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¿Para bien o para mal?: Debate sobre el impacto de la globalización en los mercados de trabajo de América Latina
Authors: Gasparini Leonardo , Francio Ricardo , Salas Carlos , Kuhn Peter , Ribeiro Luis , Sanches Solange , Marques Lílian Arruda , Andrés Luis , Herrera Beethoven , Silva Ilmar Ferreira , Márquez Gustavo , Pessino Carola
Published: March 2024

¿Cómo viabilizar social y políticamente el proceso de integración a la economía mundial? ¿Cómo aumentar el ritmo de crecimiento de la productividad del trabajo, fuente última del crecimiento sostenible y del aumento del salario real? ¿Cómo lograr condiciones de trabajo mejores, más seguras y que propendan al crecimiento de la productividad? Este libro explora algunas de las respuestas a estas preguntas tal como fueron formuladas por un grupo de investigadores académicos y del mundo sindical reunidos por dos días en Brasilia en Octubre del 2003 a invitación del Ministerio de Trabajo de Brasil, de la Organización Regional Internacional de Trabajadores (ORIT) y del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Este libro es un ejemplo del diálogo abierto y bien informado que es necesario para adoptar las políticas y realizar las reformas necesarias para que todos podamos compartir los frutos de una mejor integración al mercado mundial.
Educación para la transformación
Authors: Verdisco Aimee , Severin Eugenio , Santiago Ana , Rondón Carlos , Gargiulo Carlos , Bassi Marina , Moreno Martín , Capota Christine , Chemello Graciela , Duarte Jesús , Cabrol Marcelo , Pérez Alfaro Marcelo , Sánchez Cobo Fernando , Mizala Alejandra , Alfonso Mariana , Bos María Soledad , Ñopo Hugo R. , Székely Miguel , Schady Norbert , Näslund-Hadley Emma , Rosero Moncayo José
Published: March 2024

¿Es posible mejorar la calidad de la educación en América Latina y el Caribe? Según los expertos autores de estas páginas, hay soluciones pero no atajos: se trata de comenzar de cero y de apuntalar los aprendizajes sobre todo en los niveles preescolar y primario. Este volumen ofrece una secuencia que sigue el proceso natural del ciclo educativo: comienza con las intervenciones tempranas y luego aborda en detalle diversos ángulos de la calidad docente, como los procesos de ingreso, los incentivos y la capacitación. También incluye el análisis de otros factores determinantes de la calidad educativa, como la infraestructura, la tecnología y las innovaciones pedagógicas. Los factores determinantes de la calidad de los docentes constituyen toda un área de análisis en sí mismos y por eso se enfatiza este aspecto. El libro consta de 10 capítulos, divididos en tres partes. En la primera se expone el panorama general, en la segunda se examinan los diversos componentes e insumos del sistema educativo y en la tercera se presentan las experiencias exitosas para las que el Banco ha generado información mediante evaluaciones de impacto, sin dejar finalmente de lado los principales retos que enfrenta la región hacia el futuro.
Art of Latin America: 1900-1980
Authors: Traba Marta
Published: March 2024

Marta Traba, one of Latin America's most controversial art critics, examines the works of over 1,000 artists from the first 80 years of the 20th century. This book is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in studying the evolution of Latin American art.
Civil Registration and Identification Glossary
Authors: Harbitz Mia Elisabeth , Benítez Molina Juan Carlos
Published: March 2024

Today, in the interconnected and interdependent world in which we live, the constant innovations and emergence of terminology demand a common and harmonic language among the authorities in charge of civil registration, identification, biometric systems, and vital statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean. This Glossary of Civil Registration and Identification has its origin in this growing demand and seeks to strengthen the communication and increase the knowledge of the valuable vocabulary in this field. The Inter-American Development Bank accompanies the initiatives of the region's governments to modernize their civil registries and to ensure that they are capable of facing the challenges of the twenty-first century.
Outsiders?: The Changing Patterns of Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Economic and Social Progress in Latin America. 2008 Report
Authors: Berkman Heather , Pagés Carmen , Gandelman Néstor , Gandelman Eduardo , Calónico Sebastián , Azevedo Viviane , Payne J. Mark , Cárdenas Juan Camilo , Duryea Suzanne , Chaparro Juan Camilo , Lora Eduardo , Ñopo Hugo R. , Mazza Jacqueline , Ripani Laura , Chong Alberto E. , Polanía Sandra , Márquez Gustavo , Bouillon César P. , León Gianmarco
Published: March 2024

