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Dec 2006
Esta presentación fue comisionada por la red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la III Reunión Subregional de Centroamérica celebrada los días 30 de noviembre y 1 de…
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Dec 2006
This presentation gives a detailed explanation of the EU trade policy in its incipient stages and its current stage as well as the mechanisms of decision-making in the EU.
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Dec 2006
This presentation outlines the main cultural and geopolitical objectives of the EU in international trade negotiations. It also outlines the Chinese factor.
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Dec 2006
This document touches on issues ranging from the EU rationale for FTA, the EU preference for region to region deals, the state of play for the region to region FTA negotiations, the new generation…
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Dec 2006
Este informe incluye un análisis del rol de los subsidios en el sector eléctrico en América Latina. También, se incluye experiencias de algunos países de América Latina en materia de subsidios al…
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Dec 2006
This document (RE-325) presents the Costa Rica Country Program Evaluation (CPE) prepared by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) for 2002-2006. The paper includes a description of the country…
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Dec 2006
Este documento presenta la evaluación del programa de país (RE-325) realizada por la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión sobre el Programa del Banco en Costa Rica entre los años 2002 y 2006. El…
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Dec 2006
Este estudio tiene como objetivo proveer una mirada comparativa de los servicios civiles de los países de Centroamérica -Belice, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá- y…
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Dec 2006
Este informe tiene como principal propósito indagar la actividad de los gobiernos locales en apoyo a la competitividad en los países de América Latina y el Caribe e identificar las posibles…
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Dec 2006
Esta edición de Microempresas incluye dos artículos principales. En el primero se describe cómo los bancos tradicionales de América Latina y el Caribe están incluyendo a las personas de bajos…
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Dec 2006
This issue of Micro Enterprise Development Review begins with the article "The Continent's Poor: A new Niche for Traditional Banks?" which describes how traditional banks successfully…
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Dec 2006
The object of this study (RE-317-2) is to evaluate the Bank¿s role in the fiscal sector of its borrowing member countries from 1990 to 2004, in order to extract learnings that can enhance the…
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Dec 2006
El objetivo de este estudio (RE-317-2) es evaluar la relevancia y la efectividad del rol del Banco en el sector fiscal en 1990-2004, a los efectos de evidenciar aprendizajes útiles para mejorar los…
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Dec 2006
El presente estudio constituye un aporte al debate para una seguridad social más equitativa en los países de la región. Los resultados de esta investigación evidencian la necesidad de fortalecer los…
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Dec 2006
Estes anais apresentam um resumo das sessões e discussões ocorridas durante a IV Conferência Interamericana sobre Responsabilidade Social da Empresa: Um Bom Negócio para Todos, realizada em Salvador…
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Dec 2006
This document was presented at the 1st Hemispheric Meeting of the Science and Technology and Innovation Network held at the Inter-American Development Bank on April 16th-17th, 2007. This account of…
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Dec 2006
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Few regions in the world have seen such an aggressive proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) as the Americas. This decentralised and uncoordinated process is beginning to cause concern as…
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Dec 2006
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This report seeks to analyze the efforts among financial institutions to leverage the relationship between financial intermediation and remittance transfers. The impact of family remittances has been…
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Dec 2006
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This paper examines the determinants of adoption of soil conservation technologies among farmers participating in the Environmental Program of El Salvador (PAES). A sample of PAES participants was…
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Dec 2006
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This study assesses the impact of the National Technological Development Support Program (ADTEN) on the technical performance and strength of Brazilian industrial firms and unprecedented in its…
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Dec 2006
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This study is an unprecedented effort in Brazil to evaluate the effectiveness of public incentive programs to develop technological capacity of firms. There are currently no empirical evaluations…
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Dec 2006
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In this study the authors analyze the degree of output diversification (anything produced in the farm that is not a subsistence crop, i.e., corn or beans) among 520 hillside farmers in El Salvador.…
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Dec 2006
This study provides a quantitative description of MSMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean. It highlights the quality of the information available in the region and, in doing so, also identifies gaps…
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Nov 2006
El desarrollo integral del Perú debe construirse sobre la base del aprovechamiento sostenible de su riqueza y capital natural: la biodiversidad que ha tomado millones de años en formarse se destruye…
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Nov 2006
Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo Regional de Política para la V Reunión Hemisférica celebrada el día 30 de noviembre de 2006.
