Segurança de trânsito: Aplicações de engenharia para reduzir acidentes
Jan 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gold, Philip Anthony
A Praz-nos publicar em língua Portuguesa uma obra que já demonstrou ser de grande utilidade para reduzir os acidentes de trânsito, uma das principais causas de morte no Brasil. Proporciona aos…
Spilled Water: Institutional Commitment in the Provision of Water Services
Jan 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank
Latin America loses about nine trillion cubic meters of water each year, or some 30 percent of the water collected and treated for public consumption. While it is impossible for water systems to…
La ciudad en el siglo XXI: Experiencias exitosas en gestión del desarrollo urbano en América Latina
Mar 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Daughters, Robert;Batley, Richard;Sassen, Saskia;Nientied, Peter;Ravinet, Jaime;Costa Campi, María Teresa;Rojo, Maravillas;Lanaya, Javier;Peirone, Ricardo M.;Escárate, Jossie;Rojas, Eduardo;Seymour, Morin;Peña, Teodoro;Dalmau, Joan Albert;Gakenheimer, Ralph;Ceneviva, Carlos;Kogan, Jorge H.;Arias, César H.;Nickson, Andrew;MacLean Abaroa, Ronald;Samayoa, Roberto;Pont, Raul;Ochoa, Elías;D'Oliveira, Carlos Alberto;Castillo, Eduardo;Richards, Ben;Etchegaray, Alberto;Jacobs, Michael;Magalhães, Sérgio;Rosero, Alberto;Grynspan M., Rebeca;Guerrero, Rodrigo;De Roux, Gustavo;Slaby, Ronald;Fernandes, Rubem César;Moser, Caroline;Davey, Kenneth;Zapata, Juan Antonio;Rojas, Fernando;Dunin, Lubomir Ficinski;Gómez, Antonio;Maldonado, Alberto;Guardans, Rafael;Esperanza, Aristóteles;Ulibarri, Eloísa;Bascón, Raúl;Edelman, David;Zulauf, Werner Eugenio;Henry, Fabrice;Piedrahita Díaz, Francisco;Fontana, Juan Carlos;Price, Jorge
El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo organizó en marzo de 1997 un "Simposio de ciudades y Foro de buenas prácticas en gestión urbana" . En él se debatieron las nuevas ideas sobre el papel…
Benefits and Beneficiaries: An Introduction to Estimating Distributional Effects in Cost-Benefit Analysis
Jan 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Londero, Elio
Professionals in the field of applied economic analysis and students interested in a more detailed approach to cost-benefit analysis than that offered in the most widely used textbooks will find…
Beneficios y beneficiarios: Una introducción a la estimación de los efectos distributivos en el análisis costo beneficio (segunda edición)
Jan 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Londero, Elio
Los profesionales que se dedican al análisis económico aplicado y los estudiantes interesados en un enfoque del análisis costo beneficio más detallado que el que ofrecen los textos más difundidos,…
Agricultura, medio ambiente y pobreza rural en América Latina
Jan 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Errazuriz, L. Felipe;Burfisher, Mary;Escudero, Gerardo;Bruxedas, Martín;Hertford, Reed;Aceves Avila, Roberto;Pomareda, Carlos;Robinson, Sherman;Figueroa, Adolfo;Echeverría, Ruben G.;Salles-Filho, Sergio;Reca, Lucio G.;Gligo, Nicolo;Bejarano Avila, Jesús Antonio;Muchnik, Eugenia;Pinstrup-Andersen, Per;Martínez Nogueira, Roberto;Espinal, Carlos F.;Thierfeider, Karen
La compatibilización entre el desarrollo agropecuario, la reducción de la pobreza rural y la conservación de los recursos naturales y del medio ambiente constituye uno de los más importantes desafíos…
Progress, Poverty and Exclusion: An Economic History of Latin America in the 20th Century
Jan 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Thorp, Rosemary
What did the Latin American economies achieve in the course of a hundred years and how has this affected standards of living? This comprehensive history examines the political and economic forces…
Progreso, pobreza y exclusión: Una historia económica de América Latina en el siglo XX
Jan 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Thorp, Rosemary
Esta historia económica revisa las fuerzas políticas, institucionales y económicas que determinaron el complejo y a veces paradójico proceso de desarrollo de la región durante el siglo XX.