This report raises a number of fundamental questions about the multidimensional and interrelated nature of social exclusion and moves beyond the traditional emphasis on outcomes and groups to view exclusion as a process that results from societal traits that limit the functionings of the excluded. Using the tools of experimental economics, the report shows the enormous economic and welfare costs of exclusion, suggesting that inclusion policies should be viewed as an investment rather than as a supposedly generous handout to the worst off in society. Inclusion policies thus are more than new programs or new institutions to redress past injustices through income transfers, and imply fundamental changes in the way decisions are made, resources are allocated, and policies are implemented in democratic societies.
Citizens in Charge: Managing Local Budgets in East Asia and Latin America
Authors: Navarro Zander , Licha Isabel , Yokomichi Kiyotaka , Zolezzi Mario , Pek Leng Tan , Pratikno M. , Rojas Cristina , Menju Toshihiro , Kamiyama Tomoyuki , Villela Luiz Arruda , Gray-Molina George , Guiza Edel C. , Imai Katsuhito , Wescott Clay , González III Joaquín L. , Rey de Marulanda Nohra
Published: March 2024

This book presents the papers discussed during the seminar "Citizen Participation in the Context of Fiscal Decentralization", which took place in Tokyo and Kobe in September 2002. The seminar was carried out through the support of the Japan Program of the Inter-American Development Bank in coordination with the Inter-American Institute for Social Development (INDES). The papers present case studies at the municipal level in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru in Latin America, and Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines in East Asia. The seminar brought together Asian and Latin American researchers and practitioners to discuss experiences of citizen participation in local government decisions during the 1990s. As the chapters in this volume show, decentralization is a vibrant process. It is taking place in Latin America and East Asia under conditions, scope, and speed that vary widely between countries within each region and certainly between the two regions. Nevertheless, in both Latin America and East Asia, decentralization has increased citizen participation at the local government level. Participation is accompanied by challenges and opportunities for governments and civil society alike to reap the best possible results of this strong phenomenon. Income inequality is an important element that appears to influence the type of participation in which citizens engage at the local level. In Latin America, where inequality is high, citizen participation often focuses on the process of fiscal resource allocation; the effort is to reverse inequality through influence on spending. In East Asia, where inequality is lower and seems to be declining, the sector priorities of civil society groups tend to drive citizen participation. An important conclusion of the seminar participants from both regions is that fiscal decentralization and citizen participation in the affairs of local governments are strong processes that are probably irreversible, as citizens look for means of expanding democratic spaces. It is therefore important to understand these movements and to try to facilitate them in a manner that enhances development and the effectiveness of governments in increasing the wellbeing of all citizens. INDES is pleased to be able to present the results of another joint venture with the Japan Program in this series of comparative explorations of key social and economic issues and their impact on development. These studies contribute to an interesting and productive transfer of knowledge between Asia and Latin America.
Progress, Poverty and Exclusion: An Economic History of Latin America in the 20th Century
Authors: Thorp Rosemary
Published: March 2024

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.
Too Close to Home: Domestic Violence in the Americas
Authors: Gonzales de Olarte Efraín , Larraín Soledad , Strouss de Samper Jacquin , Shifter Michael , Schieck Elaine , Poppe Patricia , Buvinic Mayra , Cervantes Islas Francisco , Quesada Charo , Orlando María Beatriz , Jaffe Peter , Lozano Ascencio Rafael , Suderman Marlies , Suárez Elena M. , Macauley Margarette May , Valdez Enrique , Villanueva Zarela , Morrison Andrew , Granados Shiroma Marcela , Da Rocha Martha Mesquita , Lozano Rafael , Gavilano Llosa Pilar
Published: March 2024

