This note reviews labor market trends in the developing world, identifies specific problems and policy priorities across groups of countries, and derives implications for the World Bank's work on labo...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68519Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
This note presents a framework for designing and implementing social protection and labor (SPL) systems in middle and low income countries. It argues that enhancing coordination across SPL policies, p...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68514Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
New data from the Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) database show that 50 percent of adults worldwide have an account at a formal financial institution. The data also show deep disparities ac...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 82388Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012Autor:
Demirguc-Kunt,Asli ;
Klapper,Leora
Effective social protection and labor (SPL) policies occupy center stage, as never before. As globalized world continues to be gripped by an economic downturn, few countries are spared from having to ...
Pensions and social insurance programs that address the risks of death, disability and old age faced by all households are an integral part of any social protection system. The dual objectives of such...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68520Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
Global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) declined severely during the recent economic and financial crisis. As the crisis eased, recovery in world economies spurred a resurgence of FDI, and tha...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 90758Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012Autor:
Alvarez-Roca,Francisco Javier ;
Di Fiori,Valeria ;
Griffin,Carlos Roberto ;
Whyte,Robert ;
Zhai,Bin
According to new data from the Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) database, 22 percent of adults worldwide report having saved at a formal financial institution in the past 12 months, while 9 ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 82389Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012Autor:
Demirguc-Kunt,Asli ;
Klapper,Leora
This Inequality in Focus newsletter includes the following headings: Introduction to the Inequality in Focus series; An overview of global income inequality trends; Declining income inequality in Braz...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 79921Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012Autor:
Ferreira,Francisco H. G. ;
Lopez-Calva, Luis F. ;
Mulligan,Mary Anne ;
Olinto,Pedro ;
Saavedra,Jaime
The number of crises affecting households' livelihoods is increasing worldwide. The note aims to inform the new Social Protection and Labor (SPL) strategy 2012-2022 on how SPL practice in the World Ba...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68517Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
The food, fuel, and financial crises showed policymakers in low-income countries and fragile situations the value of having well-designed social protection programs in place prior to the crises. Subse...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68521Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
Haiti is an important rice consumer, and a big rice importer. Around 86 percent of the Haitian population consumes rice. The decision to implement an indirect subsidy was made based on the fact that i...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 75648Fecha: 31 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Arias Carballo,Diego ;
Carneus,Maxime
Colombia has the seventh highest Gini coefficient of income inequality in the world. The Santos Administration is aware of this challenge and has taken important steps to reduce disparities. The Gover...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 67623Fecha: 30 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Moller,Lars Christian
Chile's Programa de Credito con Aval del Estado (CAE in its Spanish acronym) is uniquely positioned to help hundreds of thousands of qualified-but-financially-needy Chileans attend and finish tertiary...
Tipo: Other Education StudyInforme#: 70209Fecha: 8 de marzo de 2012
The authors believe that innovations in these financial instruments take some time to be able to overcome the challenges of reaching small producing and designing insurance agriculture programs within...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68510Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012
This report claims that the two main consequences that climate change has on the coastal environment in the world, are the increase in mean sea level and changes in wave climate (increases in frequenc...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 68421Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Pedrozo Acuña, Adrián
The positive impact Global Environment Facility (GEF) investments have on the two billion human beings is still waiting for access to electricity, clean water, and other services others easily enjoy. ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 76391Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Djellal,Yacout Yasmine ;
Hofer,Christian
The objective of this analysis is to assess the state of progress of risk management in Colombia and propose recommendations to help the Government set public policy in the short-and long-term. For th...
Tipo: Other Public Sector StudyInforme#: 70103Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Campos Garcia,Ana ;
Costa, Carlos R. ;
Diaz, Carolina G. ;
Dickson,Eric ;
Holm-Nielsen,Niels B. ;
Ramirez Cortes,Fernando ;
Rubiano Vargas,Diana Marcela
The objective of this analysis is to assess the state of progress of risk management in Colombia and propose recommendations to help the Government set public policy in the short-and long-term. For th...
Tipo: Other Public Sector StudyInforme#: 70103Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Campos Garcia,Ana ;
Costa, Carlos R. ;
Diaz, Carolina G. ;
Dickson,Eric ;
Holm-Nielsen,Niels B. ;
Ramirez Cortes,Fernando ;
Rubiano Vargas,Diana Marcela
Peru is an upper middle income country with remarkable economic growth over the last decade. Peru faces the challenge of achieving more inclusive economic growth. The Government launched an ambitious ...
Tipo: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentInforme#: 66187Fecha: 8 de febrero de 2012
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