: Dec 2009
Author(s): Smith, Ellen

This report focuses on the determinants of the first type of research output: new knowledge. There are no direct measures of this type of research output, but several proxies have been typically used…

Date issued: Dec 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio

This paper examines this agenda and argues that if Brazil really wants to fully enjoy the growth and welfare benefits of trade, it needs to further lower and rationalize its structure of protection;…

Date issued: Dec 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Guerrero, Pablo;Lucenti, Krista;Galarza S., Sebastián

During the past few decades, the landscape of the world economy has changed. New trade patterns reflect the globalization of the supply chain and intra-industry trade, and increasing flows between…

Date issued: Dec 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Shearer, Matthew;Almeida, Juliana;Gutiérrez Jr., Carlos H.

This IDB Working Paper is intended to provide an overview of how the agricultural sector is treated in regional trade agreements (RTAs) involving Latin American countries, whose exports tend to be…

Date issued: Dec 2009
Author(s): Pietrobelli, Carlo

Esta presentación ofrece una revisión de los asuntos relacionados con cadenas de valor y la productividad de empresas. El documento explica conceptos como innovación, "upgrading",…

Date issued: Dec 2009
Author(s): Arim, Rodrigo;Amarante, Verónica;Rubio, Mónica;Vigorito, Andrea

La presente nota tiene como objetivo contribuir a un debate relativamente reciente en Panamá, entorno a lo que debería ser un sistema de protección social (SPS) y cuáles son los retos que el país…