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Stigma, Discrimination, and HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean
Aggleton, Peter; Parker, Richard; Maluwa, Miriam - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003
This paper focuses on a rather unexplored dimension to date of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: the resulting stigma and … discrimination and its impact on the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS programs. It presents a conceptual framework that explains the … activities that situate HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination within the broader social context where a variety of stigmas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352049
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Resource Requirements to Fight HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2004
This report examines the resource needs for mounting a comprehensive HIV/AIDS program in Latin America and the … interventions. In addition, it gives an estimate of the annual financing gap for HIV/AIDS programs in LAC. The report fills a gap in … knowledge of region-specific cost estimates for HIV/AIDS, and provides a baseline for evaluating changes in the cost and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357903
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Resource Requirements to Fight HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2004
This report examines the resource needs for mounting a comprehensive HIV/AIDS program in Latin America and the … interventions. In addition, it gives an estimate of the annual financing gap for HIV/AIDS programs in LAC. The report fills a gap in … knowledge of region-specific cost estimates for HIV/AIDS, and provides a baseline for evaluating changes in the cost and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654418
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Stigma, Discrimination, and HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean
Aggleton, Peter; Parker, Richard; Maluwa, Miriam - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003
This paper focuses on a rather unexplored dimension to date of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: the resulting stigma and … discrimination and its impact on the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS programs. It presents a conceptual framework that explains the … activities that situate HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination within the broader social context where a variety of stigmas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654979
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Does Society Win or Lose as a Result of Privatization?: Provision of Public Services and Welfare of the Poor: The Case of Water Sector Privatization in Colombia
Barrera-Osorio, Felipe; Olivera, Mauricio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
This paper studies the effects of water sector privatization on consumers' welfare in 46 municipalities in Colombia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943640
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The Impact of Receiving Price and Climate Information in the Agricultural Sector
Camacho, Adriana; Conover, Emily - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
Previous studies indicate that Colombian farmers make production decisions based on informal sources of information, such as family and neighbors or tradition. In this paper the authors randomize recipients of price and weather information using text messages (SMS technology). The authors find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943647
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Public-Private Collaboration on Productive Development Policies in Colombia
Eslava, Marcela; Arjona, Marcela Meléndez; Perry, Guillermo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
of productive development policies in Colombia. These policies are increasingly designed in the context of formal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943663
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Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes in Colombia: The Effects of the 1991 Constitution
Cárdenas, Mauricio; Junguito, Roberto; Pachón, Mónica - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
The 1991 Colombian Constitution strengthened the checks and balances of the political system by enhancing the role of Congress and the Constitutional Court, while somewhat limiting the powers of the President (who nonetheless remains extremely powerful even by Latin American standards). As a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943795
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La sostenibilidad de la política fiscal en América Latina: El caso de Colombia
Alonso, Julio César; Olivera, Mauricio; Yaker, Israel … - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998
Las finanzas del sector público colombiano mostraron déficit durante prácticamente todos los años del período 1980-1996. Este resultado no debe sorprender si se compara con la evolución fiscal de otros países de la región o del continente europeo en el mismo período, que también fue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943834
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The Socio-Economic Gradient of Child Development: Cross-Sectional Evidence from Children 6-42 Months In Bogota
Rubio-Codina, Marta; Attanasio, Orazio P.; Meghir, Costas; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
We study the socio-economic gradient of child development on a representative sample of low- and middle-income children aged 6-42 months in Bogota, using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, a high quality test based on direct observation of the child's abilities. We find a statistically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943851