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The Emergence of China: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean Title: El impacto de China: Oportunidades y retos para América Latina y el Caribe
Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés; Devlin, Robert; … - Inter-American Development Bank
China's size, rapid growth, external openness, and trade performance have led to varying perceptions among the countries of Latin America: Is China a potential new market, a potent new competitor, or both? This book assesses the near-term strategic implications of China's economic performance...
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Is Geography Destiny?: Lessons from Latin America
Lora, Eduardo; Gaviria, Alejandro; Gallup, John Luke - Inter-American Development Bank
For decades, the prevailing sentiment was that, since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies … racist, made the subject a virtual taboo in academic and policymaking circles alike. "Is Geography Destiny?" challenges that … premise and joins a growing body of literature studying the links between geography and development. Focusing on Latin America …
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Review of International Best Practices of Programs to Promote Regional Innovation Systems
Pietrobelli, Carlo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
This paper has two main objectives. First, it aims at briefly reviewing the concept of Regional Innovation System (RIS) as it has been proposed in the literature, and especially in light of the use that this notion has often had for policy purposes. Second, it reviews considerable empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652498
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Review of International Best Practices of Programs to Promote Regional Innovation Systems
Pietrobelli, Carlo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
This paper has two main objectives. First, it aims at briefly reviewing the concept of Regional Innovation System (RIS) as it has been proposed in the literature, and especially in light of the use that this notion has often had for policy purposes. Second, it reviews considerable empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193711
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Development Beyond Economics Title: Desarrollo más allá de la economía
Pagés-Serra, Carmen; Piras, Claudia; Behrman, Jere R.; … - Inter-American Development Bank
, geography and institutions- that are closely connected to economic and social development. Historical in nature and slow to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895492
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Innovative Financial Instruments for Natural Disaster Risk Management
Andersen, Torben - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
This technical paper provides us with an in-depth explanation of how losses due to catastrophes are insured and who absorbs the costs of compensating the insured assets. In the absence of an effective insurance market, the government often becomes the de facto financier of postdisaster...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009205698
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The Opportunities for Sustainable Urban Transportation in Medium-Sized Cities in Latin American and the Caribbean
Bleviss, Deborah; Group, BBG - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
The purpose of this report is to carry out for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) a strategic analysis of specific medium-sized cities in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region that could present opportunities for linking greenhouse gas mitigation and sustainable urban...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009205808
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Aprovechamiento de los mercados financieros internacionales para gestionar el riesgo de amenazas naturales en América Latina
Pettersen, Ivar; Skjelvik, John Magne; Krokeide, Nils Atle - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
El presente informe técnico analiza la potencial aplicación práctica de los instrumentos financieros diseñados para el financiamiento y la transferencia del riesgo de las amenazas naturales en América Latina. En primer lugar, se presenta, en términos generales, el papel del financiamiento...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009205813
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Sharpening the Bank's Capacity to Support the Housing Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean: Background Paper for the Implementation of the Social Development Strategy
Rojas, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
The Bank expanded its housing finance activities in the 1990s, shifting its support toward sector reforms that increase the capacity of housing finance and delivery mechanisms to cater to the needs of low-income households. The present publication examines Bank experience in housing, draws...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009205869
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Environmental Management: Towards a Conceptual Framework for Environmental Governance
Kessler, Jan Joost; Ginniken, Pieter van; Cornelissen, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001
This study is a first attempt to develop a new orientation on environmental management in the Latin America and Caribbean. The development towards a more strategic environmental management entails an evolution from a centralized management structure into a more decentralized system in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009205941