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Date issued: May 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Repetto, Fabián

El presente resumen ejecutivo sintetiza una vasta investigación realizada en torno al modo en que Argentina, Chile y México han enfrentado desde el punto de vista político-institucional (incluyendo…

Date issued: May 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Repetto, Fabián;Sanguinetti, Juan;Tommasi, Mariano

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe tienen enormes desafíos ligados a la complejidad de la problemática social. Los avances alcanzados en materia de democratización política y mejoría del…

Date issued: May 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gobierno de Chile

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Reducción de la Pobreza y Protección Social del Diálogo Regional de Política para la III Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 23 y 24 de mayo de 2002…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Aroca, Patricio A.

This presentation was commissioned by the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the 3rd Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on May 23rd and 24th, 2002. This…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Gobierno de Chile

This presentation was commissioned by the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the III Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on May 23rd and 24th, 2002. Chile…

Date issued: May 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Scott, John

There are three principal redistributive fiscal instruments available to governments in modern mixed economies: a) progressive taxes on income or assets, b) monetary transfers (social security and…

Date issued: May 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Di Tella, Rafael;Galiani, Sebastián;Schargrodsky, Ernesto

Crime levels have risen significantly in Argentina during recent years. In this study, we analyze the relationship between crime victimization and income distribution.

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Asociación de Investigación y Estudios Sociales;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Reducción de la Pobreza y Protección Social del Diálogo Regional de Política para la 3a Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 23 y 24 de mayo de 2002…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Yamada, Gustavo

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Reducción de la Pobreza y Protección Social del Diálogo Regional de Política para la III Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 23 y 24 de mayo de 2002…

Date issued: May 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Aroca, Patricio A.

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of micro-entrepreneurs income on two Brazilian and Chilean microcredit programs. Drawing on two unique sources of data, control groups are built…

Date issued: May 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Aroca, Patricio A.

Los programas de microcrédito de bancos y organizaciones no gubernamentales brasileños y chilenos se evalúan con base en dos fuentes distintas de datos. Mediante la utilización del puntaje de…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Gasparini, Leonardo;Busso, Matías;Giovagnoli, Paula;Marchionni, Mariana;Rabassa, Mariano;Sosa Escudero, Walter;Vuletin, Guillermo

Este resumen ejecutivo es la última versión disponible de "Características demográficas y pobreza en la Argentina" que formó parte del Diálogo Regional de Política Red para la Reducción de…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The exhibition traces the development of the visual arts in this Caribbean nation which celebrates its 40th anniversary as an independent Republic in 2002. 49 works in a variety of media cover…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Muestra la evolución de las artes visuales en esta nación caribeña, que en el 2002 celebra su Cuadragésimo Aniversario como República independiente. La exposición consta de 49 obras en gran variedad…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Wolff, Laurence;Schiefelbein, Ernesto;Schiefelbein, Paulina

This paper asks a deceptively simple question. After over a decade of concern about and investment in primary education, what have been the results and how much further does the region need to go…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This is the strategy profile of the Inter-American Development Bank on Poverty Reduction and the Promotion of Social Equity. The proposed strategy will start by considering the recent developments in…

Date issued: May 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Molina, Carlos Gerardo

En los últimos veinte años, los sistemas educativos de América Latina han sido objeto de cambios de variada índole. Si bien ha sido una época prolífica en intentos de reforma educativa que, mal que…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The Bank's Executive Board approved the creation of the Emergency Reconstruction Facility (ERF) on November 11, 1998, along with Operational Policy Guidelines for addressing emergency situations…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El Directorio Ejecutivo del Banco aprobó en 1998 la creación del Mecanismo de Reconstrucción de Emergencia (MRE), junto con Directrices de Política Operativa, para hacer frente a situaciones de…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Berry, Albert

Este documento propone una metodología para valorar políticas de apoyo a la pequeña empresa. Es una herramienta para analizar, paso a paso, el impacto de las diferentes áreas estratégicas que…

Date issued: May 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Simões Ferreira, Antonio José

Este artigo é um resumo parcial da tese "A ALCA no limiar do século XXI: Brasil e EUA na negociação comercial hemisférica", apresentada pelo autor no Curso de Altos Estudos (CAE) da…

Date issued: May 2002
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este es el perfil de la Estrategia del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo para la reducción de la pobreza y la promoción de la equidad social. La estrategia propuesta partirá de la consideración de…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Duryea, Suzanne;Pagés, Carmen

Raising labor productivity is recognized as a critical factor for increasing economic growth and reducing poverty levels in Latin America. Low levels of education continue to be singled out as the…

Date issued: Apr 2002
Author(s): Kantis, Hugo;Ishida, Masahiko;Komori, Mashahiko

En este informe se presentan los resultados de la investigación comparada entre América Latina y el Este de Asia sobre la "empresarialidad", entendida ésta como la capacidad para crear y…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Galindo, Arturo;Schiantarelli, Fabio;Weiss, Andrew

In this paper, It has been addressed this question using firm-level panel data from 12 developing countries. It was also developed a summary index of the efficiency of investment allocation that…

Date issued: Apr 2002
Author(s): Heredia, Blanca

This study develops a conceptual and analytical reference framework for the preparation of case studies on political determinants of the level of success of the reforms of the system of public-sector…

Date issued: Apr 2002
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The objective of this project is to contribute to the understanding of how technological changes influence public sector reforms, particularly, the theme of Civil Service and Technological Changes.…

Date issued: Apr 2002
Author(s): Tyler, Seth D.