Too Close to Home is a collection of essays by international authorities ranging from psychologists and doctors to economists and communication experts. Several authors analyze the economic and health costs imposed by domestic violence, documenting that domestic violence is both a serious public health issue and a severe impediment to economic development. Others examine promising approaches that have been used to combat domestic violence, including community treatment and prevention networks, telephone hotlines, judicial and police reform, anti-violence curricula in primary and secondary schools, street theater, and creative use of the mass media. The book had its genesis in the IDB Conference, "Domestic Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean: Costs, Programs and Policies," held in October, 1997.
Unlocking Credit: The Quest for Deep and Stable Bank Lending. Economic and Social Progress in Latin America. 2005 Report
Authors: Kiguel Miguel A. , Levy Yeyati Eduardo , Galindo Arturo , Panizza Ugo , Miller Margaret , Rojas-Suárez Liliana , Bebczuk Ricardo N. , López-de-Silanes Florencio , Bernal Olver , Auerbach Paula , Chong Alberto E. , Mandalaoui Carolina , Izquierdo Alejandro , Kamil Herman , Demaestri Edgardo C. , Loboguerrero Ana María , Cowan Kevin , Rodríguez-Clare Andrés , Fergusson Leopoldo , Micco Alejandro , Powell Andrew , Suárez Gustavo , Lora Eduardo , Stein Ernesto H. , Studart Rogerio
Published: March 2024

Credit supplied by the banking sector is the most important funding source for firms and households in Latin America and the Caribbean. Unfortunately, credit is scarce, costly and volatile. Without deep and stable credit markets, the region will be hard pressed to achieve high and sustainable growth rates and combat poverty. Given the importance of banking to growth and prosperity, the Inter-American Development Bank has made this sector the focus of its 2005 Report on Economic and Social Progress in Latin America. The Report analyzes the three main characteristics of bank credit--scarcity, expense and volatility--and makes policy recommendations.
The Emergence of China: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean
Authors: Rodríguez-Clare Andrés , Estevadeordal Antoni , Devlin Robert
Published: March 2024

China's size, rapid growth, external openness, and trade performance have led to varying perceptions among the countries of Latin America: Is China a potential new market, a potent new competitor, or both? This book assesses the near-term strategic implications of China's economic performance for growth and development in Latin America.
An Enduring Partnership for Development: Central America and the IDB since 1990
Authors: McGaughey Stephen , Berger Marguerite , Espinoza Guillermo , Rodríguez Ennio , Flaming Mark , Rufatt Adolfo , Westley Glenn D. , Pisani Pablo , Bartels Sandra , Large William R. , Sapoznikow Jorge , Birnbaum Philip
Published: March 2024

This book describes the leading role the IDB played in Central America's development in the 1990s, which was a time of redefining the role of the State, building new relationships with the private sector and civil society, and launching social programs to address the alarming levels of poverty in the region. This publication covers the following topics which were key to the region¿s renewed development: reforms in basic infrastructure, development of financial markets, innovations in the social sectors; significant advances in environmental management, strengthening democracy, regional integration, microenterprise development, natural disasters risk management and donor coordination through leadership of consultative group meetings. The book is the product of extensive interviews and contacts undertaken with literally hundreds of individuals, both in IDB headquarters and field offices, as well as executing agencies, government offices and specialized institutions involved with the projects and programs in the Central American countries mentioned throughout this volume. Its publication would not have been possible without their active collaboration.
Microfinance and Poverty: Questioning the Conventional Wisdom
Authors: Gulli Hege
Published: March 2024

Microfinance and Poverty probes a set of assumptions that have arisen about microfinance and poverty reduction and that have become the conventional wisdom, although they have not been proven. These assumptions are examined through a review and analysis of theoretical and applied literature on microfinance and poverty. The view of microcredit that emerges is more complicated, but the policies that grow out of this revised view may ultimately prove more effective.
Natural Partners: How People in Latin America Are Forging a New Relationship with Their Natural Environment
Authors: Hamilton Roger
Published: March 2024

