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Date issued: Feb 2012
Author(s): González-Velosa, Carolina;Ripani, Laura;Rosas-Shady, David

Esta nota técnica tiene como principal objetivo contribuir a cubrir ese vacío en la literatura, presentando nueva evidencia acerca de la efectividad de los programas de capacitación laboral para…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Arráiz, Irani;Vélez-Grajales, Viviana;Szwedzki, Roni

This evaluation examines the IDB's Country Program with Guatemala for the 2008-2011 period. The assessment shows very positive results in terms of the program's relevance, consistency, and…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Arráiz, Irani;Vélez-Grajales, Viviana;Szwedzki, Roni

Esta evaluación examina el Programa del BID con Guatemala durante el periodo 2008-2011. La evaluación indica resultados muy positivos en términos de relevancia, consistencia y posicionamiento.…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This tool presented here in an Excel format was designed to evaluate the fulfillment of good corporate governance practices in primarily state owned water and sanitation companies in the region.

Date issued: Jan 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Velasques de Paula Machado, Fabiana

While decreasing inequality is generally considered desirable, and there is a growing understanding of which policies do and do not promote equality, much less is known regarding why these policies…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Staples, Brian Rankin

This paper draws on the experience of Mexico in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and on the experiences of four Latin American countries in the implementation of their services and…

Date issued: Jan 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Eslava, Marcela;Maffioli, Alessandro;Meléndez Arjona, Marcela

Despite the large potential gains from credit by second-tier development banks, little is known about the actual impact of these banks' lending activity. This study partially fills that gap by…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Upwardly mobile Peruvians who want to invest in their children's education have few choices of private elementary and secondary schools that provide solid and modern academic grounding at…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Corner stores in Uruguay¿s suburbs and outlying areas are crucial cornerstones of their neighborhoods, selling everything from tomatoes to toothpaste. But no matter how loyal their customers, small…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Large numbers of Nicaraguans have moved to urban areas over the past thirty years, building rough houses in spontaneous neighborhoods that lack roads, water, sanitation and energy. Nicaragua's…