This paper investigates the distribution of crime and violence across victims in Colombia. Property and violent crimes as well as incidents of domestic violence are considered. The paper shows that rich households bear most of the burden of property crime: they are more likely to be victimized,...

The objective of this paper is to explore the interplay between schooling and demographics in Brazil. We would like to provide a preliminary answer to the question of how long will improvements in schooling of younger cohorts take o change the distribution of educational endowments of the total...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I PRESENTATION -- Chapter 1 Framework Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements -- Chapter 2 IFRS 1 First-Time Adoption of IFRS -- Chapter 3 IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements -- Chapter...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- A Framework for Public Pension Fund Management -- The Growth of Public Sector Pension Funds -- Governance of Public Pension Schemes -- Public Sector Governance: General Issues -- Laying a Foundation for Public Pension...

Intro -- Contents -- Removing obstacles to growth: an overview -- Measuring with impact -- Starting a business -- Hiring and firing workers -- Registering property -- Getting credit -- Protecting investors -- Enforcing contracts -- Closing a business -- References -- Data notes -- Doing Business...

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Studies by Subject Area -- Abstracts of Current Studies -- Poverty and Social Development -- Health and Population -- Education, Labor, and Employment -- Environment -- Infrastructure and Urban Development -- Agriculture and Rural Development --...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- DATA NOTES -- REGIONAL TABLES -- World -- East Asia and Pacific -- Europe and Central Asia -- Latin America and Caribbean -- Middle East and North Africa -- South Asia -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- INCOME GROUP TABLES -- Low income -- Middle income...

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- 1. Economic Development and Good Government -- 2. Accountability and Civil Society -- 3. Case Studies -- Case #1: Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre,Brazil -- Case #2: Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute -- Case #3:...

Intro -- Contents -- Data notes -- Regional tables -- World -- East Asia and the Pacific -- Europe and Central Asia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Middle East and North Africa -- South Asia -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Income group tables -- Low income -- Middle income -- Lower middle income...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- World Bank Group Mission Statement -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 How the World Bank Group Is Organized -- Governance of the World Bank Group -- Founding Documents -- Ownership by Member Countries -- Board of Governors --...