The main message of this year's World Development Report is that these patterns of progress and persistence in gender equality matter, both for development outcomes and policy making. They matter beca...
Tipo: World Development ReportInforme#: 64665Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011
The new strategy focuses on learning for a simple reason: growth, development, and poverty reduction depend on the knowledge and skills that people acquire, not the number of years that they sit in a ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 64487Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011
This annual report of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) concerns fiscal year 2011, highlighting support for businesses and entrepreneurs while promoting, developing, and generating growth. I...
The paper examines the uneven progress women have made in the Latin American and Caribbean region in the last forty years. It examines issues such as health care, education, work-life balance, and fa...
Tipo: Women in Development and Gender StudyInforme#: 68632Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011
Corporate governance disputes do not always lend themselves to court litigation. Yet even when they do, traditional adjudication is typically not the best way to resolve such disputes. Court proceedin...
Tipo: ReportInforme#: 179473Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011Autor:
Guy,Marie-Laurence ;
Honeyman,Christopher ;
Larson,Mary Jo ;
Mackie, Karl ;
Masters,Jon Joseph ;
Molyneux,Anne Eugenie ;
Rudnick,Alan Avrum
Economic activity in most developing countries has, or is close to having, recovered. Supported by resurgence in international and domestic financial flows and higher commodity prices, most of the spa...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 67409Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011Autor:
World Bank
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) unites 182 member governments-in partnerships with international institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector-to address global environment...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 65685Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment identified the most important direct drivers of biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystem goods and services as habitat change, climate change, invasive alien ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 65684Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011
The convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention) is a multilateral international treaty that came into force in 1966. Inspire...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 65784Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is an independent financial mechanism that provides grants to developing and eligible countries for projects that benefit the global environment. The GEF supports...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 65664Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011
Active economic policies by developing countries governments to promote growth and industrialization have generally been viewed with suspicion by economists, and for good reasons: past experiences sh...
Tipo: Policy Research Working PaperInforme#: WPS5313Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011Autor:
Lin, Justin Yifu ;
Monga,Celestin
This new issue of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Caseload Statistics provides an updated profile of the ICSID caseload, historically and for 2010. It is bas...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 68310Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011
Policymakers often struggle to promote improvements in the well-being of the poorest individuals and families. The challenges are many. People living in extreme poverty frequently have multiple needs ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 65348Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011Autor:
Marcus, Aliza [editor] ;
Amaro Da Costa Luz Carneiro,Pedro Manuel ;
Galasso,Emanuela ;
Ginja,Rita
For most of its history, microfinance has focused on credit. Savings, which are very important in helping poor people start a business, mitigate risks, and maintain at least a minimum level of consump...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 63624Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011Autor:
Westley,Glenn ;
Martin Palomas,Xavier
Events of the past decade have underscored the vital need for social safety net (SSN) programs in all countries, especially in times of crisis. Many countries have some form of targeted SSN program, e...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 67286Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011Autor:
Litvack,Jennie I.
The Central America Regional Electricity Market (MER) trades electricity and transmission capacity among six Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Pan...
Tipo: Energy StudyInforme#: 58934Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011
The past half-century has seen enormous changes in the demographic makeup of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In the 1950s, LAC had a small population of about 160 million people, less than toda...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 58842Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011Autor:
Cotlear,Daniel
Crime and violence are now a key development issue for Central American countries. In three nations El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras crime rates are among the top five in Latin America. This repor...
Tipo: Other Poverty StudyInforme#: 56781Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011
This paper presents an analysis of the system coverage of pension in Latin America in recent decades. It includes the results of the collection, review and processing of households surveys in 18 count...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 68445Fecha: 1 de enero de 2011Autor:
Oliveri, María Laura ;
Rofman,Rafael P.
The financial crisis has underscored the need for public scrutiny of the accountability and transparency of financial institutions. The World Bank Group, as an international financial institution owne...
Tipo: Annual ReportInforme#: 63880Fecha: 31 de diciembre de 2010
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