The stories included in this volume were published originally in IDBAmérica and tell of new approaches the people of Latin America and the Caribbean are taking to protect the rainforest, reduce erosion, conserve marine life, create protected areas, and ensure a better future for themselves and their families. These people are learning to sit down with former adversaries and work toward common goals, often finding that opening up their own minds to change is the toughest part.
Safe Money: Building Effective Credit Unions in Latin America
Authors: Branch Brian , O'Donnell Michael , Baker Christopher , Marulanda Beatriz , Heller Carlos , Pabst Helmut , Shaffer Sherrill , Adams Dale W. , Peck Christen Robert , Arbuckle Lee , Westley Glenn D. , Cifuentes Síncrito , Vargas Durán Alejandro , Cuevas Carlos E. , Richardson David C. , Poyo Jeffrey , Trigo Loubière Jacques
Published: March 2024

Policymakers in Latin America increasingly are turning to policies that have high economic rates of return and a favorable impact on income distribution. By providing financial services to small businesses and poor households -which normally lack such services- credit unions help secure growth with equity. The challenges faced by Latin America's credit unions today are likely to force them to further modernize and consolidate, fine tune their inherent advantages, improve mechanisms for prudential regulation, and find ways to increase their share of low and middle-income markets. Safe Money presents the new thinking on how credit unions can compete effectively in modern financial markets while still retaining their social mission.
Managing for Development Results: Progress and Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean
Authors: García Moreno Mauricio , García López Roberto
Published: March 2024

Results-based management (RBM) is a public management strategy that involves decision making based on reliable information regarding the effects of governmental actions on society. It has been adopted in various developed countries as a way of improving efficiency and effectiveness in public policy. In Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, governments and public managers show increasing interest in this management strategy. Given the relative novelty of RBM in the region, however, there is scant literature on the subject. This book is intended to fill this gap in two ways. First, it seeks to describe some of the basic RBM concepts and adapt them according to regional characteristics. Second, it presents an assessment, based on studies carried out in 25 countries, of the challenges facing LAC countries and their capacity to implement results-based public management.
Governing the Metropolis: Principles and Cases
Authors: Cuadrado-Roura Juan R. , Klink Jeroen , Lefévre Christian , Monzón Andrés , Brugué Quim , Bird Richard , Fernández Güell José Miguel , Rojas Eduardo , Subirats Joan , Etchegaray Alberto , Slack Enid
Published: March 2024

Throughout the twentieth century, there was a notable population shift in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, from rural living situations to urban centers. In 2000 there were 49 cities with populations of over one million, four of them among the 10 largest cities in the world. Toward the end of the twentieth century, some of these cities had begun to take on the characteristics of metropolitan areas. This book explores the complex issues involved in managing metropolitan systems. "Governing the Metropolis: Principles and Cases" explores key issues, presents practical principles of good governance as they apply to the metropolis, and unfolds cases of institutional and programmatic arrangements to tackle such issues.
Organizational Assessment: A Framework for Improving Performance
Authors: Carden Fred , Montalván George Plinio , Adrien Marie-Hélène , Anderson Gary , Lusthaus Charles
Published: March 2024

The book offers a clear-cut methodology to diagnose organizational strengths and weakness at the onset of development activities. With it, beneficiaries can respond to growing pressures from donors for accountable and sustainable use of funding.
Decentralizing Revenue in Latin America: Why and How (Executive Summary)
Authors: Ríos Germán , Scrofina J. Sebastián , Sánchez Torres Fabio , Ter-Minassian Teresa , Brosio Giorgio , Martínez-Vázquez Jorge , Moskovits Cynthia , Sepúlveda Cristián , Canavire-Bacarreza Gustavo , España Eljaiek Irina , Rasteletti Alejandro , Ortega Federico , Fretes Cibils Vicente , Templado Ivana , Zenteno Jannet , Auguste Sebastián , Ramírez Verdugo Arturo , Cristini Marcela , Pineda Emilio , Artana Daniel
Published: March 2024

