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Jun 2001
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El objetivo de este documento es averiguar lo que sabemos, tanto a nivel conceptual como de la experiencia (tanto de ALC como de otros lugares), sobre los tradeoffs de usar diferentes planes de…
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Jun 2001
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En términos históricos, la mejora de las condiciones de vida que se ha llevado a cabo en el mundo en desarrollo durante las últimas décadas ha sido bastante extraordinaria.
Date issued:
Jun 2001
These short presentations will guide the broad dialogue among members of the Network. The subjects and presentations included in the agenda were prepared on the basis of suggestions made by members…
Date issued:
Jun 2001
Este documento presenta la Red para la Reducción de la Pobreza y la Protección Social en la I Reunión Hemisférica de la Red de Reducción de la Pobreza y Protección Social del Diálogo Regional de…
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Jun 2001
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This paper was commissioned for the 1st Meeting of the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network held on June 11 and 12, 2001 in Washington, D.C. This paper is the initial systematization of…
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Jun 2001
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El presente trabajo constituye una primera sistematización de las respuestas al Cuestionario sobre Programas de Protección Social y Combate a la Pobreza en América Latina y el Caribe, elaborado por…
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Jun 2001
Frente a los profundos y acelerados procesos de cambio que tuvieron lugar en los últimos años, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, a…
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Jun 2001
The aim of this paper is to offer a brief analysis of the social investment funds for indigenous people that have been financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and to consider how far…
Date issued:
Jun 2001
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This study is a first attempt to develop a new orientation on environmental management in the Latin America and Caribbean. The development towards a more strategic environmental management entails an…
The 1990s in Latin America: Another Decade of Persistent Inequality, but with Somewhat Lower Poverty
Date issued:
Jun 2001
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This paper processes 76 household surveys from 17 Latin American countries to document changes in poverty and inequality during the 1990s. We show that there is no country in Latin America where…
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Jun 2001
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High inequality has long been regarded as one of the main problems facing Latin American countries. To understand better the determinants of inequality and to help guide thinking about policy options…
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Jun 2001
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In this paper we propose the use of an alternative methodology to track low incomes based on Atkinson's (1970) family of "equally distributed equivalent income" functions, which are…
Date issued:
May 2001
Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la II Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 22 y 23 de mayo de 2001. Ni la integración…
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May 2001
Neither regional integration nor trade is a welfare or policy objective in itself. If countries are pursuing policies to promote them, this is as a means to improve their welfare. The ultimate…
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May 2001
The European Community has exclusive competence in three main areas: trade, monetary policy and those aspects where internal community legislation and external obligations overlapped.
Date issued:
May 2001
Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la II Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 22 y 23 de mayo de 2001. Es imposible entender…
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May 2001
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A casual observer would be forgiven for concluding that these are both the best and the worst of times for eliminating barriers to international trade and investment. On the plus side, developed…
Date issued:
May 2001
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A un observador fortuito se le podría disculpar que concluyera que éstos son a la vez los mejores y los peores tiempos para eliminar las barreras a la inversión y al comercio internacional.
Date issued:
May 2001
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This paper discusses the negotiations toward a Free Trade Area of the Americas (ALCA/FTAA), principally from a United States viewpoint. The paper attempts to highlight possible sticking points in the…
Date issued:
May 2001
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Este artículo trata sobre las negociaciones para la creación de un Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas (ALCA), principalmente desde la perspectiva de los Estados Unidos. El objetivo de este…
Date issued:
May 2001
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What I will try to cover in this memo is first a brief summary of what I call the regional domino policy of the U.S. to provide the background to the origins of the FTAA. I will then review the main…
Date issued:
May 2001
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En este memorando exponemos, en primer lugar, un breve resumen de lo que denomino la política de dominó regional de los Estados Unidos, con objeto de proporcionar una serie de antecedentes que sirvan…
Date issued:
May 2001
Date issued:
May 2001
Ofrece información acerca de los canales para captar ahorros que brinda Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorro, la red de oficinas, agentes de las cajas de ahorros, así como la oferta de los…
Date issued:
May 2001
This report is a statistical overview by country complimenting a MIF conference addressing the economic role of remittances, reducing the cost of transfers, and channeling migrant capital more toward…