This issue of the international centre for settlement of investment disputes (ICSID) caseload: statistics updates the profile of the ICSID caseload, historically and for the center's fiscal year 2014....
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 93622Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
The strengthening of sustained and inclusive economic growth providing opportunities for all and reducing inequality is a key to achieving shared prosperity in Central America and the Dominican Republ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 95203Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
This review of the Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy Framework (CPFL) in Paraguay was undertaken in response to a request for technical assistance in this area made by the Central Bank of Par...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 93928Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
Access to finance, particularly credit, is widely recognized as problematic for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), hampering their growth and development. To address this challenge, many governments...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 101769Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
During a decade of rapid growth, more jobs and higher wages dramatically reduced poverty and drove down historically high levels of inequality. Governments in the region complemented the gains from gr...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 100298Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
A child’s earliest years present a window of opportunity to address inequality and improve outcomeslater in life. The potential benefits from supporting early childhood development (ECD) range from he...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 98448Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
The report argues that social inclusion takes poverty analysis beyond identifying correlates to uncovering its underlying causes. While it is possible to measure social inclusion, it is important to e...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 99894Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
Costa Rica stands out for being among the most politically stable, progressive, prosperous, and environmentally conscious nations in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. Its development model h...
Tipo: Systematic Country DiagnosticInforme#: 97489Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
The development of learning assessment systems in Latin America received a significant push starting in the 1990s as a part of efforts to modernize education systems, often with strong support from th...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 100245Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015Autor:
Ferrer,Jorge Guillermo ;
Fiszbein,Ariel
This focus note highlights where and how potential benefits can be realized, recognizing there are challenges and risks. Some hold that digital data are not a full substitute for the richness of an in...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 95202Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015Autor:
Chen,Gregory C. ;
Faz De Los Santos,Pedro Xavier
This review of the Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy Framework (CPFL) in Paraguay was undertaken in response to a request for technical assistance in this area made by the Central Bank of Par...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 93928Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
Can Tho is the fourth largest city in Vietnam, and plays an important regional role as the Mekong Delta’s growth engine and transport hub. Chronic seasonal flooding, however, causes significant econom...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166870Fecha: 9 de diciembre de 2014
To stabilize warming at less than two degrees Celsius, as the international community agreed in 2009, the world will have to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero before 2100. Economic policy will ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166596Fecha: 8 de diciembre de 2014
Forests mean food and livelihoods for indigenous and forest-dependent peoples. Involving local communities in the design, decision making and management of forest programs makes them more successful. ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166649Fecha: 4 de diciembre de 2014
The poor are often on the front lines of climate change, living in the most vulnerable areas with the fewest resources to help them adapt. As climate change worsens, eradicating poverty will become mo...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166487Fecha: 4 de diciembre de 2014
This third report in the Turn Down the Heat series covers three World Bank regions: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC); the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); and parts of Europe and Central Asia...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 92704Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2014Autor:
Adams, Sophie ;
Aich, Valentin ;
Albrecht, Torsten ;
Baarsch, Florent ;
Boit, Alice ;
Canales Trujillo, Nella ;
Cartsburg, Matti ;
Coumou, Dim ;
Eden, Alexander ;
Fader, Marianela ;
Hare, Bill ;
Hoff, Holger ;
Jobbins, Guy ;
Jones,Lindsey ;
Kit, Oleksandr ;
Krummenauer, Linda ;
Langerwisch, Fanny ;
Le Masson, Virginie ;
Ludi, Eva ;
Marcus,Rachel ;
Mengel, Matthias ;
Mosello, Beatrice ;
Möhring, Jacob ;
Norton, Andrew ;
Otto, Ilona M. ;
Perette, Mahé ;
Pereznieto, Paola ;
Rammig, Anja ;
Reckien, Diana ;
Reinhardt, Julia ;
Reyer, Christopher ;
Robinson, Alex ;
Rocha, Marcia ;
Sakschewski, Boris ;
Schaeffer, Michiel ;
Schaphoff, Sibyll ;
Schewe, Jacob ;
Schleussner, Carl-Friedrich ;
Serdeczny, Olivia ;
Stagl, Judith ;
Thonicke, Kirsten ;
Waha, Katharina ;
World Bank
This paper seeks to shed new light on the sustainability options, and particularly the financial sustainability options, potentially available to a particular set of social accountabilities (SAcc) org...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 154788Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2014Autor:
Salamon,Lester M. ;
Geller,Stephanie ;
Sokolowski,S. Wojciech
This case study on the Comprehensive improvement of services contract for drinking water in the district of Colon, Panama, stresses that the quest for improved quality of service and efficiency in wat...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 93870Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2014
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