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1月 2003
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Esta investigación se plantea responder tres preguntas básicas. La primera busca identificar los factores más importantes en la atracción de IED y, en particular, explorar qué papel juegan los…
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1月 2003
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México ha sido, desde los años noventa, uno de los principales países receptores de inversión extranjera directa (IED) en América Latina y en los países en vías de desarrollo. Adicionalmente, se ha…
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1月 2003
El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, el Banco Mundial, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo, ratificaron su apoyo a los…
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1月 2003
Esta publicación está dirigida a las autoridades de supervisión bancaria que deseen establecer un marco regulatorio y de supervisión para las microfinanzas o que tengan a su cargo la responsabilidad…
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1月 2003
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This IDB book includes presentations from the international policy dialogue seminar entitled "New Options for Higher Education in Latin America: Lessons from the Community College Experience.…
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1月 2003
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Los institutos técnicos superiores son instituciones educativas que ofrecen capacitación postsecundaria por medio de programas más cortos que los de las universidades. Este libro analiza las…
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1月 2003
La presentación expone, por medio de datos estadísticos, los principales problemas de violencia y causas de muerte que sufre la ciudad de Quito. A continuación se plantean los factores de riesgos y…
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1月 2003
La presentación expone un diagnóstico de la seguridad ciudadana en Machala. Se presenta la composición demográfica de la ciudadanía, las principales actividades productivas y las características del…
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1月 2003
El estudio de caso pretende contribuir a una mejor comprensión de los procesos que hacen viables aquellas prácticas de participación ciudadana que requieren una elevada interacción con las…
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1月 2003
El presente documento realiza una revisión histórica del problema de la seguridad ciudadana en Cuenca, Ecuador. Además, describe los tipos más comunes de violencia, a saber: homicidios, violencia…
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1月 2003
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El presente estudio analiza una serie de reformas para la promoción de la equidad social desde una visión de la economía política, describiendo los diferentes tipos y las etapas en los procesos de…
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1月 2003
Las zonas francas de exportación y otros regímenes especiales estarán siendo objeto de sustanciales reformas regulatorias como resultado de la progresiva inserción de los países en la economía…
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1月 2003
Os dezoito meses que vão desde o início do segundo semestre de 2001 até o final de 2002 marcam umperíodo de crise econômica inédita no MERCOSUL, conseqüência de um forte shock externo adverso que,se…
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1月 2003
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This book looks at the key issues and lessons that policymakers must consider in designing an adequate framework for dealing with financial crises. These include structural problems and their causes…
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1月 2003
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This book analyzes the status of the markets in Latin America and identifies the technical, political, and financial challenges to building vibrant capital markets and increasing the efficiency…
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1月 2003
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This book analyzes the role of trade as a central pillar of the structural reform process and a bridge to capturing the dynamic development forces of an increasingly globalized world economy.
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1月 2003
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This book is based on a conference entitled "Regional Public Goods and Regional Development Assistance", held in Washington, D.C. on November 6-7, 2002. It examines how the IDB and the ADB…
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1月 2003
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Power sector reforms across Latin America in the 1990s based on privatization, liberalization, and market forces were largely unavoidable. This book argues that while there is no turning back from…
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1月 2003
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In this book, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean draws upon the Latin American and Caribbean region's experience in order to formulate a historical and…
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1月 2003
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The aim of this book is to provide policymakers in Latin America with the stylized facts of what works and what does not in decentralization policies and schemes, based on analysis of the recent…
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1月 2003
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Social exclusion is closely linked with many economic problems in Latin America, as it prevents people from reaching their full productive potential -in turn constraining growth and revenues- and…
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1月 2003
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This book uses micro-level data for 18 Latin American countries to examine the choices adolescents make in three areas of behavior: their time allocation toward school and work, their sexual behavior…
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1月 2003
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This book breaks away from the exclusively macroeconomic focus of development studies to bring the spotlight to the place where decisions are made: households. Complementing this microeconomic view…
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1月 2003
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Escaping the Poverty Trap proposes early childhood investment policies that could decisively change the prospects for the next generation of the region's poor. Contributors include Nobel…
