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...

En este libro se examinan las duras condiciones de la crisis económica sufrida por América Latina en los años ochenta, y la complejidad de los esfuerzos de ajustes y reformas estructurales emprendidos por estos países para restablecer la estabilidad y el crecimiento y corregir el deterioro...

"Forest Resource Policy in Latin America" gathers the thinking of a score of experts on sustainable use and management of forests, including incentives for investment. The authors tackle the thorny social issues of property rights, deforestation, and forest management and ownership by indigenous...

The Bank has prepared a new set of strategies, presented in this volume, for the two overarching objectives established (Sustainable Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction and Promotion of Social Equity) and for each of the four priority areas highlighted in the Institutional Strategy...

Throughout the twentieth century, there was a notable population shift in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, from rural living situations to urban centers. In 2000 there were 49 cities with populations of over one million, four of them among the 10 largest cities in the world....

América Latina no sólo se caracteriza porque la mayoría de su población reside en las ciudades, sino por el hecho de que en ellas anida la pobreza y abundan las áreas deterioradas y los asentamientos informales, con todo el daño que esto implica en materia de salud, educación y acceso a...