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IDB America: Vol. 25, no. 7-8, July-August 1998
IDB America: Vol. 25, no. 7-8, July-August 1998

Date issued: Aug 1998
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

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.
BID América: Vol. 25, no. 7-8, julio-agosto 1998
BID América: Vol. 25, no. 7-8, julio-agosto 1998

Date issued: Aug 1998
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

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…
Celebrating the Extraordinary Life of Elisabeth Samson
Celebrating the Extraordinary Life of Elisabeth Samson

Date issued: Aug 1998
Author(s): McLeod, Cynthia

Cynthia McLeod (1936-), decorated Surinamese author of the best-selling The High Price of Sugar and Farewell Merodia, specialist in 18th century Suriname.
En celebración de la extraordinaria vida de Elisabeth Samson
En celebración de la extraordinaria vida de Elisabeth Samson

Date issued: Aug 1998
Author(s): McLeod, Cynthia

Cynthia McLeod (1936-), novelista surinamesa condecorada como autora best-seller de El caro precio del azúcar y Farewell Merodia, especialista en Suriname del siglo XVIII.
Decentralization and Recentralization: Lessons from the Social Sectors in Mexico and Nicaragua
Decentralization and Recentralization: Lessons from the Social Sectors in Mexico and Nicaragua

Date issued: Aug 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gershberg, Alec Ian;Jacobs, Michael

This study is designed to help practitioners prepare and evaluate institutional reforms for education and health programs. It provides an analytic framework for use by public officials and…
Does Latin American and Caribbean Unemployment Depend on Asian Labor Standards?
Does Latin American and Caribbean Unemployment Depend on Asian Labor Standards?

Date issued: Aug 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Belser, Patrick

Many Latin American nations have recently implemented liberal trade regimes, often as part of a larger set of market-oriented reforms, and have abandoned their industrialization policies based on…
An Economic Analysis of Unemployment in Trinidad and Tobago
An Economic Analysis of Unemployment in Trinidad and Tobago

Date issued: Aug 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Downes, Andrew S.

Unemployment is regarded as one of the most challenging economic problems facing the governments of the Caribbean. Although there are variations in the measurement of unemployment, official estimates…
Does Child Care Pay?: Labor Force Participation and Earnings Effects of Access to Child Care in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro
Does Child Care Pay?: Labor Force Participation and Earnings Effects of Access to Child Care in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro

Date issued: Aug 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Deutsch, Ruthanne

This study undertakes an econometric analysis of data on the use of child care services and labor force participation drawn from a survey of 1,720 households in 15 'favelas' or slums, in…
Nature, Development, and Distribution in Latin America: Evidence on the Role of Geography, Climate, and Natural Resources
Nature, Development, and Distribution in Latin America: Evidence on the Role of Geography, Climate, and Natural Resources

Date issued: Aug 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gavin, Michael;Hausmann, Ricardo

Latin America's enormous endowment of natural resources impacts many countries of the region. Economic liberalization in several countries was followed by rapid growth of foreign investment and…
La autonomía de los entes reguladores argentinos: Agua y cloacas, gas natural, energía eléctrica y telecomunicaciones
La autonomía de los entes reguladores argentinos: Agua y cloacas, gas natural, energía eléctrica y telecomunicaciones

Date issued: Aug 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Urbiztondo, Santiago;Navajas, Fernando;Artana, Daniel

En este estudio se analizan los efectos de la discriminación residencial por motivos étnicos sobre los resultados de ingreso y formación en ciudades de Bolivia. Del análisis se destacan tres…