Shelter is a basic need for human beings. As with food, humans need a constant supply of the services provided by a house to survive. However not everybody have access to adequate shelter, especially low income households in developing countries. This study reviews the housing conditions of...

Fourteen essays by experienced political leaders, researchers and scholars examine the political economy and international relations of the Caribbean. Strategies for sustainable development include proposals to link productive structures among private sectors and increase institutional flexibility.

This book focuses on experiences with and lessons learned from the sweeping reforms to the pension systems of Latin America and the Caribbean during the 1990s and early 2000s, which shifted the burden of old-age security from the public to the private sector. The book's main objective is to...