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International co-operation for agricultural development and food and nutrition security: New institutional arrangements for related public goods
von Braun, Joachim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
Following an overview on the fast changing global context of agriculture, and food and nutrition security, this paper provides a framework for identifying the set of essential international public goods for a well-functioning world agriculture and food sy
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The Millennium Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress, Priorities and IDB Support for their Implementation
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …
The Millennium Development Goals were formalized in the Millennium Declaration, which was endorsed by 189 Heads of State and Government at the United Nations Millennium Summit of 2000. Achieving these Goals through sustainable growth and advances in key areas such as education, health,...
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A Matter of Development: How to Reduce Vulnerability in the Face of Natural Disasters
America, Economic Commission for Latin; Caribbean, the - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2000
This document was prepared by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for the "Confronting Natural Disasters: A Matter of Development" Seminar held in New Orleans on 25 and 26 March 2000. Vulnerability reduction is a key...
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A Re-examination of the Relation between Democracy and International Trade The Case of Africa
Balding, Christopher - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
trade more. Second, democracy implies higher quality governance either through institutions or policy-making procedures. I …. Economic freedom does not have the expected impact on international trade levels, but quality of governance variables have …
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Good Governance as a Concept, and Why This Matters for Development Policy
Gisselquist, Rachel M. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
Almost all major development institutions today say that promoting good governance is an important part of their … agendas. Despite this consensus, .good governance. is an extremely elusive objective: it means different things to different … good governance as a concept. While methodological discussions are often esoteric, the study argues that this one has real …
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Evaluating governance indexes: Critical and less critical questions
Gisselquist, Rachel M. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
Recent years have seen a proliferation of .composite indicators. or .indexes. of governance. Such measures can be … useful tools for analysing governance, making public policy, building scientific knowledge, and even influencing ruling …
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What can experiments tell us about how to improve governance?
Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Nino-Zarazua, Miguel - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
In recent years, randomized controlled trials have become increasingly popular in the social sciences. In development economics in particular, their use has attracted considerable debate in relation to the identification of .what works. in development pol
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Inter-American Development Bank Annual Report 2005
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2006
This Annual Report contains a brief summary of the economic situation of Latin America and the Caribbean and a review of the Bank's operations in 2005. In addition, the Report contains a description of the Bank's operations - loans, guarantees, financings for small projects and technical...
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Country Program Evaluation: Guatemala (1993-2003) Title: Evaluación del programa de país: Guatemala (1993-2003)
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2004
The purpose of this report (RE-304-2) is to present OVE's evaluation of the IDB's program in Guatemala during 1993-2003. Following established methodology and procedure, the report attempts to provide an account to the Board of Executive Directors regarding the program's relevance and results...
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Estado de la administración tributaria en América Latina: 2006-2010 Title: State of the Tax Administration in Latin America: 2006-2010
Yubero, Fernando Diaz; Pecho, Miguel; Cremades, Luis; … - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2013
Para lograr un adecuado equilibrio social y consolidar el funcionamiento del sistema democrático, los países han de contar con sistemas fiscales equitativos que favorezcan el desarrollo económico, que tengan capacidad recaudatoria para financiar un nivel adecuado de gasto público y con...
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