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Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este documento presenta la Iniciativa de Ciudades Emergentes y Sostenibles del BID, y muestra como planea asistir en la planificación e implementación de los planes de desarrollo urbano, mientras se…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Beaumont, Martín

Esta presentación muestra el trabajo de la Fundación AVINA con su red de ciudades sostenibles en Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Esta organización fue invitada a participar como sociedad civil para…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Pietrobelli, Carlo;Stevenson, Claudia

National and local governments, international organizations and donors are increasingly using the instrument of cluster development programs (CDP) to promote economic development. This paper builds…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Giuliani, Elisa;Pietrobelli, Carlo

Cluster development programs (CDPs) have been adopted widely in many countries worldwide. Many such programs aim to promote economic development by forming and strengthening inter-organizational…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Palomino Bonilla, Miguel;Wong Barrantes, Rudy

Housing for most Peruvians is improving but is still grossly inadequate. Nonetheless, public housing finance policies mainly involve programs that subsidize middle-income families and banks that lend…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): López-Silva, Marco A.;Abreu-Lastra, Raúl;Saracho-Martínez, Alberto;Paulín-Hutmacher, Agustín

In 2001, Mexico introduced a comprehensive federal housing policy package. The results have been quantitatively impressive; however, there are qualitative concerns. It is also uncertain whether…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Crespi, Gustavo;Maffioli, Alessandro;Mohnen, Pierre;Vázquez, Gonzalo

The purpose of this guideline is to provide ideas and technical advice on how to measure the effectiveness of Science, Technology and Innovation Programs (STIP). The paper addresses the specific…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Auguste, Sebastián;Bebczuk, Ricardo N.;Moya, Ramiro

This paper analyzes mortgage loan demand in Argentina using a new survey administered in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. It finds that recurring macro volatility and violation of financial…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Baena Olabe, Paloma;Vieyra, Juan Cruz

This paper contributes to the debate around why and how access to information can be used to prevent and control corruption. Access to information can not only bring corruption cases to light, it can…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Barron, Tania

To date, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has considered the impact of its projects on community health and safety on an ad hoc basis. Although the IDB's 2006 Environmental and…