The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of current practices in the provision of business development services (BDS) to small and microentrepreneurs in developing countries. The document is meant to serve as a resource for Bank staff and other development practitioners who play a...

This article explores in depth the role of indigenous and foreign innovation efforts in technological change and catching up in emerging economies. It also looks at the interaction between indigenous and foreign innovation. The article presents original evidence and argues that, despite the...

Latin America loses about nine trillion cubic meters of water each year, or some 30 percent of the water collected and treated for public consumption. While it is impossible for water systems to deliver 100 percent of their water to the household tap, Latin America could cut those losses by more...

This document was presented at the 1st Hemispheric Meeting of the Science and Technology and Innovation Network held at the Inter-American Development Bank on April 16th-17th, 2007. This account of the Bank's activities between 1990 and 2005 illustrates the contribution of the IDB Group to the...

In response to the mandates of the Eight General Increase in the Resources of the Bank, this paper (GN-1908-4) contains the strategy for its involvement in integrated water resources management in Latin America and the Caribbean. The new elements brought in by the strategy focus on how the Bank:...

En el presente documento (GN-1908-4) figura la estrategia del Banco para su participación en el manejo integrado de los recursos hídricos en América Latina y el Caribe en atención a los mandatos del Octavo Aumento General de los Recursos del Banco. Los nuevos elementos incorporados por la...