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Nov 2006
Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo Regional de Política para la V Reunión Hemisférica celebrada el día 30 de noviembre de 2006.
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Nov 2006
Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo Regional de Política para la V Reunión Hemisférica celebrada el día 30 de noviembre de 2006
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Nov 2006
Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo Regional de Política para la 5a Reunión Hemisférica celebrada el día 30 de noviembre de 2006. El documento expone los…
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Nov 2006
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This document was commissioned by the Environment Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the V Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on November 30th, 2006. This consulting service attempts to set…
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Nov 2006
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Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo Regional de Política para la V Reunión Hemisférica celebrada el día 30 de noviembre de 2006. Específicamente, se hará énfasis…
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Nov 2006
Esta presentación presenta el significado del clima de negocios potencial, o sea, el mejor que un país puede aspirar obtener considerando sus limitaciones físicas. El Índice de Atracción a la…
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Nov 2006
Las estimaciones preliminares elaboradas por la División de Integración, Comercio y Asuntos Hemisféricos del BID indican que el crecimiento de las exportaciones latinoamericanas de 21 por ciento en…
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Nov 2006
The purpose of this document is to inform Bank staff and other interested parties about recent developments in integration and trade among the countries of the Western Hemisphere and between these…
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Nov 2006
This presentation discusses the rising cost of transport, its impact on international trade, and the failure of many neoliberal economic models to take into account the cost of transport. It…
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Nov 2006
This paper investigates the impact of cross-border road infrastructure on trade and foreign direct investment in the Greater Mekong Subregion using panel data from 1981 to 2003. Empirical analysis…
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Nov 2006
This presentation discusses: 1) Background of the research and current status of road infrastructure in Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); 2) Major findings from econometric analysis for GMS; 3) Am…
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Nov 2006
In this presentation, the author discusses regional co-operation among countries in Asia. Preferential trade and investment agreements are discussed as well as the goal to strengthen structural…
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Nov 2006
This presentation focuses on access to water and sanitation related to the Millennium Development Goals in Asia. In most Asian countries 60 per cent or more of the population have access to water.…
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Nov 2006
This presentation discusses the correllation between road improvement and poverty in Lao PDR. Included is a discussion on road improvement and transport costs, the model and simulations, results and…
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Nov 2006
This presentation discusses the experience of natural gas infrastructure integration in the Southern Cone of Latin America. Topics include public goods and contracting, natural gas crisis in the…
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Nov 2006
This paper focuses on access to water and sanitation related to the Millennium Development Goals. Asian region contains some of the top achievers in improving access to water and sanitation and also…
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Nov 2006
This presentation discusses insights from some of the world's traditional trade facilitation scholars. The objective is to try and go beyond taxonomies and to outline new methodologies by which…
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Nov 2006
Presentación comisionada por el Diálogo Regional de Política para la Reunión Subregional del Cono Sur de la Red de Pobreza y Protección Social, llevada a cabo en Buenos Aires, Argentina el 16 de…
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Nov 2006
Esta presentación discute el programa Familias por la Inclusión Social, por el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de Argentina. En ella se incluye una discusión de los objetivos del programa, los…
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Nov 2006
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In this paper, the authors determine how policy and environmental barriers affect international trade, using data at 4-digit HS. The authors estimate a modified gravity equation, controlling for…
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Nov 2006
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The primary objectives of this presentation are to compare and contrast the experiences of China and India in financing infrastructure investment; quantify the macroeconomic impacts of public…
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Nov 2006
Presentación comisionada para la Reunión Subregional del Cono Sur de la Red de Pobreza y Protección Social
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Nov 2006
Presentación comisionada para la Reunión Subregional Cono Sur de la Red de Pobreza y Protección Social
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Nov 2006
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The paper explores the incidence of sudden stops in capital flows on the incentives for building national institutions that secure property rights in a world where sovereign defaults are possible…