The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has had widespread negative effects in developing countries around the world, generating an unprecedented shock. Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was a particularly affected region, recording a significant contraction in regional GDP and international...

The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has had widespread negative effects in developing countries around the world, generating an unprecedented shock. Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was a particularly affected region, recording a significant contraction in regional GDP and international...

In this report, senior fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez and José Luis Guasch, senior regional advisor on regulation and competition at the World Bank, investigate what donors can do to help Central America secure sustained growth, alleviate poverty, and reduce inequality, and what the role is for...

Combining interdisciplinary research with case study analysis at scales ranging from the local to the global, Confronting the Coffee Crisis reveals the promise and the perils of efforts to create a more sustainable coffee industry.

Since the economic decline in the early 1980s, most countries in Central America and the Caribbean have returned to positive growth rates. The recovery often coincided with or followed extensive neoliberal reforms. The contributors to this book address the crucial question of whether these...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue to the English edition -- Prologue to the Spanish edition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The evolution of urban policy in developing countries: a...

Cover -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes -- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Food: For Whose Table? -- 3 Water: Flowing in the Wrong Direction -- 4 Energy: Powerful Forces -- 5...

This Special Issue contains articles include, but not limited to, empirical, analytical, or design-oriented approaches to the following topics: Monitoring of carrying capacity and mechanisms for managing tourist flows in rural areas; Systems and tools to measure the social, economic, and...