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Date issued:
May 2000
María Susana Azzi (1952-), Argentine cultural anthropologist, Board Member of the Astor Piazzolla Foundation and the National Academy of Tango in Buenos Aires.
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May 2000
María Susana Azzi (1952-), antropóloga cultural argentina, miembro del directorio de la Fundación Astor Piazzolla y de la Academia Nacional del Tango en Buenos Aires.
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May 2000
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Los seis casos de inversión privada en infraestructura muestran marcadas diferencias tanto en términos del desempeño empresarial como en relación al nivel de adecuación de las modalidades…
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May 2000
El presente estudio analiza los cambios demográficos, socio-económicos y culturales actuales e históricos de las comunidades indígenas tradicionales y de su medio ambiente que han resultado en una…
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May 2000
A pesar del esfuerzo de los organismos multilaterales para erradicar la pobreza en la población indígena, la brecha entre los indígenas y el resto de la población en lugar de disminuir ha aumentado,…
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May 2000
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The present study describes the changes in the traditional European model of higher education, its successes as well as failures. The remarkable expansion of higher education in Europe during the…
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May 2000
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Countries that are classified as having floating exchange rate systems (or very wide bands) show strikingly different patterns of behavior. They hold very different levels of international reserves…
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May 2000
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This paper tests whether Rodrik's (1999) results that institutions for conflict management are associated with the ability to react to economic shocks are robust to different ways of defining…
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May 2000
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There are few Latin American countries that produced such a remarkable turnaround in policies and outcomes as Argentina did in the 1990s. The large number of reforms yielded surprisingly strong…
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May 2000
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This study examines the impact of unions on wages and employment using data from Uruguay in a period when unions were banned (1973-1984), then legalized with tripartite bargaining (1984-1991)…
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May 2000
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Utilizing differences-in-differences estimates, this paper reviews the impact of reduced firing costs on the dynamism of the Colombian labor market. The effects include raising exit rates into and…
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May 2000
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This paper analyzes the effects of several aspects of labor legislation that were modified through successive waves of reform since 1991. Firing costs diminished sharply through the progressive…
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Apr 2000
IDB America reports on economic and social development trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and on the activities of the IDB. It is published 10 times annually in Spanish and English.
Date issued:
Apr 2000
BID América cubre las tendencias del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Se publica 10 veces al año en castellano e…
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Apr 2000
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Esta investigación tiene la intención de identificar las relaciones entre geografía y desarrollo en Bolivia. Dos grandes líneas de pensamiento se encuentran subyacentes en todo el estudio. Por una…
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Apr 2000
One of the first questions that has to be answered in the survey design process is "How many subjects should be interviewed?" The answer can have significant implications for the cost of…
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Apr 2000
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Este trabajo analiza el papel de las características geográficas en la explicación del patrón de desarrollo económico regional en México. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran que algunas variables…
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Apr 2000
This paper discusses the need for a Bank subnational development strategy. The subnational development strategy provides the Bank with a comprehensive framework to support borrowing member countries…
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Apr 2000
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In this paper, we use a panel approach to study population growth in major cities around the world. We find that major cities grow faster in relatively backward economies and in more volatile, faster…
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Apr 2000
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This paper takes seriously the recent claim made by Ethier [1998] that the "New Regionalism" reflects the success of the multilateral trading system, not its failure. In fact, the New…
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Apr 2000
This article examines the Enterprise Development Center (EDC) Rafaela-Esperanza's operating efficiency, financial self-sufficiency, coverage, and effectiveness. In general, EDCs must balance…
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Apr 2000
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This paper aims to shed light on changes in the saving behavior of microentrepreneurs in response to improved access to credit. This paper argues that it is necessary to extend the analysis to the…
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Apr 2000
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One of the major economic challenges facing the Caribbean is the generation of employment opportunities to reduce the high levels of unemployment experienced primarily among the young and female…
Date issued:
Mar 2000
The Annual Report contains a review of the Bank's operations in 1999.
Date issued:
Mar 2000
Este Informe anual contiene un examen de las operaciones del Banco en 1999.