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Towards a Latin America free of casualties due to lack of road safety: The case of Brazil. "An analysis of road casualties in Brazil focusing on road traffic conditions and road ac...
Resende, Paulo; Diez-Roux, Esteban; Mendoza, Sissi … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
years of data from 25,000 km of highways in Brazil. It identifies the main causes of traffic accidents, which are road user … behavior and lack of road safety education. It also compares the severity and occurrence of accidents in Brazil on roads in …As part of its Road Safety Initiative, the IDB is working with strategic partners to raise awareness about the …
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Honoring the Past, Building the Future: Fifty Years of Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Title: Celebrar el pasado, construir el futuro: Cincuenta años de desarrollo e...
Ávila, Ricardo - Inter-American Development Bank
Although science has unlocked the secrets of the human genome, the causes of social and economic development remain stubbornly enigmatic. Why do some countries adopt new technologies more readily than others? Why does income inequality persist in some regions--even in the face of rapid economic...
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Building Cities: Neighbourhood Upgrading and Urban Quality of Life Title: Construir ciudades: Mejoramiento de barrios y calidad de vida urbana
Alcocer, María Eugenia González; Cohen, Michael; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Building Cities reviews the experiences of the Latin American and Caribbean region in the design and implementation of neighbourhood upgrading programmes. The volume has a particular focus on the lessons learned by specialists of the Inter-American Development Bank and their technical and...
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Health, Safety, and Environmental Issues in Haiti
Cahn, Doug; Clifford, Robert - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
purposes: 1. Provide basic information on health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues in the apparel industry, including …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654412
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Honoring the Past, Building the Future: Fifty Years of Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Title: Celebrar el pasado, construir el futuro: Cincuenta años de desarrollo e...
Ávila, Ricardo - Inter-American Development Bank
Although science has unlocked the secrets of the human genome, the causes of social and economic development remain stubbornly enigmatic. Why do some countries adopt new technologies more readily than others? Why does income inequality persist in some regions--even in the face of rapid economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943360
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Building Cities: Neighbourhood Upgrading and Urban Quality of Life Title: Construir ciudades: Mejoramiento de barrios y calidad de vida urbana
Alcocer, María Eugenia González; Cohen, Michael; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Building Cities reviews the experiences of the Latin American and Caribbean region in the design and implementation of neighbourhood upgrading programmes. The volume has a particular focus on the lessons learned by specialists of the Inter-American Development Bank and their technical and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943373
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Health, Safety, and Environmental Issues in Haiti
Cahn, Doug; Clifford, Robert - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
purposes: 1. Provide basic information on health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues in the apparel industry, including …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010672831
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The Effects of Punishment of Crime in Colombia on Deterrence, Incapacitation, and Human Capital Formation
Guarin, Arlen; Medina, Carlos; Tamayo, Jorge Andres - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Using individual data on persons arrested in the Medellin Metropolitan Area, this paper assesses whether the change in punishment at age 18, mandated by law, has a deterrent effect on arrests. No deterrent effect was found on index, violent or property crimes, but a deterrence effect was found...
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Economic Consequences of Drug-Trafficking Violence in Mexico
Calderon, Gabriela; Robles, Gustavo; Magaloni, Beatriz - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
This study contends that in Mexico there is a threshold above which drug-trafficking-related violence causes a general slowdown in the economy. Before that threshold is reached, firms and individuals pay for the increase in violence via protective security costs, a decision that is reflected in...
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Crime and Erosion of Trust: Evidence for Latin America
Corbacho, Ana; Philipp, Julia; Ruiz-Vega, Mauricio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
Crime has tangible economic costs. It also has less understood and likely sizable intangible costs. In particular, widespread crime has the potential to weaken trust between citizens and institutions, undermine government reform efforts, and become an obstacle to development. Yet, the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653710