This paper develops and tests a model of growth that emphasizesthe introduction of new exports as the main source of growth in countriesthat are...
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This article reviews the formal institutional framework forimplementing rural development policies in Guatemala, which originatedin the State...
Port activity in Latin America and the Caribbean increased by nearly 60% between 2000 and 2007 in terms of metric tons of cargo
moved and...
The corporate world has changed remarkably in the past 10 years.New multinationals are appearing in countries with emerging marketssuch as Brazil...
Concessions for public works projects have enabled Chile tomodernize its infrastructure; however, these arrangements have alsoraised certain...
This research assesses the effectiveness of the Brazilian public healthsystem and of private insurance in Brazil in providing financial...
This paper analyses the effects of gender discrimination on povertyin Brazil between 1992 and 2001, using data obtained from the NationalHousehold...
Since monetary stabilization in 1994, bank consolidation has beengathering pace in Brazil as part of a global concentration trend followingbank...
La integración en busca de de un modelo: los problemas de convergencia en América Latina y el Caribe
Este trabajo analiza la evolución de la integración en América Latina y el Caribe en los últimos años. Se destaca las diferencias del proceso de...
Este documento contiene tópicos relacionados con la inversión pública y
opciones metodológicas para la evaluación y jerarquización de...
El proceso de privatización de la empresa de telecomunicaciones en Nicaragua se inició en 1995, después de un esfuerzo importante para su...
Los países centroamericanos se han dado a la tarea de concertar varios tratados de libre comercio con varios países, principalmente de América....
This discussion paper seeks to contribute to the body of knowledge on crime and violence through an exploration of the possible policy linkages...
In November 2007, a three-day regional seminar to strengthen the competitiveness of CARICOM SMEs took place in Barbados with the aim of...
A lo largo del documento se presentan los resultados de diversos estudios acerca de los impactos ambientales de los biocombustibles siguiendo el...
Este estudio hace parte de una investigación comparativa realizada por el ILPES en el marco del Convenio con la GTZ sobre "Modernización del...
In Latin America, around 36,000 children under 15 have HIV, and in the Caribbean estimates are of 11,000 children living with the virus. Although...