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Regional Public Goods: From Theory to Practice
Adhikari, Ramesh; Negroni, Mirka J.; Leino, Jessica; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book is based on a conference entitled "Regional Public Goods and Regional Development Assistance", held in Washington, D.C. on November 6-7, 2002. It examines how the IDB and the ADB support the provision of regional public goods (RPGs) in Latin America and Asia, respectively. RPGs are...
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Who Decides the Budget?: A Political Economy Analysis of the Budget Process in Latin America
Scartascini, Carlos; Stein, Ernesto H.; Abuelafia, Emmanuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
region in which informality dominates public governance. It includes detailed country analyses which provide comparative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673728
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The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Building Trust in Governance: Towards Effectiveness and Results
Avgerou, Chrisanti; Ciborra, Claudio; Cordella, Antonio; … - Inter-American Development Bank
governance and people-centered development in accordance with the principles contained in the United Nations Millennium …
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Governing the Metropolis: Principles and Cases Title: Gobernar las metrópolis
Slack, Enid; Cuadrado-Roura, Juan R.; Güell, José … - Inter-American Development Bank
governance as they apply to the metropolis, and unfolds cases of institutional and programmatic arrangements to tackle such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772441
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An Unequal Democracy?: Seeing Latin America through European Eyes
Patten, Christopher; Whitehead, Laurence; Álamo, Óscar del - Inter-American Development Bank
International Institute for Governance of Catalonia in November 2003, with support from the government of Catalonia and the Special …: democracy, governance and well-being. The book is a compilation of selected papers presented at the conference that address …, particularly in Latin America. This book aims to contribute to the reflection and debate on the issues of democracy, governance and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772493
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The Pedagogy of Science and Environment: Experimental Evidence from Peru Title: La pedagogía en ciencias y medio ambiente: Evidencias experimentales en Perú
Beuermann, Diether Wolfgang; Ruprah, Inder jit; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
science and environment in public primary schools where traditional (teacher centred) teaching was replaced with student …
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Mobilizing Resources for Supporting Environmental Activities in Developing Countries: The Case of the GEF Trust Fund
Miller, Sebastian; Yu, Bok-Keun - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
Mobilizing sufficient resources is essential for supporting environmental activities in developing countries, and cofinancing is generally considered an important tool to help developing countries increase the resources they need. Moreover, cofinancing should increase ownership of projects by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944273
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Strategies and Financial Instruments for Disaster Risk Management in Latin America and the Caribbean
Miller, Stuart; Keipi, Kari - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
This technical paper investigates potential avenues for reducing economic losses resulting from natural hazards, and discusses ex ante and ex post issues affecting disaster risk management. It also assesses how both types of measures can be jointly used to reduce the economic impact of disasters...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216179
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Facing the Challenges of Sustainable Development: The IDB and the Environment: 1992-2002
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2002
environmental sustainability. The IDB prepared this document with a particular focus on the environment and this document sets forth … the essential elements of the institution's environment strategy in order to obtain feedback from the development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216183
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Technical Seminar on Water and Poverty for Latin America and the Caribbean: Setting a Research Agenda
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2003
This document is the Final Report prepared by the National Center for the Environment (CENMA) of the University of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216204