For decades, the prevailing sentiment was that, since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies should take it into account. In fact, charges that geographic interpretations of development were deterministic, or even racist, made the subject a virtual taboo in academic...

What did the Latin American economies achieve in the course of a hundred years and how has this affected standards of living? This comprehensive history examines the political and economic forces that have shaped Latin America's development process.Abstract: Esta historia económica revisa las...

Export Pioneers in Latin America analyzes a series of case studies of successful new export activities throughout the region to learn how pioneers jump-start a virtuous process leading to economic transformation. The cases of blueberries in Argentina, avocados in Mexico, and aircraft in Brazil...

La Gestión para Resultados (GpR) es una estrategia de gestión pública que conlleva tomar decisiones sobre la base de información confiable acerca de los efectos que la acción gubernamental tiene en la sociedad. Varios países desarrollados la han adoptado para mejorar la eficiencia y la...

This volume discusses frameworks for policies that can help offset the polarizing effects that may be generated by the asymmetrical distribution of the costs and benefits of integration into the global economy.

This book is the result of the papers presented at the workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility in the Promotion of Social Development: Experiences from Latin America and Asia that took place in Tokyo and Okinawa from July 12 to 16, 2004. The workshop was organized by the Social Development...

A pesquisa "Melhores práticas em escolas de ensino médio no Brasil" originou-se em 2008, quando o Ministério da Educação (MEC) iniciou entendimentos com o BID tendo em vista a necessidade de aprimoramento das políticas públicas nesse nível de ensino e a importância que o tema assumia...

Oriente no es una latitud geográfica y culturalmente lejana. Es una presencia viva en América Latina y el Caribe. Llegó en los baúles de los culíes chinos que en el siglo XIX reemplazaron a la mano de obra esclava de los negros y en las esperanzas de los que huían de revueltas políticas...

Escaping the Poverty Trap proposes early childhood investment policies that could decisively change the prospects for the next generation of the region's poor. Contributors include Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and Gro Harlem Brundtland, former director-general of the World Health Organization. In...

Este libro proporciona una visión general de la problemática del transporte urbano en Brasil, tomando en cuenta la actuación de las entidades federales, estatales y locales, además de las ONGs que participan en dichos sectores. La tendencia de las últimas décadas a la descentralización...