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12月 2014
A carta mensal do INTAL informa sobre os desenvolvimentos nas áreas de integração e comércio nas regiões da América Latina e do Caribe. É também um meio de difusão das atividades do BID sobre estes…
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12月 2014
La agroindustria se proyecta como una de las actividades claves para el crecimiento económico nacional de los próximos años. De acuerdo a datos de Cuentas Nacionales, la participación del complejo…
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12月 2014
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are notably underrepresented in the external sector of Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), despite their importance in the region's economies: relatively…
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12月 2014
Este estudio aborda cómo el cambio climático afectaría la actividad económica nacional, evaluando las potenciales modificaciones en la disponibilidad de los recursos naturales y las actividades…
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12月 2014
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This paper evaluates the impacts of increasing female representation in Bolivian municipal councils on public policy choices and welfare outcomes. By combining detailed administrative panel data on…
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12月 2014
The Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin discusses recent economic developments in the 6 IDB-member Caribbean countries, as well as the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The countries…
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12月 2014
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This paper joins in the debate on the size of the middle class in Latin America, providing an analysis of its structure and characteristics. Using several measurements, it finds that 40-60 percent of…
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12月 2014
This paper discusses innovative approaches to implementing the Bank's Sustainable Infrastructure Strategy in the region. It describes the challenge of infrastructure in LAC, overviews approaches…
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12月 2014
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This paper analyzes the impact of the Strengthening Women Entrepreneurship in Peru (SWEP) program. SWEP trained female micro entrepreneurs in business management practices (such as accounting and…
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12月 2014
The apparel industry in Haiti is poised to move beyond the "cut and sew" processes which have characterized its operations to the present time. Chemical usage has largely been limited to…
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12月 2014
A variable and changing climate where uncertainties exist regarding its future extremes requires better quantity, quality and accessible information that support planning and decision-making…
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12月 2014
This technical note provides guidance for project managers and policy makers to integrate a gender perspective in rural development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It provides a…
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12月 2014
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have seen an increase in the number of poor households in temporary urban settlements characterized by informal land tenure. That increase provides the context…
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12月 2014
Maternal, reproductive, and newborn health (MRNH) is a key determinant of the opportunities that women and their children will have in life. MRNH includes a woman's right to safely bear children…
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12月 2014
Urban renewal programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are designed to improve the quality of life of low-income residents improvements in water and sanitation, social services,…
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12月 2014
This series of notes summarizes work performed by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean under the Project on Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools, a Technical Cooperation on Regional…
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12月 2014
Esta serie de notas resumen el trabajo realizado por los países de América Latina y el Caribe bajo la Cooperación Técnica de Bienes Públicos Regionales del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. El…
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12月 2014
The objective of this chapter is to provide the tools needed to support the governments of Latin American countries in assessing potential operations and opportunities that can be carried out as PPPs…
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12月 2014
El objetivo de este capítulo es proveer las herramientas para apoyar a los gobiernos de América Latina con el diagnóstico de operaciones y oportunidades potenciales realizables a través de CPP, como…
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12月 2014
Several Caribbean countries are now considering the use of PPPs to modernize their infrastructure and improve the delivery of public services, with Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago currently providing…
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12月 2014
Actualmente, varios países del Caribe están considerando recurrir a las APP para modernizar su infraestructura y mejorar la prestación de servicios públicos. Jamaica y Trinidad y Tobago son los…
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12月 2014
The study of comfort levels considers the factors that affect the balance between the body and its environment in buildings in order to ensure that these living spaces -in this case, classrooms- fall…
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12月 2014
El estudio de los niveles de confort permite tener en cuenta aquellos factores propios del equilibrio entre el cuerpo humano y el ambiente que intervienen en la edilicia, con el objeto de lograr que…
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12月 2014
As a general rule, regional educational systems have dissimilar school building patters, with manu dating back to the 19th, or buildings that have responded to various architectural, pedagogical, as…
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12月 2014
Por regla general, los sistemas educativos de la región cuentan con un parque edilicio disímil, con edificios que en muchos casos datan del siglo XIX, oque han respondido a diversas corrientes…
