El presente documento presenta una reformulación de las directrices para las estrategias de país, haciendo hincapié en la necesidad de que la programación se oriente en función de resultados, se base en los riesgos y, asimismo, que contemple un enfoque programático y flexible que responda...

El presente artículo aborda la necesidad de educar en habilidades psicosociales a los estudiantes que se preparan en las Universidades Pedagógicas y contribuir al perfeccionamiento de su formación profesional inicial, pretendiendo con una doble intencionalidad pedagógica el desarrollo de...

Este documento analiza un instrumento de diálogo denominado "Informes de Evaluación Económica (EARs)" implementado por el Departamento de Investigación del Banco (RES). Dicho instrumento se presenta en las "encerronas" que se realizan con las autoridades políticas de los países y están...

Evento: Conferencia de clausura del curso sobre sistema financiero y desarrollo económico

Examines potential markets for "private training" or training services offered on a commercial basis. Discusses the role that private sector actors can play through Business Development Services (BDS).

Based on surveys of 300 micro and small-scale enterprises (MSEs) and 20 business development service (BDS) providers in Thailand and Viet Nam. Examines the types of services provided and identifies different methods of service provision: purchased services, services provided on a commission...

Examines the effects of awareness-raising programmes at different levels of education on the promotion of self-employment and entrepreneurship as career options for young people entering the labour market. Provides examples of programmes in developed, developing and transition countries,...

Focuses on the situation of the women migrant workers in their families, workplaces, communities and societies in sending and receiving countries and also on the initiatives, policies and programmes, "good" and "bad" practices implemented by government, private recruitment and employment...

Examines how a minimum wage policy may be used as a tool to promote gender pay equity. Includes case studies of Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.