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Date issued:
May 2012
Desde principios de la década pasada, los gobiernos de la región han mostrado un renovado interés en las instituciones financieras de desarrollo (IFD) como un instrumento de apoyo para lograr una…
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May 2012
El presente informe responde al estudio Self-Help Housing and Incremental Housing: The Likely Directions for Future Housing Policy financiado por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo donde se tomó…
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May 2012
This issue of the Journal is devoted to physical integration in Latin America. The Editorial Committee set about designing the contents, with a call for papers, which suggested topics and questions…
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May 2012
As schools seek to improve learning, many are moving towards sophisticated and high-stakes testing regimes. What isn't tested doesn't matter. To sharpen the focus on the competencies…
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May 2012
This brochure presents the emerging and sustainable action plan for Ports Spain of Trinidad and Tobago to assist the planning and implementation of its urban development plans while addressing the…
Date issued:
May 2012
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Este libro examina la relación entre cultura y seguridad ciudadana en ocho ciudades latinoamericanas. Incorpora en los diagnósticos, los análisis, las encuestas y las acciones un concepto de cultura…
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May 2012
This paper reviews developments in Europe from the eve of the introduction of the euro through the euro crisis. The paper begins with a discussion of the tax reform agenda. Although there are…
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May 2012
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This paper examines the role of contracting institutions on the insertion of developing countries in international production networks and particularly on the prospects of LAC to source goods beyond…
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May 2012
The main objective of the evaluation is to assess IDB's responsiveness and adaptability to the capacities and demands of countries with relatively higher income levels and sizeable middle…
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May 2012
El objetivo principal de la evaluación es determinar la capacidad de respuesta y adaptación del BID en relación con las capacidades y demandas de los países con niveles de ingreso relativamente más…
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May 2012
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Trade, investment, and financial relationships between developing regions are deepening. There is no better example than the relationship between Asia and the Pacific on one hand, and Latin America…
Date issued:
May 2012
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El comercio, la inversión y los vínculos financieros entre las regiones en desarrollo se están profundizando. El mejor ejemplo de esto es la relación actual entre Asia y el Pacífico y América Latina…
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May 2012
Cooperation between Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is rapidly increasing in the spirit of South-South cooperation. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Inter-American Development…
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May 2012
This technical note considers the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in promoting the use of information and active participation among various stakeholders in the context of…
Date issued:
May 2012
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Our knowledge of the trade effects of domestic infrastructure is very limited. The reason is twofold. First, data needed to examine these effects are not readily available. Second, identifying such…
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May 2012
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The Chilean system of housing finance is a mixture of public and private elements that has arguably been very successful. This paper provides an up-to-date review of the main instruments, actors,…
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May 2012
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This paper examines the link between financial deepening and formalization in Peru. Using data from the National Household Survey, Bloomberg and the Central Bank of Peru Central Bank, the Catão,…
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May 2012
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This paper asks whether bonanzas (surges) in net capital inflows increase the probability of banking crises and whether this is necessarily through a lending boom mechanism. A fixed effects…
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May 2012
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This paper presents an impact evaluation of a revamped version of the Dominican youth training program Juventud y Empleo. The paper analyzes the impact of the program on traditional labor market…
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May 2012
En la medida en que la escasez de recursos propios no permite a los gobiernos locales atender adecuadamente las nuevas competencias asignadas por los procesos de descentralización de la región,…
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May 2012
Este estudio longitudinal examina y documenta el proceso de viviendas construidas incrementalmente por familias de escasos recursos durante los últimos cuarenta años. Tiene los objetivos de evaluar…
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May 2012
Esta publicação é parte da Cooperação Técnica BR-T1232 que visa apoiar o Governo Brasileiro para preparação para a Rio+20. A estratégia do projeto foi promover uma discussão sobre economia verde de…
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May 2012
The main objective of this evaluation is to identify lessons from IDB's support to secondary education policies and systems in LAC since 1995, with a particular focus on quality of education and…
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May 2012
El objetivo de la evaluación es identificar lecciones aprendidas a partir del apoyo del BID a las políticas y sistemas de la educación secundaria en América Latina y el Caribe desde 1995, con…
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May 2012
This document is about CARICOM, SIECA stresses Central American trade dynamism, SIECA, launches Regional Quality Infrastructure and SPS Systems in Central, Andean CommunityProgress in Andean…