This book analyzes the reasons for lackluster performance selected Latin American countries in mobilizing subnational own-source revenues and explores policy options to increase these revenues as efficiently and equitably as possible. Seven case studies--Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela--span a wide range of characteristics, including federal and unitary countries, different geographical sizes, levels of economic development, and degrees of revenue decentralization. In this book, subnational governments include both intermediate and local levels of government, which are distinguished in the case studies. Together, the case studies provide a reasonably representative picture of the challenges faced throughout Latin America in mobilizing subnational own-source revenues in a manner that supports equitable growth.
Slum Upgrading: Lessons Learned from Brazil
Authors: Magalhães Fernanda
Published: March 2024

The main goal of this book is to disseminate the useful lessons learned from urban development and favela urbanization operations in Brazil financed by the Inter-American Development Bank and the Brazilian government. These lessons underpin the recommendations for the design of public policies on the subject. It is hoped that they will also contribute to improving the efficiency of specific programs.
Disconnected: Skills, Education, and Employment in Latin America
Authors: Vargas Jaime , Bassi Marina , Urzúa Sergio , Busso Matías
Published: March 2024

Disconnected is a path-breaking analysis of the relationship between schooling and employers in Latin America. It is sophisticated in its design, using multiple surveys and multiple methods. It distinguishes carefully among different types of skills and the relationship of each type to employment outcomes and employer needs. It examines both the demand and the supply side of the labor market. And it provides guidance for further work. We commend this book to all readers, scholars, and practitioners concerned with schooling and job markets in Latin America.
Saving for Development: How Latin America and the Caribbean Can Save More and Better
Authors: Cavallo Eduardo A. , Serebrisky Tomás , Frisancho Verónica , Karver Jonathan , Powell Andrew , Margot Diego , Suárez-Alemán Ancor , Fernández-Arias Eduardo , Marzani Matías , Berstein Solange , Bosch Mariano , Oliveri María Laura , Izquierdo Alejandro , Busso Matías , Fernandez Andres , Rud Juan Pablo
Published: March 2024

Why should people--and economies--save? The typical answer usually focuses on the need to protect against future shocks, to smooth consumptionduring hard times, in short, to save for the proverbial rainy day. This book approaches the question from a slightly different angle. While saving to survive the bad times is important, saving to thrive in the good times is what really counts. People must save so they can invest in their own and their children's health and education, live productive fulfilling lives, and end their days in comfort and peace. Firms must save so they can grow productive enterprises that employ more workers in better jobs to produce quality goods for domestic and international markets. Governments must save to build bridges, highways, and airports that support a productive economy, to provide quality services such as education, health, water, and sanitation to their citizens, and to assure their senior citizens a dignified, worry-free retirement. In short, countries must save for a sunny day -a time when everyone can bask in the benefits of growth, prosperity, and well-being.
Social Impact Assessment: Integrating Social Issues in Development Projects
Authors: Kvam Reidar
Published: March 2024

This note provides an overview of good practice standards in Social Impact Assessment (SIA). It has been prepared by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to provide guidance to practitioners and decision-makers. By applying the approach presented in this note, it is expected that the quality, consistency, and operational relevance of SIAs will improve. SIA facilitates the systematic integration of social issues in the planning and implementation of projects. It improves the quality and sustainability of projects, supports and strengthens national requirements, and enhances project acceptance and local ownership. The SIA helps to identify and manage potential adverse social impacts a project may cause or contribute to, and to maximize benefits to local communities and other groups.
Social Enterprise: A Typology of the Field Contextualized in Latin America
Authors: Alter Sutia Kim
Published: March 2024

The purpose of this publication is to distill the concepts, trends, and best practices in social enterprise development developed through case studies into models and guidelines for building new partnerships that will revolutionize the field in the decade to come. It explores the dynamics of an entirely new institutional entity, the social enterprise, and the role it is playing in the development of Latin America. It explores how institutions have combined a mix of social values and goals with commercial business practices and how they have come up with ownership models, income and capitalization strategies, and unique management and service systems designed to maximize social value. The logical framework and case studies within the monograph provide an opportunity to develop an illustrative typology with models.
Korea Breaking the Mold of the Asia-Latin America Relationship (Korean Version)
Authors: Mesquita Moreira Mauricio
Published: March 2024

