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Date issued: Jan 1997
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

MERCOSUR has become less operational, despite government claims that it will continue to play a leading role in the international insertion strategies of its member countries for some years. The…

Date issued: Jan 1997
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This 1997 Annual Report on the Bank's activities in environment and natural resources reviews the record since the IDB-8 Agreement and highlights some of the most interesting and innovative…

Date issued: Jan 1997
Author(s): Deruyttere, Anne

El presente artículo resume el proceso de institucionalización de la temática indígena en el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, describiendo el marco estratégico y normativo, los campos de acción --…

Date issued: Jan 1997
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

Em 1996, a macroeconomia dos Estados Parte do MERCOSUL se caracterizou por duas tendências. Aprimeira foi uma evolução no seu desempenho do ponto de vista do crescimento e da inflação, em umcontexto…

Date issued: Jan 1997 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Almeyda-Stemper, Gloria

For women microentrepreneurs, access to financial services matters. It is critical to their ability to make productive investments in their businesses. As part of IDB's efforts to strengthen…

Date issued: Jan 1997 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Almeyda-Stemper, Gloria

El acceso de la mujer microempresaria a los servicios financieros es clave para sus estrategias de inversión. Como parte de los esfuerzos del BID para fortalecer el papel de las mujeres en el…

Date issued: Jan 1997
Author(s): Mayorga, Román

Este documento (SOC97-101) se refiere al apoyo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) a los procesos de generación, difusión y utilización práctica del conocimiento en los países de América…

Date issued: Jan 1997 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Iglesias, Augusto;Vittas, Dimitri;Stone, Bernel;Cho, Yoon Je;Staking, Kim B.;Shibata, Tsutomu;Kruse, Douglas;Vives, Antonio;Allen, Franklin;Montenegro, Armando;Santomero, Anthony

This book contains a selection of the major presentations from the conference: "Policy-Based Finance and Alternatives for Financial Market Development" held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in…

Date issued: Jan 1997 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Talvi, Ernesto;Serra, Pablo;Birdsall, Nancy;Pack, Howard;Solimano, Andrés;Stallings, Barbara;Gavin, Michael;Sabot, Richard H.;Lustig, Nora;Petrei, Humberto;Edwards, Sebastián;Hausmann, Ricardo;Jaspersen, Frederick;Cunha, Paulo Vieira da;Thomas, Vinod;Shirley, Mary M.;Page, John;Howard, Eleanor;Pfeffermann, Guy;Ross, David;Shilling, John;Boeker, Paul;Lee, Jisoon;Bitran Colodro, Eduardo

The authors of this volume analyze the policies that led to East Asia's economic success, including those affecting human resources, savings, the financial sector, trade and institutions, and…

Date issued: Dec 1996
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

O BID acompanha o desenvolvimento econmico e social da América Latina e do Caribe, assim como as atividades do Banco. publicado dez vezes por
ano, em portugus, ingls, francs e espanhol.

Date issued: Dec 1996
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

EL BID informa sobre el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y sobre las actividades del Banco. Se publica 10 veces al año en inglés, español, portugués y francés.

Date issued: Dec 1996
Author(s): Banque Interaméricaine de Développement

Le Bulletin de la BID fait état des tendances du développement économique et social en Amérique latine et aux Caraïbes, ainsi que des activités de la BID. II est publié périodiquement et distribué…

Date issued: Dec 1996
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

O BID acompanha o desenvolvimento econômico e social da América Latina e do Caribe, assim como as atividades do Banco. É publicado dez vezes por ano, em português, inglês, francês e espanhol.

Date issued: Dec 1996
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This report summarizes the results of the two-day Consultation Workshop on Strategies for Integrated Water Resources Management in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) financed through a Bank…

Date issued: Dec 1996
Author(s): Iturralde, Diego;Krotz, Esteban;Cárdenas, Víctor;Stavenhagen, Rodolfo;Wirsig, Waldemar;Fabricano, Marcial;Albó, Xavier;Davis, Shelton;Duchicela, Luis Felipe;Cojtí Cuxil, Demetrio;Del Val, José;Velásquez Sagua, Héctor;Molina R., Ramiro;Jimeno, Gladys;Grefa U., Valerio;González, Nicanor;Partridge, William L.

The contributions included in this volume reflect both the challenges and opportunities of an incipient process of reflection and dialogue between indigenous peoples, governments and development…

Date issued: Dec 1996
Author(s): Márquez, Gustavo;Álvarez, Carola

The purpose of this paper is to describe the performance of the Venezuelan labor market between 1982 and 1995, and to analyze its impact on the evolution of poverty. This time period is one wherein…

Date issued: Dec 1996
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

For Latin America and the Caribbean, sustainable development encompasses the broad objectives of our societies: sustainable economic development based on modernization, openness and competitiveness;…

Date issued: Dec 1996 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Maceira, Daniel

En este trabajo se argumenta que las fallas de organización en las estructuras burocráticas y de atención, basados en los mecanismos de pagos utilizados y la resultante generación de incentivos,…

Date issued: Dec 1996 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Goldmark, Lara

El propósito de este estudio es el de proporcionar una visión general de las prácticas actuales en el suministro de Servicios de Desarrollo Empresarial (SDE) a pequeños y micro empresarios en los…

Date issued: Dec 1996 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): López, Ramón

The objectives of this paper are two-fold: to analyze the role of international and domestic policies on the sustainable use of forests in Latin America; and to examine potential financing mechanisms…

Date issued: Dec 1996 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Goldmark, Lara

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of current practices in the provision of business development services (BDS) to small and microentrepreneurs in developing countries. The document…

Date issued: Dec 1996
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, siguiendo los mandatos que recibió de sus gobiernos en 1994 en su Octavo Aumento General de Recursos, incorporó en sus estrategias los grandes objetivos del…

Date issued: Dec 1996 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Flug, Karnit;Hercowitz, Zui

This paper estimates the effects of equipment investment on relative wages and employment of skilled labor and explores their dynamics. The basic hypothesis is that they are positive, due to either…

Date issued: Dec 1996 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Murillo, Maria Victoria

Recent policy debates on the reform of social service delivery systems focus on the decentralization of services and the introduction of competition in order to improve the quality of services.…

Date issued: Nov 1996
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Thirty paintings and sculptures from the National Museum of Bolivia, the Museum Arturo Borda, the National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore, the Marina Núñez del Prado Foundation, and the private…