The End of Informality in Mexico?: Fiscal Reform for Universal Social Insurance
Mar 2013
Author(s): Antón, Arturo;Hernández, Fausto;Levy Algazi, Santiago
Mexico is characterized by a dual social insurance architecture. Firms and workers in salaried contractual relations are obligated to pay for a bundled set of health, pension and related programs.…
Urban Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mar 2011
Author(s): Bonet, Jaime Alfredo;Acevedo-Daunas, Rafael M.;Alvarado, Nathalie;Barco, Carolina;Brakarz, José;Contreras, Francisco;Cuenin, Fernando;Doyle, Morgan;Doherty-Bigara, Jennifer;Fretes Cibils, Vicente;Hori, Tsuneki;Lacambra Ayuso, Sergio;Ludeña, Carlos E.;Méndez, Paola;Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando;Mojica, Carlos;Rueda, Fabio;Sabo, Rebecca;Stevenson, Claudia;Tagwerker, Christopher;Terraza, Horacio;Torres Arzayús, Patricia;Valencia, Sandra;Varea, Marco;Wilk, David
This work presents a comprehensive analysis of urban sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean. The document is composed of six sections, including this introduction. Providing the…
Sostenibilidad Urbana en América Latina y el Caribe
Mar 2011
Author(s): Bonet, Jaime Alfredo;Acevedo-Daunas, Rafael M.;Alvarado, Nathalie;Barco, Carolina;Brakarz, José;Contreras, Francisco;Cuenin, Fernando;Doyle, Morgan;Doherty-Bigara, Jennifer;Fretes Cibils, Vicente;Hori, Tsuneki;Lacambra Ayuso, Sergio;Ludeña, Carlos E.;Méndez, Paola;Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando;Mojica, Carlos;Rueda, Fabio;Sabo, Rebecca;Stevenson, Claudia;Tagwerker, Christopher;Terraza, Horacio;Torres Arzayús, Patricia;Valencia, Sandra;Varea, Marco;Wilk, David
Este documento presenta un análisis de la sostenibilidad urbana en América Latina y el Caribe. El trabajo está compuesto por seis secciones. La segunda sección expone una reseña de la relación entre…
Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction in Ecuador: A Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review
May 2005
Author(s): López-Cálix, José R.;Melo, Alberto;Tinsley, Elaine;Calvo, Sara
The last Public Expenditure Review for Ecuador (PER) was produced in 1993. More than a decade later, the purpose of this report is to provide the Ecuadorian authorities with the World Bank's and…