This documents was prepared for the Inter-American Development Bank Regional Policy Dialogue. It analyzes the Caribbean sub-region integrated by The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Guyana,…

Date issued: Apr 2002
Author(s): Bonifacio, José Alberto;Falivene, Graciela

This presentation was offered in the 2nd Hemispheric Meeting of the Public Management and Transparency Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue, celebrated on April 4th and 5th, 2002. This…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Borden, Allison M.

A pesar de que en los gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe la educación tiene un lugar fundamental para el bienestar económico, social y político de sus naciones, en todos los niveles de la…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cabrol, Marcelo

La aplicación del análisis de flujos educativos basados en las estadísticas más actuales de once países de la región permite delinear los desafíos de la educación secundaria en cuanto a acceso,…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Farré Roure, Ramon

En el curso de 1990 se promulgó la Ley Orgánica General del Sistema Educativo (LOGSE), que supuso una gran transformación estructural en el panorama educativo español. Veinte años antes se había…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): McGinn, Noel

Las reformas educativas son una actividad social y política permanente. La mayoría de los países representados en esta reunión han intentado llevar a cabo al menos dos durante los últimos 40 años y…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este estudio analiza la inserción de la política ambiental en las políticas sectoriales para el caso de Colombia. Nuestro foco de interés son el sector industrial manufacturero y el sector energético.

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Belausteguigoitia, Juan C.;Merino, Gustavo;Samaniego, Ricardo

El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la aplicación de instrumentos de gestión ambiental y los mecanismos de coordinación utilizados en México, evaluando los resultados. También se presentan las…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Universidad de los Andes

Este perfil ejecutivo fue comisionado por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo Regional de Política para la 1a Reunión: Hacia una Gestión Ambiental Eficaz, celebrada los días 4 y 5 de abril de 2002.…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Centro Andino para la Economía en el Medio Ambiente

El presente documento es una síntesis de los aspectos prioritarios más relevantes para la subregión Andina, los logros alcanzados en los últimos años y los retos y oportunidades que ésta enfrentará…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Univiersity of los Andes. Interdisciplinary Centre of Development Studies

This document summarizes the results of a study on insertion of environmental policies in sectoral activities in Bolivia, prepared for the IDB by the Center for Development Studies of the University…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Borden, Allison M.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze three broad themes related to school principals: (1) the role of the school principal, (2) the preparation of principals to assume new roles, and (3)…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Burney, Deanna;Elmore, Richard F.

The context for this paper is a general concern among educational reformers and students of educational reform about the role of local school districts in the improvement of teaching and learning in…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Elmore, Richard F.;Burney, Deanna

Community School District #2, in New York City, has been engaged in a long-term process of system-wide instructional improvement, now in its eleventh year. This process involves, among other things,…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): McGinn, Noel

Education reforms are a constant social and political activity. Teachers have received more training, classes are smaller, more students have textbooks and they are of better quality. Curricula have…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Seroa da Motta, Ronaldo

This study will analyze the determinants of environmental performance in the Brazilian industrial sector. It uses a database conducted by the Brazilian National Confederation of Industries inquiring…

Date issued: Apr 2002
Author(s): University of the West Indies

This study is concerned with the insertion of environmental management in tourist sector policies to ensure that threats are recognized and addressed. Four main characteristics of Caribbean tourism…

Date issued: Apr 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Tunstall, Dan;White, Robin;Cassara, Amy;Kool, Johnathan;Salvatore, Jillian

This report represents a selection and analysis of key indicators that bear upon the particular set of issues that the IDB borrowing member countries are facing at this point. Some of the indicators…

Date issued: Apr 2002
Author(s): Asenjo, Rafael

This document was commissioned by the Environment Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the I Hemispheric Meeting, celebrated on April 4th and 5th, 2002. Objectives of the Environmental…

Date issued: Apr 2002
Author(s): Figueroa, Ramón

This is the last version available of this document which was commissioned by the Regional Policy Dialog. This document analyzes the experiences of senior public management officials within the…

Date issued: Apr 2002
Author(s): Figueroa, Ramón

Esta es la última versión disponible de este documento, el cual fue comisionado el Diálogo Regional de Política. En este documento se analizan las experiencias de modelos de tratamiento de Directivos…

Date issued: Apr 2002
Author(s): Samaniego, Ricardo

This presentation was commissioned by the Environment Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the I Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on April 4th and 5th, 2002. This presentation is about…

Date issued: Apr 2002
Author(s): Samaniego, Ricardo

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo Regional de Política para la I Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 4 y 5 de abril de 2002. Da a conocer las condiciones…