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Date issued: 2월 2012
Author(s): Hecht, Susanne B.

Catastrophic deforestation and environmental degradation have become habits of thought about forest landscapes in Latin America's tropics. Yet these truisms blind analysts to three surprising…

Date issued: 1월 2012
Author(s): Arráiz, Irani;Vélez-Grajales, Viviana;Szwedzki, Roni

This evaluation examines the IDB's Country Program with Guatemala for the 2008-2011 period. The assessment shows very positive results in terms of the program's relevance, consistency, and…

Date issued: 1월 2012
Author(s): Arráiz, Irani;Vélez-Grajales, Viviana;Szwedzki, Roni

Esta evaluación examina el Programa del BID con Guatemala durante el periodo 2008-2011. La evaluación indica resultados muy positivos en términos de relevancia, consistencia y posicionamiento.…

Date issued: 1월 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This tool presented here in an Excel format was designed to evaluate the fulfillment of good corporate governance practices in primarily state owned water and sanitation companies in the region.

Date issued: 1월 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Velasques de Paula Machado, Fabiana

While decreasing inequality is generally considered desirable, and there is a growing understanding of which policies do and do not promote equality, much less is known regarding why these policies…

Date issued: 1월 2012
Author(s): Staples, Brian Rankin

This paper draws on the experience of Mexico in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and on the experiences of four Latin American countries in the implementation of their services and…

Date issued: 1월 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Eslava, Marcela;Maffioli, Alessandro;Meléndez Arjona, Marcela

Despite the large potential gains from credit by second-tier development banks, little is known about the actual impact of these banks' lending activity. This study partially fills that gap by…

Date issued: 1월 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Low-income and self-employed Nicaraguans face two serious obstacles when looking to buy a home: a shortage of affordable housing, and difficulty in obtaining a mortgage.An innovative model is…

Date issued: 1월 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Aspiring college graduates from low-income Mexican families have seized the chance to fund their studies through the education financing company FINAE. Founded in 2006, the company has expanded its…

Date issued: 1월 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Financiación Social (Social Financing or FS), an EPM program, provides accessible credit to those at the base of the pyramid. The program leverages EPM's business platform to assess credit risk…