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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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 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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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
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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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
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
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
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
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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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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
The purpose of this document is to define and discuss a minimum set of core project monitoring and evaluation indicators that should be collected in all or nearly all projects approved under the IDB…
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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
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
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
Proceedings on the Conference on CSR, celebrated at Miami
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12月 2002
Total Western Hemisphere exports to the world fell by over 6 percent in 2002, continuing the decline recorded in 2001 but at a lower rate. The international recovery evident in early 2002…
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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:…
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11月 2002
El desempleo juvenil, especialmente cuando se encuentra vinculado a situaciones de pobreza y de exclusión social, es uno de los problemas más importantes de nuestro mundo globalizado. Pero el…
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11月 2002
Billions in Motion: Latino Immigrants, Remittances, and Banking: Presentation
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11月 2002
La constatación del limitado alcance y sostenibilidad del esfuerzo de preservación del patrimonio histórico urbano en América Latina y el Caribe conduce a proponer reformas en los métodos de acción y…
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11月 2002
This presentation was commissioned by the Public Management and Transparency Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the 3rd Hemispheric Meeting on November 14th and 15th, 2002. This presentation…
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11月 2002
This study analyzes how to bring about meaningful public management policy change, whose immediate impact is upon the administrative tools available to central decision-makers as well as the…
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11月 2002
This presentation was commissioned by the Public Management and Transparency Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the 3rd Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on November 14th and 15th, 2002. This…
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11月 2002
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El estudio se ha basado en lecturas e investigaciones politológicas y económicas sobre Bolivia, en un análisis exhaustivo de la legislación aplicable al caso y en entrevistas en profundidad con…
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11月 2002
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El presente estudio se centra en el servicio civil de la administración del Estado en Colombia, con un énfasis preciso en el nivel Nacional central, si bien se incluyen estadísticas que cobijan a…
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11月 2002
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El diagnóstico sobre el Servicio Civil de la República Dominicana tiene como objetivo servir de base para la evaluación comparada de los sistemas de servicio civil de países seleccionados de la…
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11月 2002
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La administración de personal en el Sector Público de Guatemala se lleva a cabo en un ambiente con múltiples desventajas. Los problemas estructurales de la economía guatemalteca generan una oferta…
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11月 2002
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De acuerdo al marco metodológico referente de este trabajo, se entiende por Servicio Civil "el sistema de gestión del empleo público y los recursos humanos adscritos al servicio de las…
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11月 2002
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El presente documento es un estudio de caso sobre el Sistema de Servicio Civil (SSC) en Venezuela. Se concentra en el sistema de gestión del empleo público y los recursos humanos adscritos al…
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11月 2002
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El presente trabajo está relacionado a una de las preocupaciones centrales de la gestión pública: ¿cómo elevar la capacidad institucional del Estado para diseñar, implementar y evaluar políticas que…