The chapters presented in this volume adopt a variety of these methodological tools in order to explore the extent to which discrimination against women and demographic minorities is pervasive in Lati...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 52098Fecha: 2 de octubre de 2011Autor:
Nopo Aguilar,Hugo Rolando ;
Chong Lam,Alberto Elias ;
Moro, Andrea
Finance is an important ingredient for development, as it allows rural and agricultural communities to become successful in creating livelihoods and improving food security. The world is facing a num...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 70163Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2011
Annually, Guatemala loses over US dollar 300 million in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Scaling up core micronutrient nutrition interventions would cost less than US ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 77167Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2011
The World Bank is currently supporting the US$20 million Nutrition and Social Protection Project with more than half of financing supporting the Community Based Nutrition Program. It aims to prevent c...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 77172Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2011
Over one-third of child deaths are due to undernutrition, mostly from increased severity of disease. The economic costs of undernutrition include direct costs such as the increased burden on the healt...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 77144Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2011
Over the past five years, the microcredit sector has experienced unprecedented growth. The number of borrowers served by microfinance institutions (MFIs) has increased threefold to reach 120 million c...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 68097Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2011Autor:
Lyman,Timothy ;
Lythgoe, Tony ;
Miller, Margaret ;
Reille,Xavier ;
Sankaranarayan, Shalini
Most donors and investors supporting financial inclusion do so with an aspiration to improve poor peoples lives. In recent years, the movement toward responsible finance has shaped the industrys bel...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 95386Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2011Autor:
Koning,Antonique M. ;
Mckee,Katharine
This speech was delivered by Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, at George Washington University in Washington, DC, on September 14, 2011. The speech explains the importance of modernizin...
Tipo: President's SpeechInforme#: 111979Fecha: 14 de septiembre de 2011Autor:
Zoellick,Robert B.
This preliminary scoping report of the reconciliation of mining and hydrocarbon sector payments and revenues for Guatemala is a result of Guatemala's acceptance as a candidate for the Extractive Indu...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 72817Fecha: 11 de septiembre de 2011
Executive Directors continued to play an important role as the World Bank faced many challenges in a global post crisis economy. The Board considered a number of key documents in preparation for the c...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 64440Fecha: 9 de septiembre de 2011
The purpose of this practical guide is to provide local schools and communities in Latin America and the Caribbean with information and tools to design school based violence prevention programs. Its p...
Tipo: Other Social Protection StudyInforme#: 70112Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2011
The purpose of this practical guide is to provide local schools and communities in Latin America and the Caribbean with information and tools to design school based violence prevention programs. Its p...
Tipo: Other Social Protection StudyInforme#: 70112Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2011
El Salvado is striking disparities in the rates of malnutrition between various subgroups in El Salvador. Children in rural areas are almost twice as likely to be stunted as children in urban areas (1...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 77159Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2011
This semiannual report examines short-run and long-run challenges for economic growth for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region in the aftermath of the 2008-09 global financial crisis. The ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 77443Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2011Autor:
Torre, Augusto de la ;
Aedo, Cristian ;
Walker, Ia
Sanitation marketing is an emerging field with a relatively small group of practitioners who are learning by doing. With an introductory guide to sanitation marketing, the Water and Sanitation Program...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 72405Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2011Autor:
Devine,Jacqueline ;
Kullmann,Craig Phillip
The Education Quality Improvement Project Development Objective of El Salvador is to improve the access, retention and completion rates for students in grade 7 to 11 through the implementation of the ...
At the request of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) council, the evaluation office conducts Country Program Evaluations (CPEs) every year. This year, Nicaragua and the organization of Eastern Cari...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 71573Fecha: 1 de julio de 2011
At the request of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) council, the evaluation office conducts Country Program Evaluations (CPEs) every year. This year, Nicaragua and the organization of Eastern Cari...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 71573Fecha: 1 de julio de 2011
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