Autonomía e inclusión de las personas con discapacidad en el ámbito de protección social
May 2019
Author(s): Huete García, Agustín
Los avances de los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) en el fortalecimiento de la institucionalidad de la protección social no necesariamente han estado acompañados por un reconocimiento de…
Rural Electricity Access Penalty in Latin America: Income and Location
Jun 2016
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto
This paper examines three intrinsic underlying variables affecting the provision of rural electricity services: household income, household location and a country's relative wealth in terms of…
Conditions for Success in Implementing CCT Programs: Lessons for Asia from Latin America and the Caribbean
Jun 2013
Author(s): Paes-Sousa, Romulo; Regalia, Ferdinando; Stampini, Marco
Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have become the main social assistance interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), reaching 129 million individuals in 18 countries in 2010.…
Condiciones para el éxito de la puesta en práctica de programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas: lecciones de América Latina y el Caribe para Asia
Jun 2013
Author(s): Paes-Sousa, Romulo; Regalia, Ferdinando; Stampini, Marco
Los programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas se han transformado en las principales intervenciones para asistencia social en América Latina y el Caribe. En 2010 alcanzaron a 129 millones…
The Growth of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America and the Caribbean: Did They Go Too Far?
Nov 2012
Author(s): Stampini, Marco; Tornarolli, Leopoldo
Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) are an endogenous innovation from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that aims to reduce current poverty while developing the human capital of the next generation…
Memorias Taller Modelos de Atención a la Primera Infancia: Lecciones de Política para la Región Andina
Jan 2011
Author(s): Ministerio de Coordinación de Desarrollo Social; Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Por iniciativa del Ministerio de Coordinación de Desarrollo Social de Ecuador y con el auspicio del BID, entre el 19 y 21 de julio de 2010 se desarrolló en la localidad de Puembo, Ecuador, un taller…
Una evaluación del vínculo entre comercio y pobreza en América Latina
Dec 2008
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo; Florez, Victoria
Esta investigación pretende cubrir esta brecha repasando la literatura relevante sobre los efectos distributivos de la liberalización comercial en América Latina. Más específicamente, el trabajo se…
Modernization of the State: Strategy Document
Jul 2003
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank
The strategy document was favorably reviewed by the IDB Board of Executive Directors on July 23, 2003. The objective of this strategy is to establish the basic concepts that should guide Bank…
Informal Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Causes, Consequences and Policy Recommendations
Jul 2002
Author(s): Freije, Samuel
The expansion of the informal sector in the last decades has been accompanied by a lack of almost every form of social protection and low-productivity/low-wage employment. This report summarizes the…
Poverty and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nov 2001
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank
This document surveys Bank lending operations designed to fight poverty and enhance social equity, with emphasis on recently approved projects with innovative components. It also surveys a broad…