This study sought to compare and analyze salaries paid to senior managers in the public sector in some Latin American countries.

Quality management systems offer companies a practical approach to organizing their productive processes to ensure ongoing adherence to these standards, as well as fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between fiscal policy, aggregate public sector debt sustainability, and debt relief. In particular, we develop a methodology to compute the fiscal policy path that is compatible with aggregate debt sustainability in the post-HIPC era...

This publication presents ten case studies to provide a sample of the diversity, innovation, and significance of the projects assisted by the Japanese Funds at the IDB. Among them are projects addressing pressing social issues such as violence and the prevention of HIV/AIDS, projects to improve...

The present study describes the changes in the traditional European model of higher education, its successes as well as failures. The remarkable expansion of higher education in Europe during the postwar period was the result of a shared belief in the virtue of higher education per se. The...

Working with public, private, and nonprofit sector partners, MIF has invested in the development of skills standards and certification systems with fifteen projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. The goal: to increase the competitiveness and productivity of workers and industries throughout...

Presentation dictated during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo Asociaciones Publico Privadas", held at the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D.C., December 8-9, 2005. It explains how the European Union is responding to the challenges posed...

Between 1992 and 2003, Latin American and Caribbean countries accessed around US$300 million from the IDB trust fund program for non-reimbursable technical cooperation projects. This report offers a comprehensive look at the role played by trust funds with the region. It is based on a desk...

The study focuses on the importance of knowledge management or KM on sustaining continuous performance improvement in the public sector. From the top management at the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission, KM represents a critical success factor in driving high performance (e.g....

The paper investigates earning differentials in the Botswana Formal Labour Market comparing the private and public sector earnings. The analytical framework used is an extension of the Mincerian earnings function and uses 2002/03 HIES data. Results show that the private sector earnings are on...