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Dec 2014
Urban renewal programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are designed to improve the quality of life of low-income residents improvements in water and sanitation, social services,…
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Dec 2014
This paper discusses innovative approaches to implementing the Bank's Sustainable Infrastructure Strategy in the region. It describes the challenge of infrastructure in LAC, overviews approaches…
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Dec 2014
This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to evaluate the efficiency of state public education systems in Brazil. State government spending on education and state gross domestic product are…
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Dec 2014
Este estudio utiliza la metodología DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis o Análisis Envolvente de Datos) para evaluar la eficiencia de los sistemas de educación pública estaduales de Brasil. Se utilizaron…
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Dec 2014
Este estudo utiliza a metodologia DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) para avaliar a eficiência dos sistemas de educação públicos estaduais no Brasil. O gasto público estadual com educação e o produto…
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Dec 2014
This series of notes summarizes work performed by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean under the Project on Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools, a Technical Cooperation on Regional…
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Dec 2014
Esta serie de notas resumen el trabajo realizado por los países de América Latina y el Caribe bajo la Cooperación Técnica de Bienes Públicos Regionales del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. El…
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Dec 2014
The objective of this chapter is to provide the tools needed to support the governments of Latin American countries in assessing potential operations and opportunities that can be carried out as PPPs…
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Dec 2014
El objetivo de este capítulo es proveer las herramientas para apoyar a los gobiernos de América Latina con el diagnóstico de operaciones y oportunidades potenciales realizables a través de CPP, como…
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Dec 2014
Several Caribbean countries are now considering the use of PPPs to modernize their infrastructure and improve the delivery of public services, with Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago currently providing…
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Dec 2014
Actualmente, varios países del Caribe están considerando recurrir a las APP para modernizar su infraestructura y mejorar la prestación de servicios públicos. Jamaica y Trinidad y Tobago son los…
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Dec 2014
The study of comfort levels considers the factors that affect the balance between the body and its environment in buildings in order to ensure that these living spaces -in this case, classrooms- fall…
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Dec 2014
El estudio de los niveles de confort permite tener en cuenta aquellos factores propios del equilibrio entre el cuerpo humano y el ambiente que intervienen en la edilicia, con el objeto de lograr que…
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Dec 2014
As a general rule, regional educational systems have dissimilar school building patters, with manu dating back to the 19th, or buildings that have responded to various architectural, pedagogical, as…
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Dec 2014
Por regla general, los sistemas educativos de la región cuentan con un parque edilicio disímil, con edificios que en muchos casos datan del siglo XIX, oque han respondido a diversas corrientes…
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Dec 2014
This chapter contains information, criteria, and ideas compiled during direct interactions with public officials working in the fields of education and school building in Argentina, Barbados, the…
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Dec 2014
El presente documento incluye información, criterios e ideas recogidos a través de la interacción directa con funcionarios del área educativa y de construcciones escolares de: Argentina, Barbados,…
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Dec 2014
This note provides a brief explanation of the basic concepts related to disaster risk management. The primary threats and conditions of vulnerability to disasters will be detailed, with a focus on…
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Dec 2014
En este documento, se explican brevemente los conceptos básicos relacionados con la gestión del riesgo de desastre. Se detallan las principales amenazas y condiciones de vulnerabilidad ante desastres…
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Nov 2014
This document focuses on how to incorporate a gender perspective in operations that support the construction, operation and maintenance of medium- and large-scale renewable wind, solar, geothermal…
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Nov 2014
Este documento se centra en cómo incorporar la perspectiva de género en las operaciones de apoyo a la construcción, operación y mantenimiento de instalaciones y explotaciones de energía renovable…
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Nov 2014
The applied social sciences have witnessed a growing use of sensitive survey techniques (SSTs) to study the relationship between facets of an individuals background and his propensity to engage in…
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Nov 2014
This publication outlines the challenges of investing in low-carbon and climate-resilient technologies and activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. It explores how guarantees can respond to…
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Nov 2014
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This paper analyzes whether Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed between the United States and Latin American countries during the last decade produced higher enforcement of labor regulations. The…
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Nov 2014
Esta investigación identifica los factores que determinan el desempeño del impuesto a la propiedad inmobiliaria en América Latina y estima su potencial recaudatorio. Durante la última década, el…