The book has a comprehensive introduction and two main parts. Part I presents the conceptual underpinnings for the Bank's thinking on pension systems and reforms, including structure of Bank lending i...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 32672Fecha: 1 de julio de 2005Autor:
Holzmann,Robert ;
Hinz,Richard Paul ;
Von Gersdorff,Hermann A. ;
Gill,Indermit S. ;
Impavido,Gregorio ;
Musalem,Alberto Roque ;
Rutkowski,Michal J. ;
Palacios,Robert J. ;
Sin,Yvonne Yee Mun ;
Subbarao,Kalanidhi ;
Schwarz,Anita M.
This note centers on the Honduras Access to Land Pilot Project (PACTA). PACTA's objectives are twofold, to: (1) facilitate access to land for landless households through the land market; and (2) promo...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34210Fecha: 1 de julio de 2005Autor:
Galeana,Fernando ;
Korczowski,Thomas J. ;
Pichon,Francisco J. ;
Reyes,Hiska Noemi
A Country-Level Effectiveness and Accountability Review (CLEAR) took place in Nicaragua from February 13, 2005, to March 4, 2005, to analyze donor effectiveness in supporting microfinance. Overall, th...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 34093Fecha: 1 de julio de 2005Autor:
Duarte,Sandra Regina Dias De Oliveira ;
Duflos,Eric Bertrand Pierre ;
Flaming,Mark Wayne ;
Helms,Brigit S. ;
Siedek,Hannah Philippa Maria ;
Summerlin,Reuben
The coverage of old-age protection systems is a central concern in developing countries. While most countries mandate that workers make contributions to a retirement-savings plan, fewer than ten per c...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 33392Fecha: 1 de julio de 2005
Across the world, new measures are being introduced to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. All financial service providers, including those working with low-income communities, are...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 33459Fecha: 1 de julio de 2005Autor:
Bun,Chinyere Ugonnaya Egwuagu ;
Hernandez-Coss,Raul E. ;
Isem, Jennifer ;
Proteous, Davi
On April 26, 2005, ICSID celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the signing of the ICSID Convention. As a multilateral legal framework for international investment dispute settlement, the ICSID Conven...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 34647Fecha: 1 de julio de 2005
This World Bank Annual Report highlights the focus of the Bank activities in addressing worldwide poverty, describing the Bank work in promoting sustainable, economic growth, and in channeling needed ...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 32403Fecha: 30 de junio de 2005Autor:
Gagnet, Cathy [editor]
Critics of globalization adduce that poor countries are losers in global integration. This report challenges that paradigm, arguing that globalization produces prosperity, a higher standard of living,...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 34860Fecha: 30 de junio de 2005Autor:
Dollar,David R.
Despite positive economic signals in 2002 and 2003, Ecuador's public finances remain precarious because of weaknesses in government systems and oversight for the non-financial public sector and depend...
Tipo: Country Financial Accountability AssessmentInforme#: 32833Fecha: 30 de junio de 2005
This Annual Report records the achievements of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency during fiscal year 2005. MIGA's investment insurance, dispute mediation services, and technical assistance g...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 34446Fecha: 30 de junio de 2005
This report points out that in Argentina, as in many other countries, the need for access to housing by the low-income sector is a topic of vital importance. The recent economic crisis has affected th...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 48150Fecha: 30 de junio de 2005
The Country Financial Accountability Assessment (CFAA) for Uruguay analyzes two principal roles: (1) to identify the strengths and weaknesses of Public Financial Management (PFM) arrangements in Urugu...
Tipo: Country Financial Accountability AssessmentInforme#: 32851Fecha: 29 de junio de 2005
The purpose of the Education Strategy Paper is to compare basic education outcomes and indicators in the four Central American countries, which will then be examined and explored in the subsequent cha...
Tipo: Policy NoteInforme#: 29946Fecha: 28 de junio de 2005
Chile's macroeconomic policies and strong fundamentals have, to a large extent, insulated it from regional crises, and have allowed continued growth in recent years, albeit at lower rates than in the ...
Tipo: Country Financial Accountability AssessmentInforme#: 32630Fecha: 27 de junio de 2005
This Country Financial Accountability and Procurement Assessment Report (CFMCPAR) analyzes the Government's fiduciary responsibility to manage public resources through transparent institutions and eff...
Tipo: Country Financial Accountability AssessmentInforme#: 35040Fecha: 24 de junio de 2005
This report provides an assessment of accounting and auditing practices within El Salvador's corporate sector. It used International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Standards on...
Tipo: Accounting and Auditing Assessment (ROSC)Informe#: 40938Fecha: 24 de junio de 2005
The globalization of information-satellite TV, internet, phone and fax-serves to enhance citizens' awareness of their rights, obligations, options and alternatives and strengthens demands for greater ...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 34378Fecha: 23 de junio de 2005Autor:
Shah, Anwar [editor]
Uruguay, with a prosperity built on beef and other meat exports, was among the fastest-growing economies in the world at the turn of the twentieth century. In parallel with economic successes driven b...
Tipo: Country Economic MemorandumInforme#: 31737Fecha: 14 de junio de 2005
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