La modernización de las finanzas municipales: Un paso esencial para la consolidación institucional
Jan 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Molina, Leónidas;Arévalo, Alejandro;Lara, Marión;Stein, Ernesto H.;Clarke, Caroline;Lamport, Pedro;Bes, Martín;Giovannelli, Giovanni;Nicol, Lionel;Lallemand-Flucher, Marie-Alice;Cahillane, John;Iglesias, Enrique V.;Sánchez, Arnold;Huertas, Marcela;Roda Fornaguera, Pablo;Darche, Benjamín;Henry, Fabrice;Jacobs, Michael;Yano, Mario;Prud'homme, Rémy;Eguino, Huáscar;Durán de Jager, Patricia;Bortis, Hans-Ruedi;Arauco, Eduardo;Berger, Oscar;Hausmann, Ricardo
Este volumen contiene los anales de un seminario sobre modernización de las finanzas municipales. En el seminario se discutieron e intercambiaron experiencias sobre las políticas que los gobiernos…
Education in the Information Age: What Works and What Doesn't
Jan 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Wolff, Laurence;Litto, Frederick;Haddad, Wadi D.;Quick, Stephen A.;Romiszowski, Alexander J.;Stevens, Anne;Cutter, W. Bowman;Pelgrum, W.J.;Peled, Zimra;Harasim, Linda M.;Oliveira, João Batista Araujo e;Puryear, Jeffrey M.;Papert, Seymour;Castro, Claudio de Moura;Block, Clifford;Peled, Elad;Falcão, Joaquin;Hepp, Pedro;Daniel, John;Knight, Peter T.;Jobs, Steve
The promise of technology and the need for caution in its application were the topics of the Seminar on Education in the Information Age held in Cartagena, Colombia on July 1997, sponsored by the IDB…
La educación en la era de la informática: Qué da resultado y qué no
Jan 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Wolff, Laurence;Litto, Frederick;Haddad, Wadi D.;Quick, Stephen A.;Romiszowski, Alexander J.;Stevens, Anne;Cutter, W. Bowman;Pelgrum, W.J.;Peled, Zimra;Harasim, Linda M.;Oliveira, João Batista Araujo e;Puryear, Jeffrey M.;Papert, Seymour;Castro, Claudio de Moura;Block, Clifford;Peled, Elad;Falcão, Joaquin;Hepp, Pedro;Daniel, John;Knight, Peter T.;Jobs, Steve
En este libro se presentan los temas discutidos durante el Seminario "La educación en la era de la informática", realizado en Cartagena, Colombia en julio de 1997. El evento fue organizado…
Beyond Tradeoffs: Market Reform and Equitable Growth in Latin America
Jan 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rojas-Suárez, Liliana;Birdsall, Nancy;Naím, Moisés;Lora, Eduardo;James, Estelle;Iglesias, Enrique V.;Gavin, Michael;Sabot, Richard H.;Lustig, Nora;Londoño, Juan Luis;Cortázar, René;Graham, Carol;Weisbrod, Steven R.;Hausmann, Ricardo;Coles, Jonathan;Carter, Michael R.;Alfaro, Raquel;Briscoe, John;Sheahan, John;Bradburn, Ralph;Stiglitz, Joseph
Latin American experts demonstrate how market-friendly measures in key policy areas can promote greater equity and efficiency. By identifying win-win strategies, the authors challenge the…
Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America: Perspectives of the Major Investors
Jan 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank
This book focuses in detail on the analysis of foreign direct investment flows to Latin America and the Caribbean from the vantage point and on the basis of statistical sources from the main investor…
High Price for Change: Privatization in Mexico
Jan 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rogozinski, Jacques
In High Price for Change, a distinguished economist discusses the impact of Mexico's privatization on government finances, the balance of payments, and the financial market, as well as on…
América Latina tras una década de reformas: Progreso económico y social. Informe 1997
Sep 1997 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Talvi, Ernesto;Stein, Ernesto H.;Lora, Eduardo;Gavin, Michael;Lalchan, Rajindra;Hausmann, Ricardo
El Informe de 1997 examina las fuerzas complejas que le han dado forma al proceso de reformas y analiza los retos de mantener un crecimiento económico sostenible, de la prevención de inestabilidad,…
Pathways to Growth: Comparing East Asia and Latin America
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…
Money Matters: Reaching Women Microentrepreneurs with Financial Services
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…
Dinero que cuenta: Servicios financieros al alcance de la mujer microempresaria
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…
Policy-Based Finance and Market Alternatives: East Asian Lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean
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…
Choices and Change: Reflections on the Caribbean
Jan 1996 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Birdsall, Nancy;Deosaran, Ramesh;Tincani, Amos;Suárez, Elena M.;Lewis, David E.;Bloomfield, Richard J.;Rajapatirana, Sarath;Serbin, Andrés;Henrikson, Alan K.;Skeete, Charles A.T.;Ross-Brewster, Havelock R.H.;Walch, Karen S.;Bloomfield, Steven B.;Dookeran, Winston C.;Meins, Bertus J.
Fourteen essays by experienced political leaders, researchers and scholars examine the political economy and international relations of the Caribbean. Strategies for sustainable development include…