China's meteoric emergence in the last decade and its profound impact on the economic performance of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has eclipsed the importance of the region's other Asian partners. Yet, LAC`s governments can only ignore them at their own peril. These countries remain a major source of opportunities for trade and investment and Korea is a case in point. It has a one trillion dollar economy, with an impressive growth record (a 7% annual average growth since the early 1960s) and a population of nearly 49 million, sitting on a very limited pool of natural resources. Korean Version
Evaluation of Water Pumping Systems: Maintenance Manual
Authors: Rosas Ramón , Pedraza Arturo
Published: March 2024

As part of its Technical Cooperation "Energy Efficiency for Caribbean Water and Sanitation Companies," the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative (SECCI) of the IDB financed the development of a regional methodology to improve energy efficiency and maintenance of water companies in Latin American and Caribbean countries. This methodology, developed by the consulting firms Econoler International and Alliance to Save Energy, focuses mainly on electromechanical efficiencies of water pumping systems in the Caribbean. This publication presents the maintenance manual for the evaluation of the systems.
Evaluation of Water Pumping Systems: Calculation Sheet Guide
Authors: Rosas Ramón , Pedraza Arturo
Published: March 2024

As part of its Technical Cooperation "Energy Efficiency for Caribbean Water and Sanitation Companies," the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative (SECCI) of the IDB financed the development of a regional methodology to improve energy efficiency and maintenance of water companies in Latin American and Caribbean countries. This methodology, developed by the consulting firms Econoler International and Alliance to Save Energy, focuses mainly on electromechanical efficiencies of water pumping systems in the Caribbean. This publication presents a guide to the calculation sheet.
Guarantees for Green Markets: Potential and Challenges
Authors: Shuford Laura Susanne , Braly-Cartillier Isabelle , Aldana Marco
Published: March 2024

This publication outlines the challenges of investing in low-carbon and climate-resilient technologies and activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. It explores how guarantees can respond to those challenges and highlights the crucial role national development banks can play in structuring and fundingcredit-guarantee schemes for their domestic markets. Drawing on comprehensive desk research and case study examples, the publication provides a number of recommendations that national development banks should consider when designing guarantee instruments for green markets. The scarcity of funds available to finance green projects in the region results from a combination of various financial and non-financial barriers, some specific to green investments and others generic in the region. Only if properly integrated in comprehensive and well-designed programs can guarantee schemes help unlock private investment in green markets. As an implicit subsidy for private borrowers that gives them a contingent claim on government resources, guarantees have the potential to create market distortions. Such distortions are worthwhile only if the guarantee yields correspondingly high economic, social, and/or environmental benefits. Thus, no guarantee scheme should be designed without a thorough cost-benefits analysis.
Pre-Investment in Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean: Case Studies from Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay
Authors: Alberti Juan
Published: March 2024

Evidence suggests that an "infrastructure gap" vis-à-vis other industrial and developing regions opened up in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) over the past two decades. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) conducted a public consultation process in 2013 during which several participating stakeholders from the public and private sectors analyzed the current situation. The paper concludes that there is room for feasible policy improvements in the pre-investment phase in LAC that would enhance infrastructure delivery, boost growth, and promote development in the region.
Going Global: Promoting the Internationalization of Small and Mid-Size Enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean
Authors: Suominen Kati , Gordon Reena B.
Published: March 2024

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are notably underrepresented in the external sector of Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), despite their importance in the region's economies: relatively few of them export, and those that do export tend to sell only a few products to a very small number of markets. The countries of the region can expand and diversify their exports to promote economic growth by internationalizing those SMEs with a strong potential to succeed abroad. To this end, countries must address a series of obstacles that firms face when attempting to venture into international markets: high trade costs associated with tariffs, rules of origin, transport, customs clearance, and information; limited capabilities of the firms themselves; and difficulties in accessing credit. This report offers practical recommendations for policymakers, companies, and practitioners on how to reduce each one of these barriers. It also presents three areas that can be leveraged to internationalize SMEs: global value chains, the LAC diaspora in the United States, and e-commerce. Recognizing the synergistic effect that these policies would have in reducing export barriers, the report suggests that countries shift their attention from providing isolated support mechanisms to firms, to adopting a coordinated set of policies and introducing consistent institutional innovations.
The State of Social Housing in Six Caribbean Countries
Authors: Donovan Michael G. , McHardy Pauline
Published: March 2024

