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Feb 2006
El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar la gestión pública social para formular propuestas a fin de mejorar la administración, focalización y el orden de prioridades de los gastos sociales. Con ello…
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Feb 2006
El presente trabajo se enmarca en el contexto de la ratificación de Nicaragua del tratado de libre comercio DR-CAFTA en 2005. El objetivo del estudio es desarrollar un modelo que permita analizar los…
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Este estudio analiza las oportunidades y desafíos que presentan los nuevos instrumentos de seguro agropecuario para fortalecer el sector financiero en áreas rurales de una manera sustentable. Se…
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O período transcorrido entre o segundo semestre de 2004 e os primeiros seis meses de 2005 pode sercaracterizado como de convergência na evolução macroeconômica regional. Os países do Mercado Comumdo…
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Feb 2006
Preliminary statements about the role of FTAs and the importance of understanding the potential consequences of adopting tax measures deemed expropriatory or unfair and inequitable. Overview of CAFTA…
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Feb 2006
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This study analyses the opportunities and challenges presented by agricultural insurance instruments in the deepening of financial services in rural areas in Mesoamerica. It outlines a public policy…
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Feb 2006
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The 1991 Colombian Constitution strengthened the checks and balances of the political system by enhancing the role of Congress and the Constitutional Court, while somewhat limiting the powers of the…
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Feb 2006
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This paper examines the evolution of productive development policies in Latin America in the last half century, with an emphasis on the post-reform period. The paper begins with a review of the…
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Feb 2006
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This analysis characterizes the salient features of the policymaking process (PMP) in Chile. It emphasizes the influence of political institutions on the PMP and examines the linkage between…
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Feb 2006
The protection of intellectual property has been a subject of great contention between developed and developing countries in recent years. Although the Agreement on TRIPs was signed by the members of…
Collaborating with the Private Sector: A Case Study of an entra21 Project in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Jan 2006
Collaborating with the Private Sector: A Case Study of an entra 21 project in Brazil, which presents the factors that enabled an NGO in Salvador, Brazil, the Instituto de ospitalidade, to…
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Jan 2006
É um prazer compartilhar com vocês a edição de ¿Colaborando com o Setor Privado: o caso de um projeto entra 21 em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil¿. Esta publicação mostra como o nstituto de Hospitalidade…
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Jan 2006
The Guaraní have an aesthetic view of Earth. For the Guaraní, the Earth is a beautiful body on which trees are like long hair, the skin is sometimes shining, sparkling, and manifestations of soil…
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Jan 2006
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Existing work in growth empirics either assumes linearity of the growth function or attempts to capture non-linearities by the addition of a small number of quadratic or multiplicative interaction…
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Jan 2006
The general objective of this project was to improve the quality of education at the Ticuna indigenous schools in the Amazonas state in Brazil through the implementation of a four-course Bilingual…
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Jan 2006
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This paper sketches the outline of "Theory of Fiscal Policy" in its most essential elements and outlines the assumptions implicit in it. It then argues that the reality can be far removed…
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Jan 2006
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Approximately 14 percent of births are unregistered in Latin America according to estimates by UNICEF (2001). Children who lack an official birth certificate can be denied access to social services…
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Jan 2006
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During much of the previous era of globalization, from the 1860s until the First World War, U.S. tariffs were surprisingly high. Present-day economic historians have suggested that U.S. protection as…
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Jan 2006
Raúl Prebisch fue una de las grandes figuras de América Latina que trascendió desde los años treinta como personalidad regional e internacional preponderante. Por ello cabe honrar el centenario de su…
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Jan 2006
Raúl Prebisch was one of the great figures in Latin America, a dominant regional and international personality since the 1930s, and it is therefore fitting to honor the centenary of his birth in…
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Jan 2006
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This paper's main concern is to assess which "industrial policies" would be meaningful for Latin America nowadays. The first section introduces the theme while the second section…
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Jan 2006
The period between the second half of 2004 and the first half of 2005 can be characterized as a timeof convergence in regional macroeconomic trends. The countries of the Southern Common Market(…
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Jan 2006
Este estudio ha sido realizado en el marco de una cooperación con Transparencia Paraguay. En los primeros meses del 2003 entró en vigencia en Paraguay la Ley 2.051 De Contrataciones Públicas, cuyo…
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Jan 2006
Este estudio es un gran logro para La Red de Métodos Alternativos de Resolución de Conflictos (La Red ADR) del FOMIN. El reporte es innovador por varias razones: i) es el primer estudio comparativo…
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Jan 2006
This study is a great achievement of the ADR Network for 2005. The report is innovate for several reasons: i) it is the first comparative study on the subject that has ever been conducted in the…
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Jan 2006
