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Using an approach that complements standard income-based measures with broader measures of well-being this paper … income instability as measures of deprivation and analyzes their relationship with perceived and objective well-being. First … perceived well-being and income instability. …
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sector-wide cases in Brazil and Chile, to irrigation sector reform in Mexico, the private concession of municipal water …
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This study has been carried out with the purpose of assessing the overall investment needs of Latin America and the Caribbean by 2015, based on the assumption of meeting the Millennium Development Goals with regards to improving access to drinking water services and to better sanitation. It...
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This document was presented at the "Opportunities for the Majority" Seminar in Jamaica, 2007. Based on the results of household surveys conducted in seven countries, the presentation focuses on the demands of the Majority in the Caribbean. This presentation features the latest findings on the...
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For generations, millions of migrant workers have been sending billions of dollars back to their home countries to support their families. Remittances are widely recognized as critical to the survival of millions of individual families, and the health of many national economies throughout Latin...
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One-page 2000 census map detailing by region the Latin American and Caribbean populations living in the US.
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Presented the first paper on review of the need for a general capital increase of the ordinary capital and replenishment of the fund for special operations.
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universal access to health care had on family spending by income. Although the analysis found that the these measures did not …
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US banks and credit unions are determined to have Latin American immigrants as important and permanent members of their customer base. Community groups, government, and US business interests are aligning through the remittance market to the benefit of Latin American immigrants and their families.
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small enterprises to financial services could have an important salutary impact on a country's income distribution. To … enterprises increases their income and employment and reduces income inequality to an important degree. Using household survey …
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