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Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Buvinic, Mayra;Morrison, Andrew

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Buvinic, Mayra;Morrison, Andrew

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Biehl, María Loreto

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Guerrero, Rodrigo

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Neild, Rachel

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Biehl, María Loreto

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Castro, Claudio de Moura

This paper describes Proyecto Joven, a project to train unemployed youth in Argentina and discusses several critical issues facing it. It should not be considered as an authoritative view on this…

Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La preparación del presente estudio responde a una solicitud efectuada al Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo por parte del Gobierno de la República Federativa de Brasil para apoyar el análisis de la…

Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Gariboldi, Gerardo

El comercio electrónico se constituye hoy en un hecho innegable e irreversible, con gran impacto sobre las actividades económicas y sobre el marco social en el que se esarrollan. Aunque mantiene…

Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The second half of 1998 was a turning point in the macroeconomic evolution of the MERCOSUR countries, and will very probably mark the beginning of a new phase in relations between them. Despite some…

Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Buvinic, Mayra;Morrison, Andrew

Este documento es parte de una serie de notas técnicas que describen la naturaleza y la magnitud de la violencia en la región, sus causas y efectos, y cómo puede ser prevenida y controlada. Las notas…

Date issued: Jul 1999
Author(s): Rojas, Eduardo

Chile's housing policy is widely regarded as a success. For almost a decade, new construction has been above the level required to provide houses for new families and replace obsolete structures…

Date issued: Jun 1999
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.

Date issued: Jun 1999
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…

Date issued: Jun 1999
Author(s): Masci, Pietro

This presentation discusses IDB support for sub-sovereign government development in Latin America. Detailed are the experience of the IDB in quantitative and qualitative aspects, the road for Latin…

Date issued: Jun 1999
Author(s): Braga, María Isabel J.

This paper describes the conditions necessary to harmonize project objectives with the conservation of freshwater ecosystems. It also provides information on how to incorporate freshwater ecosystem…

Date issued: Jun 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Estevadeordal, Antoni

There is a growing interest related to the theoretical analysis of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Nevertheless, there has been as yet very little empirical research on the topic, in particular, on the…

Date issued: Jun 1999
Author(s): Vaughan, William J.;Russell, Clifford S.;Rodríguez, Diego J.;Darling, Arthur H.

This study uses contingent valuation (CV) methods to estimate the benefit of an environmental water quality project of the Tietê River and its tributaries that flow through the São Paulo, Brazil,…

Date issued: Jun 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Espinosa Ferrando, Jaime;Hernández Alvarez, Carlos

El presente estudio muestra evidencias acerca de los determinantes del estado de salud de la población adulta de Nicaragua (entre 18 y 70 años) y sus efectos en la productividad de las personas…

Date issued: Jun 1999
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The Sustainable Development Department's Social Development Division (SDS/SOC) assists the IDB by providing technical support to operations and by helping to identify and promote new…

Date issued: Jun 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): O'Connell, Lesley D.

The transition to a market driven development strategy in Latin America for more than a decade has redefined business strategies and reshaped the state's traditional role as guarantor of…

Date issued: Jun 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hardner, Jared J.;Rice, Richard

This study challenges the current design of forest resource use contracts in Latin America. Radical rethinking of forest resource contracts is imperative, due to the constraints that now face the…

Date issued: Jun 1999
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La División de Desarrollo Social del Departamento de Desarrollo Sostenible (SDS/SOC) presta asistencia al BID, brindando apoyo técnico a las operaciones financieras y contribuyendo a identificar y…

Date issued: May 1999
Author(s): Martínez, Tomás Eloy

Tomás Eloy Martínez (1934-), Argentine writer and journalist, Rutgers University professor, author of Santa Evita (1995), Argentina's most translated book (37 languages).

Date issued: May 1999
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Sixty-four pieces executed in a variety of media: sculpture, painting, pastel and pencil drawing, watercolor, linoleum and metal engraving, monotype and stencil, by two generations of Barbadian…