This book is based on a conference entitled "Regional Public Goods and Regional Development Assistance", held in Washington, D.C. on November 6-7, 2002. It examines how the IDB and the ADB support the provision of regional public goods (RPGs) in Latin America and Asia, respectively. RPGs are...

This book is based on a conference entitled "Regional Public Goods and Regional Development Assistance", held in Washington, D.C. on November 6-7, 2002. It examines how the IDB and the ADB support the provision of regional public goods (RPGs) in Latin America and Asia, respectively. RPGs are...

Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo Regional de Política para la Reunión Subregional de Centroamérica y México celebrada el día 17 de enero de 2005 en el Aeropuerto Internacional, San Salvador, El Salvador. Este documento provee información actualizada...

The Bank expanded its housing finance activities in the 1990s, shifting its support toward sector reforms that increase the capacity of housing finance and delivery mechanisms to cater to the needs of low-income households. The present publication examines Bank experience in housing, draws...

This working paper contains a review and analysis of environmental policy tools in Latin America. It contains a review of the instruments themselves and their properties are discussed in both static and dynamic contexts. The report brings together the institutional and more narrowly economic...

The search for solutions to urban and social problems prompted by informal settlements is gaining importance in the development agenda of most large cities in Latin America. Nearly 60 percent of the population lives in informal, often centrally located settlements.

Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo Regional de Política para la Reunión Subregional de los Países Andinos celebrada el día 18 de noviembre de 2004 en Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. El propósito de este documento es i) entregar una base de información...