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Nov 2010
El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar una síntesis de los perfiles municipales para lograr un mejor conocimiento del sector municipal en los países de América Latina (incluye el Cono Sur, la…
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Oct 2010
A partir de 1996, en México, la Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA) instrumentó a nivel nacional el Programa para la Sostenibilidad de los Servicios de Agua Potable y Saneamiento en Comunidades…
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Oct 2010
This report is adapted from the forthcoming Climate Instruments for the Transport Sector (CITS) report written by Cornie Huizenga, convener of the Partnership for Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (…
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Oct 2010
The Inter-American Development Bank requires analysis of the risk of introducing invasive species through Policy Directive B.9 of the Environment and Safeguards Compliance Policy which states that…
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Oct 2010
This report evaluates the Program for the Development of Industrial Districts in Brazil, launched in 2003 with funding from the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF). The program played an important…
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Oct 2010
This report was commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank's Fiscal and Municipal Management Division of the Institutional Capacity and Finance Sector within the framework of the…
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Oct 2010
In the space of ten years two economies that barely traded, let alone exchanged investments, have become major trade partners. Between 2000 and 2008 trade between China and Latin America and the…
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Oct 2010
This presentation discusses the impact of the Program for the Support of the Software Sector in Uruguay. It includes a brief summary of the project, the program outputs and outcomes, the key findings…
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Oct 2010
This presentation discusses the impact of the Program for the Development of the Industrial Districts in Brazil. It includes the program background, an output and outcomes comparison, the key…
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Oct 2010
In pursuit of its policy objective of supporting member countries in promoting the democratization of sub-national governments, the Inter-American Development Bank has commissioned studies on…
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Oct 2010
The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) supports activities that promote the creation and strengthening of support services that will spur development of SMEs and stimulate demand for the use of such…
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Oct 2010
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While effective industrial policy requires close cooperation between government and business, there is little agreement on what makes that cooperation work best. This paper analyzes institutional…
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Oct 2010
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This study examines the determinants of technological innovation and its impact on firm labor productivity across six Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and…
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Oct 2010
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This paper analyzes the macroeconomic impact of Chinas 2009-2010 fiscal stimulus package by simulating a dynamic general equilibrium multi-country model of the world economy, showing that the effects…
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Oct 2010
The Inter-American Development Bank is unique among the multilateral banks in the sense that it has provided concessional funding for its member countries since its inception, with the institution of…
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Oct 2010
El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo es una institución singular entre los bancos multilaterales, pues ha otorgado financiamiento concesional a sus países miembros desde el inicio de sus actividades…
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Oct 2010
This research agenda outlines pertinent issues needed to produce an informed assessment of the strategies and policies LAC and international organizations should adopt with respect to climate change…
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Oct 2010
This document describes the second edition of Infrascope, a learning tool and benchmarking index that assesses the capacity of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to carry out sustainable…
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Oct 2010
Having a good teacher is the most important school-related factor for student achievement, to the point of closing the gap between low and high-income students. However, the empirical literature is…
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Oct 2010
This paper explores the design of sound fiscal rules and their effective implementation and enforcement in the light of the existing literature and of available empirical evidence. It focuses in…
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Oct 2010
Este documento describe la segunda edición de una herramienta de aprendizaje e índice de clasificación que evalúa la capacidad de los países de América Latina y el Caribe para llevar a cabo…
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Oct 2010
Este documento da un extenso análisis cualitativo y cuantitativo de las finanzas de los gobiernos locales y alternativas en República Dominicana. El país ha avanzado en detener la proliferación de…
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Oct 2010
Recientemente se aprobó en Panamá una Ley de Descentralización (Ley No. 37 de junio de 2009), en la cual se establece que, en cuestión de pocos meses, se deben entregar nuevas fuentes de recursos y…
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Oct 2010
Este documento analiza el proceso de descentralización de la administración pública en Panamá. La nación panameña está organizada en Estado soberano e independiente cuya denominación es Republica de…
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Oct 2010
Este documento analiza el sistema tributario y la administración presupuestaria y financiera de los gobiernos locales en Costa Rica. El trabajo presenta, asimismo, una serie de recomendaciones de…