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12月 2014
This chapter contains information, criteria, and ideas compiled during direct interactions with public officials working in the fields of education and school building in Argentina, Barbados, the…
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12月 2014
El presente documento incluye información, criterios e ideas recogidos a través de la interacción directa con funcionarios del área educativa y de construcciones escolares de: Argentina, Barbados,…
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12月 2014
This note provides a brief explanation of the basic concepts related to disaster risk management. The primary threats and conditions of vulnerability to disasters will be detailed, with a focus on…
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12月 2014
En este documento, se explican brevemente los conceptos básicos relacionados con la gestión del riesgo de desastre. Se detallan las principales amenazas y condiciones de vulnerabilidad ante desastres…
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12月 2014
This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to evaluate the efficiency of state public education systems in Brazil. State government spending on education and state gross domestic product are…
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12月 2014
Este estudio utiliza la metodología DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis o Análisis Envolvente de Datos) para evaluar la eficiencia de los sistemas de educación pública estaduales de Brasil. Se utilizaron…
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12月 2014
Este estudo utiliza a metodologia DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) para avaliar a eficiência dos sistemas de educação públicos estaduais no Brasil. O gasto público estadual com educação e o produto…
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11月 2014
This document focuses on how to incorporate a gender perspective in operations that support the construction, operation and maintenance of medium- and large-scale renewable wind, solar, geothermal…
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11月 2014
Este documento se centra en cómo incorporar la perspectiva de género en las operaciones de apoyo a la construcción, operación y mantenimiento de instalaciones y explotaciones de energía renovable…
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11月 2014
Esta investigación identifica los factores que determinan el desempeño del impuesto a la propiedad inmobiliaria en América Latina y estima su potencial recaudatorio. Durante la última década, el…
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11月 2014
The applied social sciences have witnessed a growing use of sensitive survey techniques (SSTs) to study the relationship between facets of an individuals background and his propensity to engage in…
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11月 2014
This publication outlines the challenges of investing in low-carbon and climate-resilient technologies and activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. It explores how guarantees can respond to…
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11月 2014
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This paper analyzes whether Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed between the United States and Latin American countries during the last decade produced higher enforcement of labor regulations. The…
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11月 2014
Belize faces declining petroleum production as well as electricity costs that are among the highest in Central America. Although it is dependent on Mexico for over 30 percent of electricity supply,…
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11月 2014
This document presents an evaluation by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the Country Program of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB, or the Bank) with Jamaica over the period 2009…
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11月 2014
En este documento se presenta una evaluación de la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) del Programa de País del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID o el Banco) con Jamaica durante el…
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11月 2014
Un aspecto clave para poder diseñar, monitorear y evaluar las políticas públicas es la disponibilidad, pertinencia y manejo integrado de la información pública. Para estos efectos, se requiere de una…
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11月 2014
Desde 1996, el Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe del BID (BID-INTAL) ha publicado la edición anual del Informe MERCOSUR, con el objeto de documentar los aspectos más…
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11月 2014
Este Informe Nº 19 abrange o período compreendido entre o segundo semestre de 2013 e o primeiro semestre de 2014, e, da mesma forma que os precedentes, inscreve-se dentro de um âmbito mais amplo de…
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11月 2014
En este informe se presenta un análisis exhaustivo de los efectos del cambio climático en el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia y se analizan los impactos anuales desde 2000 hasta 2100 en los sectores…
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11月 2014
Esta publicación es la primera de cinco notas técnicas sobre asociaciones público-privadas (APP) en el sector de la salud en la región de América Latina. La finalidad de esta primera nota es…
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11月 2014
Improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and openness of governments is essential to meet the key challenges that countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region face to improve service delivery…
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11月 2014
The renewed and strengthened effort by the IDB to promote regional and global integration has required significant institutional adjustments over recent years, such as the creation of the new Trade…
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11月 2014
El apoyo renovado y reforzado del BID para la integración regional y global ha implicado ajustes institucionales significativos en los últimos años, una reasignación del Instituto de Integración para…
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11月 2014
Given that the Caribbean region remains open to external vulnerabilities, fiscal policy is a critical tool in managing debt sustainability. But since fiscal outcomes have been persistently poor in…