This study deals with the appropriate macroeconomic policies toward international capital flows. It argues that countries in a position to integrate themselves into world capital markets should…
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Jan 2006
Liberalizing measures have been outnumbering by far the introduction of greater restrictions. However, the reports are silent on how liberal the policy regimes of individual countries really are and…
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Jan 2006
The present document seeks to set forth the IDB's commitment to the objectives contained in the Declaration of Guadalajara and the parallel Memorandum of Understanding, a commitment that has…
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Jan 2006
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Creación de espacio fiscal para reducir la pobreza provee un diagnóstico de la política fiscal de Ecuador y analiza la estructura y el funcionamiento del gasto público a fin de identificar reformas…
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Jan 2006
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El libro reseña el camino recorrido por el BID durante la presidencia de Enrique V. Iglesias. Desde la consolidación de su situación financiera y su apoyo a las necedidades de los países de la región…
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Jan 2006
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Desde la independencia, una de las obsesiones más persistentes de América fue depender de recetas milagrosas. Del estructuralismo al monetarismo, del marxismo al liberalismo, todo el continente bailó…
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Jan 2006
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Este libro ha sido generado a partir de un seminario que bajo el mismo nombre y con auspicio de la Comisión Presidencial Coordinadora de la Política del Ejecutivo en Materia de Derechos Humanos (…
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Jan 2006
En 2005, se tomaron medidas de gran trascendencia para armonizar criterios entre los bancos multilaterales de desarrollo y la comunidad de organizaciones internacionales en la lucha contra el fraude…
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Jan 2006
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Durante ya varios años, el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ha centrado sus esfuerzos en asegurar que los programas e iniciativas ligadas al desarrollo, promovidas por el Banco, logren…
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Jan 2006
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The core purpose of social enterprise is to create value for the betterment of society. This aim lies at the center of the framework and is the end toward which all other elements in the framework…
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Jan 2006
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Este libro reúne los casos de 40 entidades de primera línea de América Latina y España, tanto empresas como organizaciones de la sociedad civil, comprometidas en acciones sociales originales, que la…
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Jan 2006
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China's size, rapid growth, external openness, and trade performance have led to varying perceptions among the countries of Latin America: Is China a potential new market, a potent new…
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Jan 2006
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¿Cómo puede América Latina aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades que ofrece el mercado chino y preparar al mismo tiempo a sus economías para hacer frente al desafío competitivo de China? Esta obra…
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Jan 2006
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"Women at Work: Challenges for Latin America" presents a series of empirical studies that use household survey data from Latin America to analyze trends in female labor force participation…
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Jan 2006
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"Mujeres y trabajo en América Latina: Desafíos para las políticas laborales" reseña los avances realizados por las mujeres de la región en el mercado laboral y los desafíos que tienen por…
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Jan 2006
El trabajo constituye un análisis del proceso de elaboración de las políticas públicas. En particular, estudia la dinámica que adquiere la reformulación de los programas sociales masivos en contextos…
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Jan 2006
El presente estudio pretende aportar a la mejor comprensión de los procesos de implementación de políticas públicas; en particular, se interesa en la identificación y el aprovechamiento de…
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Jan 2006
Este informe presenta los resultados detallados del análisis correspondiente a Guatemala del estudio de medición de los posibles impactos en la economía y hogares rurales originados por la apertura…
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Jan 2006
This report summarizes the activities of the IDB Cultural Center in 2005. During 2005, the Cultural Center (CCN) exceeded its four primary objectives, all aligned with the Bank's Communications…
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Jan 2006
Este informe es un resumen de las actividades del Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo en 2005. En 2005 el CCN cumplió con creces los objetivos de sus cuatro programas principales,…
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Jan 2006
Em 2005, foram tomadas medidas importantes para criar uma abordagem harmonizada de combate à fraude e corrupção nos bancos multilaterais de desenvolvimento e organizações internacionais. O OII também…
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Jan 2006
The Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure for South America (IIRSA) is a multilateral effort to spur investment in infrastructure and physical integration of the continent. This…
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Jan 2006
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'Beyond Survival: Protecting Households from Health Shock's in Latin America reviews the Latin American experience with health reform in the last 20 years and the fundamentals of health…
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Jan 2006
In 2005, major steps were taken to create a harmonized approach to combat fraud and corruption within the multilateral development banks and the community of international organizations. The Office…
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Jan 2006
This report examines the problems of theft, nonpayment and political opportunism in the aftermath of privatization by considering the recent experiences of four private utilities in Latin America…