In 2013 the World Bank set itself two ambitious goals: to end extreme poverty within a generation and to boost the prosperity of the bottom 40 percent of the population worldwide. In Latin America, th...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 98544Data: 1 de janeiro de 2015Autor:
Freire,German Nicolas ;
Schwartz Orellana,Steven Daniel ;
Zumaeta Aurazo,Melissa ;
Costa, Damasceno Costa ;
Lundvall,Jonna Maria ;
Viveros Mendoza,Martha Celmira ;
Lucchetti,Leonardo Ramiro ;
Moreno, Laura ;
Sousa,Liliana Do Couto
During a decade of rapid growth, more jobs and higher wages dramatically reduced poverty and drove down historically high levels of inequality. Governments in the region complemented the gains from gr...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 100298Data: 1 de janeiro de 2015
This volume presents two research reports carried out with the objective of advancing practical knowledge in costing and use of cost information in the public sector. Both reports were carried out wit...
Tipo: Other Public Sector StudyRelatorio#: 93895Data: 1 de dezembro de 2014Autor:
Barroso,Rafael Chelles ;
Di Francesco,Michael
Every policy relies on explicit or implicit assumptions about how people make choices. Those assumptions typically rest on an idealized model of how people think, rather than an understanding of how e...
Tipo: World Development ReportRelatorio#: 92863Data: 25 de novembro de 2014Autor:
World Bank
This third report in the Turn Down the Heat series covers three World Bank regions: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC); the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); and parts of Europe and Central Asia...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 92704Data: 23 de novembro de 2014Autor:
Adams, Sophie ;
Aich, Valentin ;
Albrecht, Torsten ;
Baarsch, Florent ;
Boit, Alice ;
Canales Trujillo, Nella ;
Cartsburg, Matti ;
Coumou, Dim ;
Eden, Alexander ;
Fader, Marianela ;
Hare, Bill ;
Hoff, Holger ;
Jobbins, Guy ;
Jones,Lindsey ;
Kit, Oleksandr ;
Krummenauer, Linda ;
Langerwisch, Fanny ;
Le Masson, Virginie ;
Ludi, Eva ;
Marcus,Rachel ;
Mengel, Matthias ;
Mosello, Beatrice ;
Möhring, Jacob ;
Norton, Andrew ;
Otto, Ilona M. ;
Perette, Mahé ;
Pereznieto, Paola ;
Rammig, Anja ;
Reckien, Diana ;
Reinhardt, Julia ;
Reyer, Christopher ;
Robinson, Alex ;
Rocha, Marcia ;
Sakschewski, Boris ;
Schaeffer, Michiel ;
Schaphoff, Sibyll ;
Schewe, Jacob ;
Schleussner, Carl-Friedrich ;
Serdeczny, Olivia ;
Stagl, Judith ;
Thonicke, Kirsten ;
Waha, Katharina ;
World Bank
Argentina reduced its HIV/AIDS burden by 21 percent from 2000 to 2010, saving an estimated 4,379 lives. This makes Argentinas HIV/AIDS burden the second lowest in South America after Chile. Argentina...
Tipo: BriefRelatorio#: 91293Data: 1 de novembro de 2014Autor:
Lavadenz,Fernando ;
Miachon Silva,Lais
Companies in emerging markets do business with people who live at the Base of the Economic Pyramid (BOP) at various points along the value chain for strategic reasons. IFC has invested in hundreds of ...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 111936Data: 1 de novembro de 2014
Investing in young children is one of the best investments that countries can make. A childs earliest years present a unique window of opportunity to address inequality, break the cycle of poverty, a...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 92988Data: 1 de outubro de 2014Autor:
Denboba,Amina Debissa ;
Elder,Leslie K. ;
Lombardi,Joan ;
Rawlings,Laura B. ;
Mojgani,Rebecca Sayre ;
Wodon,Quentin T.
This flagship World Bank annual report covers the period from July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014. The depth and breadth of the World Bank Group's sectoral knowledge, along with its range of financial and ...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportRelatorio#: 91155Data: 15 de setembro de 2014
This paper concludes with some policy recommendations across the areas of Guinea-Bissau’s natural wealth. The recommendations fall under two categories: governance and investment. Strong governance i...
Tipo: ReportRelatorio#: 146516Data: 1 de setembro de 2014Autor:
Edmundson,Helen
The purpose of this review on the Proposed Environmental and Social Framework and update of the Bank's safeguard policies is to promote the institution's goals: ending extreme poverty and promoting sh...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 92679Data: 11 de agosto de 2014
This report summarizes the results of the World Bank’s 2013 Financial Capability Survey in Mozambique. The survey was requested by Banco de Mocambique (BdM) as a priority follow-up to the Mozambique F...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 88901Data: 1 de agosto de 2014Autor:
Ruiz Ortega,Claudia ;
Xu, Sarah Yan ;
Zottel,Siegfried
Angola's economy decelerated in 2013 due to the weak performance of the oil sector but the non-oil economy expanded rapidly. Similarly, lower oil related export earnings and higher imports narrowed th...
Tipo: Economic Updates and ModelingRelatorio#: AUS6794Data: 1 de junho de 2014
This report on the assessment of land governance in Brazil summarizes and discusses the results of a series of standardized self-assessments of the land governance situation in Brazil, conducted entir...
Tipo: Law and Justice StudyRelatorio#: 89239Data: 1 de junho de 2014
This report describes efforts by the ClimateWorks Foundation and the World Bank to quantify the multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits associated with policies and projects to reduce em...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 88908Data: 1 de junho de 2014Autor:
Akbar,Sameer ;
Kleiman,Gary ;
Menon, Surabi ;
Segafredo, Laura
The majority of Northeast Brazil falls within the semi-arid zone, an area that is defined by both a minimal amount of annual rainfall (i.e., 800 millimeters per year on average) and a concentration of...
Tipo: BriefRelatorio#: 90527Data: 1 de maio de 2014Autor:
De Nys,Erwin ;
Engle,Nathan Lee
The development objective of the Rural Environmental Cadastre and Fire Prevention in Piaui State Project for Brazil is to promote the reduction of climate change impacts in the Cerrado of Southern Pia...
The study reports that the government of Rio Grande do Sul of Brazil sought the assistance of the World Bank to analyze their road safety management, an analysis that resulted in this paper, as well a...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 87907Data: 1 de abril de 2014
The Bahia Sustainable Rural Development Project of Brazil will strengthen the commitment, strategy and actions of the Government to move forward in eradicating extreme poverty, promoting actions and i...
Relatorio#: RP1635Data: 1 de março de 2014Autor:
Miranda,Lourenco Couto Brazil
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