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Date issued: Jan 2007
Author(s): Jacinto, Claudia;García, Cristina;Solla, Alejandra

En este documento se exponen los resultados de una investigación sobre programas asistenciales para jóvenes en situación de vulnerabilidad. Apunta a integrar los aprendizajes realizados y a dejar…

Date issued: Jan 2007
Author(s): Morales, Asunción Alcides;Barillas Cruz, Edy Manolo;Cardona, Omar D.;Carreño T., Martha Liliana;González Miranda, Luis Fernando;Linares López, Luis Felipe;Lungo, Mario;Osorio, Claudio;Ramírez Cardona, Néstor Eugenio;Rodríguez, Arturo;Vargas Hernández, Richard Alberto;Yamín, Luis Eduardo

El presente libro integra una colección de artículos que en su conjunto muestran la gestión del riesgo como un reto para las administraciones municipales, argumentando la necesidad de integrar dicho…

Date issued: Jan 2007
Author(s): Brousseau, Ronald;Da Silva, Leonardo

The objective of this study is to evaluate the program overall and at an individual project level, in terms of clients reached and geographic coverage, "relevance" of the projects,…

Date issued: Jan 2007
Author(s): Galvani, Marina

This paper discusses the role of culture in development through suggestions, speculations, and case studies from several parts of the world. Most of the cases have been collected through interviews,…

Date issued: Jan 2007
Author(s): Galvani, Marina

This paper present examples of positive economic and social impacts of cultural projects and mentions an interpretation of the positive interaction between development and culture. Several best…

Date issued: Jan 2007
Author(s): Venables, Anthony J.;Maloney, William;Kokko, Ari;Bravo Ortega, Claudio;Lederman, Daniel;Rigobón, Roberto;De Gregorio, José;Czelusta, Jesse;Jayasuriya, Shamila A.;Blomström, Magnus;Xu, L. Colin;Ludema, Rodney;Manzano, Osmel;Martin, Will;Cuddington, John T.;Wright, Gavin

'Natural Resources: Neither Course nor Destiny' brings together a variety of analytical perspectives, ranging from econometric analyses of economic growth to historical studies of…

Date issued: Jan 2007
Author(s): Galindo, Arturo;Scartascini, Carlos;Payne, J. Mark;Daughters, Robert;Melo, Alberto;Echebarría, Koldo;Lora, Eduardo;Filc, Gabriel;Micco, Alejandro;Chong, Alberto E.;Panizza, Ugo;Benavides, Juan;Magaldi de Sousa, Mariana;Navarro, Juan Carlos;Márquez, Gustavo;Cortázar Velarde, Juan Carlos;Mesa-Lago, Carmelo;Harper, Leslie;Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés;Perusia, Juan Cruz

Latin America suffered a profound state crisis in the 1980s, which prompted not only the wave of macroeconomic and deregulation reforms known as the Washington Consensus, but also a wide variety of…

Date issued: Jan 2007
Author(s): De la Torre, Augusto;Schmukler, Sergio

'Emerging Capital Markets and Globalization' analyzes where we stand and where we are heading on capital market development. First, it takes stock of the state and evolution of Latin…

Date issued: Jan 2007
Author(s): Bebczuk, Ricardo N.;Da Silva, André L. Carvalhal;Chong, Alberto E.;Cruces, Juan José;Garay, Urbi;González, Maximiliano;Gutiérrez, Luis H.;Kawamura, Enrique;Leal, Ricardo P. C.;Lefort, Fernando;López-de-Silanes, Florencio;Pombo, Carlos;Walker, Eduardo

'Investor Protection and Corporate Governance' analyzes the impact of corporate governance on firm performance and valuation. Using unique datasets gathered at the firm-level--the first…

Date issued: Dec 2006
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This review signifies the Banks ongoing commitment to report its progress in integrating environmental and social sustainability and accountability into its operations. In particular it focuses on…