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1月 2003
US banks and credit unions are determined to have Latin American immigrants as important and permanent members of their customer base. Community groups, government, and US business interests are…
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1月 2003
This paper analyzes budgetary institutions, the tax system and public debt management in Jamaica. It explores the nature of budget institutions and design, beyond formal administrative or budgetary…
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1月 2003
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Institutional and legal differences between countries increase entry costs and reduce the ability of banks to expand abroad. We use bilateral foreign banking data for 176 countries to estimate a…
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1月 2003
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Some key criteria in the optimal currency area literature are that countries should join a currency union if they have closer international trade links and more symmetric business cycles. However,…
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1月 2003
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In this paper, we examine how the business and interest rate cycles in developed countries affect FDI to developing countries. After aggregating flows into three big source areas (the U.S., Europe…
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1月 2003
This Annual Report details the Bank's activities in environment and natural resources during 2002. In 2002, the IDB engaged in the preparation of its Environment Strategy, which set forth…
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1月 2003
The eighteen months from June 2001 to end December 2002 were a period of unprecedented economic crisis within MERCOSUR, stemming from the sharp external shock that, with different characteristics,…
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1月 2003
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Because of the complexities associated with the water pricing and public-private partnership issue and their relevance to water management of the future, the Third World Water Centre for Water…
Teacher Unionization and the Quality of Education in Peru: An Empirical Evaluation Using Survey Data
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1月 2003
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This paper analyzes the evolution and current profile of teacher unionization and estimate the impact of unionization on the quality of public education in Peru. The research uses data from a 1999…
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1月 2003
The paper addresses the particular issues that arise during the negotiation of comprehensive trade and integration agreements, which involve political and cooperation dialogue in addition to trade…
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12月 2002
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En esta presentación se hacen algunas observaciones sobre las principales características de los ingresos municipales en Centroamérica, y se discuten los desafíos que habría que encarar para su…
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12月 2002
This paper gives an overview and current status of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America. It discusses the competition among the countries for FDI based on tax considerations and how this…
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12月 2002
This document advocates better mechanisms for ongoing learning and better access to knowledge in small economies. Its objective is to raise awareness about two issues related to science and…
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12月 2002
El propósito del presente manual es servir de guía para la preparación y dirección de un taller de capacitación en temas de género. La metodología propuesta aplica los conceptos básicos del análisis…
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12月 2002
An exhibition of video art from Latin America and the Caribbean, the first ever presented in Washington, featured 53 videos, under five minutes each, selected by an international jury from among 235…
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12月 2002
This paper aims to evaluate a number of spatial aspects of Brazils current trade policy, emphasizing those relating to economic integration in general, and bilateral trade with Argentina in…
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12月 2002
This technical paper provides us with an in-depth explanation of how losses due to catastrophes are insured and who absorbs the costs of compensating the insured assets. In the absence of an…
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12月 2002
This paper is a review of the fiscal system of Belize. The emphasis of the study is on the revenue system in terms of its design, administration and its effectiveness in revenue mobilization. Belize…
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12月 2002
La presente nota periódica presenta las estimaciones preliminares del comercio de 2002 para la región. Se informa sobre la caída de las exportaciones, siguiendo la tendencia iniciada el año anterior…
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12月 2002
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El presente estudio complementa el conjunto de iniciativas de análisis e intercambio de información sobre políticas de PyME que viene desarrollando el Banco desde mediados de la década pasada. El…
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12月 2002
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between fiscal policy, aggregate public sector debt sustainability, and debt relief. In particular, we develop a methodology to compute the…
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12月 2002
El presente trabajo se propone explorar los rasgos de la vida política e institucional de los pequeños municipios colombianos (definidos, para nuestros propósitos, como aquellos con menos de 10.000…
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12月 2002
This issue of the Microenterprise Development Review examines why Latin American microenterprises are paying such high interest rates and getting such small loans for such short periods of time, in…
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12月 2002
La presente edición de Microempresa cuenta con dos artículos principales. En el primero se examina el hecho de que las microempresas obtienen crédito en peores condiciones que las grandes compañías:…
Date issued:
12月 2002
Proceedings on the Conference on CSR, celebrated at Miami