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Geographical Exclusion in Rural Areas of El Salvador: Its Impact on Labor Market Outcomes
Andrade, Ana Regina Vides de; Palomo, Anabella Lardé de; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
the contrary, men living farther away from urban and maquila jobs are more likely to work. However, women living in … greater isolation are highly concentrated in own-production agricultural activities, where women's skills are rewarded less … than comparable men's skills. Through concentration into this sector, women living in geographic isolation obtain worse …
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Lessons Learned in Rural Finance: The Experience of the Inter-American Development Bank
Wenner, Mark D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
This paper reviews the Bank's lending experience in rural finance and extracts the lessons learned from that experience. It is based on a review of project documents, evaluation reports, and interviews. A sample of 27 projects were studied in detail. Although the review of IDB projects is far...
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Inter-American Development Bank Advanced Profile: Rural Development Policy
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2004
The Bank has developed and implemented several initiatives to reduce poverty and to improve rural competitiveness during the past decade. This document updates and establishes operational principles to guide action in this area so that the stated goals of the Mandate can be effectively achieved....
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Guide to Critical Issues for Socio-Cultural Analysis
Partridge, William L.; Mejía, María Clara - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
This document focuses on four sectors where socio-cultural analysis is particularly critical for addressing issues of reducing poverty and exclusion. In the case of major infrastructure projects, the primary concern is to minimize or mitigate their impacts on local communities. For projects in...
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Socio-Cultural Analysis in IDB Projects: A Discussion Paper
Partridge, William L.; Mejía, María Clara - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
This paper presents the principal issues related to socio-cultural analyses carried out in conjunction with IDB operations as a tool for maximizing project benefits to poor and excluded groups and for ensuring compliance with many of the Bank's safeguard policies. A companion manual to this...
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Integration & Trade Journal: Volume 16 : No. 35 : July-December, 2012
Ruta, Michele; Venables, Anthony J.; Rozenwurcel, Guillermo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The last decade has seen a significant increase in the exports of several Latin American and Caribbean countries to destinations within and beyond the region. The increase in trade links has not, however, been accompanied by a proportional increase in reciprocal investments among the trading...
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Financiamiento rural: Estrategia sectorial (2002)
Inter-American Development Bank; Banco Interamericano … - 2002
El propósito fundamental de la estrategia de financiamiento rural (GN-2022) es orientar las actividades del personal de operaciones del Banco encargado de diseñar proyectos en esa área. El objetivo es promover la provisión de servicios financieros rurales eficientes, de amplia base, y...
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Agricultural Development: Sector Strategy (2000)
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 1999
This strategy (GN-2069-1) looks at development options for the agriculture sector, which is especially important to …
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Rural Finance: Sector Strategy (2002)
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2001
The principal purpose of the Rural Finance Strategy (GN-2123-3) is to orient the operational staff of the Bank responsible for designing rural finance projects. The objective of the Bank on this area is to promote the provision of efficient, broadly based, and sustainable rural financial...
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Desarrollo agroalimentario: Estrategia sectorial (2000)
Inter-American Development Bank; Banco Interamericano … - 2000
Esta estrategia (GN-2069-1) se enfoca en las opciones para el desarrollo agroalimentario. Pretende facilitar la preparación de programas de préstamo y cooperación técnica, mejorando su calidad y generando consenso en el Banco y en la región sobre los asuntos críticos para el desarrollo...
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