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Wealth from health linking social investments to earnings in Latin America
Savedoff, William D. (ed.); Schultz, T. Paul (contributor) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013552244
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A Moving Target: Universal Access to Healthcare Services in Latin America and the Caribbean
Savedoff, William D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
Healthcare services are more widespread in Latin America and the Caribbean today than 50 years ago, yet this availability is not necessarily reflected in popular perceptions. This study documents the expansion of healthcare services in the region in terms of medically-trained professionals,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944001
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Development Beyond Economics Title: Desarrollo más allá de la economía
Pagés-Serra, Carmen; Piras, Claudia; Behrman, Jere R.; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This report moves beyond the conventional scope of economics to examine three entrenched structural factors -demography …, geography and institutions- that are closely connected to economic and social development. Historical in nature and slow to … understanding Latin American societies and the challenges awaiting them in the new century. Development Beyond Economics compares …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895492
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Development Beyond Economics Title: Desarrollo más allá de la economía
Duryea, Suzanne; Pagés-Serra, Carmen; Piras, Claudia; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This report moves beyond the conventional scope of economics to examine three entrenched structural factors -demography …, geography and institutions- that are closely connected to economic and social development. Historical in nature and slow to … understanding Latin American societies and the challenges awaiting them in the new century. Development Beyond Economics compares …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943589
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What do you mean? : Conceptual clarity in social policy
Magnoli, Alessandro - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001740327
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El desafío de la descentralización : financiamiento público de la salud en Brasil
Medici, Andre Cesar - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001741032
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The unequal impact of the coronavirus pandemic : evidence from seventeen developing countries
Bottan, Nicolas L.; Hoffmann, Bridget; Vera Cossío, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2020
The current coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented public health challenge that has devastating economic impacts for households. Using a sample of 230,540 respondents to online surveys in 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, we show that the economic impacts are large and unequal:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012267350
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010672459
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Health Benefit Plans in Latin America: A Regional Comparison Title: Planes de beneficios en salud de América Latina: Una comparación regional
Giedion, Úrsula; Tristao, Ignez; Escobar, Liliana; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Guaranteeing the right to health care under equal conditions for all is a goal that every society desires to achieve, particularly in a region as unequal as Latin America and the Caribbean. Universal coverage is an important objective for most countries; however, the context for attaining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011249354