Since 2004, the World Bank has been supporting the efforts of the Government of Colombia (GoC) to deepen its knowledge on poverty and inequality, particularly through the technical assistance provided...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 51930Fecha: 16 de marzo de 2009Autor:
Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C. ;
Gonzalez Amador,Christian Yves
The design of intergovernmental fiscal transfers has a strong bearing on efficiency and equity of public service provision and accountable local governance. This book provides a comprehensive one-stop...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 38077Fecha: 2 de marzo de 2009Autor:
Boadway,Robin W. ;
Shah,Anwar M.
The aim of this guidebook is to facilitate the implementation of the World Bank's safeguard policy, Physical Cultural Resources, set out in Operational Policy (OP) 4.11 and Bank Procedures (BP) 4.11. ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 71330Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2009Autor:
Campbell,Ian Leslie
Changes to the world's climate that were once imperceptibly slow are now clearly visible and happening quickly. Dying coral reefs, the disappearing arctic ice sheet, and proliferating invasive insects...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 49144Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2009Autor:
Rippey,Paul
This issue, focusing on international waters, contains: slashing mercury releases and toxic water pollution; Global Environment Facility (GEF)-international waters/World Bank project to continue succe...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 48020Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2009
This report describes the proceedings of a workshop on the integrated management of the upstream waters of the Lerma River, Mexico. First, the report gives background information on the purpose of the...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 69898Fecha: 10 de febrero de 2009
This report supports some core activities for the Social Sector Public Expenditure Review Project for Nicaragua and the dissemination of the poverty assessment. The study of poverty that took place in...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 71764Fecha: 9 de febrero de 2009Autor:
Beazley,Rodolfo Ignacio ;
Lamanna,Francesca ;
Valladares,Elio Enrique
The Municipal Scorecard (MSC) is a study that surveyed employers and municipal officials by the World Bank Group. It collects the perception of respondents on variables that compare efficiency, from t...
Tipo: ReportInforme#: 62304Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2009Autor:
Deane,Arsala ;
Astonitas Villafuerte,Lya Maine
The overall project objective of the Forest Conservation and Sustainability in the Heart of the Colombian Amazon Project is to improve governance and promote sustainable management in landscapes to re...
Informe#: E4645Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2009Autor:
Colombia
Compared with other financial institutions, microfinance institutions (MFIs) have emerged relatively unscathed from the financial crises of the past few decades. During the currency crises in East Asi...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 47954Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2009Autor:
Littlefield,Elizabeth L. ;
Kneiding,Christoph
The Rapid Assessments and Action Plans for Public Administration (RAAP) will evaluate, in short periods of time, six key aspects of public administration, namely, Public Administration Management, Ass...
Tipo: Other Public Sector StudyInforme#: 70736Fecha: 28 de enero de 2009
The country partnership strategy (CPS) for Peru covering the period FY07-FY11 was discussed by the Board of Executive Directors on December 19, 2006. While the CPS objectives of sustained economic gro...
Tipo: CAS Progress ReportInforme#: 46944Fecha: 15 de enero de 2009
There are many important questions to ask about the widespread push toward world-class status for universities around the world. Why is 'world-class' the standard to which a nation should aspire to bu...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 47610Fecha: 1 de enero de 2009Autor:
Salmi,Jamil
This report emphasizes that cross-border tertiary education refers to the movement of people, programs, providers, curricula, projects, research and services in tertiary (or higher) education across n...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 41332Fecha: 1 de enero de 2009
The current global economic slowdown and associated financial instability are expected to significantly reduce flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2009 and beyond. The actual steepness of FDI ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 49118Fecha: 1 de enero de 2009
This book, finance for all, presents first efforts at developing indicators illustrating that financial access is quite limited around the world and identifies barriers that may be preventing small fi...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 41792Fecha: 1 de enero de 2009Autor:
Beck,Thorsten ;
Demirguc-Kunt,Asli ;
Honohan,Patrick Thomas
The World Bank Group (WBG) works with developing country partners and provides them customized demand-driven support through its various instruments, from financing to technical assistance to policy a...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 51499Fecha: 1 de enero de 2009
This review highlights three main findings. First, school feeding programs in low-income countries exhibit large variation in cost, with concomitant opportunities for cost containment. Second, as coun...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 48742Fecha: 1 de enero de 2009Autor:
Bundy,Donald A. P. ;
Burbano, Carmen ;
Grosh,Margaret Ellen
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