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Date issued: Jan 2010
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Small, family-run grocery stores, known as tiendas de abarrotes, are essential for supplying basic goods and services in thousands of low-income rural communities in Mexico.These stores are…

Date issued: Jan 2010
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Las pequeñas tiendas familiares, que solemos llamar tiendas de abarrotes, son esenciales para el suministro de bienes y servicios básicos en un sinnúmero de comunidades rurales de bajos ingresos en…

Date issued: Jan 2010
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Empresas Públicas de Medellín has experienced more than a half-century of solid financial growth and market expansion, becoming the second largest provider of electricity in Colombia as well as a…

Date issued: Jan 2010
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Empresas Públicas de Medellín ha experimentado más de medio siglo de sólido crecimiento financiero y expansión de mercados para convertirse en el segundo principal abastecedor de electricidad en…

Date issued: Jan 2010
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

In 1993, a landslide and widespread flooding devastated the region around the city of Paute in southern Ecuador, taking lives and destroying property in its path. Out of a belief that the community…

Date issued: Jan 2010
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

En 1993, un desastre natural causó un enorme deslizamiento de tierra y grandes inundaciones que devastaron la región del pueblo de Paute en el sur de Ecuador, causando pérdida de vidas humanas y…

Date issued: Jan 2010
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

In rural Mexico, small farmers tend to grow staple crops like beans and corn, and sell them only in their immediate communities. With little accessto national supply chains or the working capital…

Date issued: Jan 2010
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

En las zonas rurales de México, los pequeños agricultores tienden a cultivar productos básicos, como frijoles y maíz, y a venderlos solamente en sus comunidades inmediatas. Dado el difícil acceso a…

Date issued: Jan 2010
Author(s): Crespi, Gustavo;Navarro, Juan Carlos;Zuñiga, Pluvia

The advent of the knowledge society has highlighted the growing importance of innovation and intellectual assets as sources of competitiveness and long-term economic growth. This book examines human…

Date issued: Jan 2010
Author(s): Crespi, Gustavo;Navarro, Juan Carlos;Zuñiga, Pluvia

El advenimiento de la sociedad del conocimiento ha puesto de relieve la creciente importancia de la innovación y de los recursos intelectuales como fuentes de competitividad y de crecimiento…