Despite the large number of social housing programs in the Caribbean, little is known about their outcomes and the factors underlying evolution of housing policy. This report reviews the implementation of social housing programs from 2000 to 2015 in the six Caribbean member states of the Inter-American Development Bank: The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. The period studied encompasses the emergence of neighborhood upgrading programs, increasing urbanization, and the integration of environmental sustainability into housing programs, especially those in vulnerable coastal areas. The research employs two major research strategies: a comparative quantitative analysis of housing data (housing demand, deficits, and both formal and informal housing production) and six national case studies on social housing policy evolution. The report underscores the importance of housing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the larger agenda in poverty alleviation, economic development, and climate resilience.
Arco Norte Electrical Interconnection Study
Authors: Binato Silvio , Provenzano Dario , Jeifetz Carlos , Larrea Sylvia Virginia
Published: March 2024

The objective of this study is to assess the potential for electrical interconnection of power systems in the Arco Norte region of South America, which consists of the countries of Guyana, Suriname, Brazil (with its northern states of Amapá and Roraima) and French Guiana (an overseas department of France). This report (Component I - Baseline Study) summarizes the first part of the Arco Norte study; it describes and evaluates options for electricity interconnection in the Arco Norte region considering the economic, technical, institutional and regulatory, and socio-environmental perspectives.
Punta del Tigre Combined-Cycle Power Generation Project, Uruguay
Authors: Arrasate María Ignacia , Georgoulias Andreas , Meller Hendrik , Sawada Emilio , Ramirez Maria Cecilia , Porcar Beatriz
Published: March 2024

This evaluation applies the Envision Rating System on the Punta del Tigre Combined-Cycle Power Generation Project B (PTB) in Uruguay. Envisionis a unique system that assesses the sustainability of infrastructure projects, which awards efforts to pursue sustainable values going beyond standards practices. The following assessment demonstrates the achievements of the project and aspects to improve, considering a broad range of criterion. The assessment is organized in 5 categories: Quality of life; Leadership; Resource Allocation; Natural World; and Climate and Risk.
Metropolitan Quito Environmental Sanitation Program - Phase II, Ecuador
Authors: Arrasate María Ignacia , Georgoulias Andreas , Meller Hendrik , Basani Marcello , Ramirez Maria Cecilia , Watkins Graham George
Published: March 2024

This evaluation applies the Envision Rating System on the Metropolitan Quito Environmental Sanitation Program - Phase II in Ecuador, focusing in the environmental restoration of Quito's natural drainage system. Envision is a unique system that assesses the sustainability of infrastructure projects, which awards efforts to pursue sustainable values going beyond standards practices.
Evaluación para sistemas de bombeo de agua: Guía para la hoja de cálculo de eficiencia energética
Authors: Rosas Ramón , Pedraza Arturo
Published: March 2024

Con el propósito de mejorar el servicio de agua potable que se brinda a la sociedad de los países de América Latina, se ha desarrollado una metodología regional de eficiencia energética y mantenimiento que puede ser aplicada por empresas de agua. La presente publicación corresponde a la Guía para la hoja de cálculo de eficiencia energética para sistemas de bombeo en empresas de agua y saneamiento, que se ha diseñado a estos efectos. En este manual se describe la metodología de cálculo a aplicar durante la evaluación de eficiencia energética en un sistema de bombeo, con la ayuda de una hoja de cálculo que precisamente contiene dicha metodología paso a paso. También están disponibles un Manual de mantenimiento para sistemas de bombeo de agua, un Manual de evaluación de eficiencia energética para sistemas de bombeo en empresas de agua y saneamiento y un Manual de mantenimiento para sistemas de bombeo de agua.
Supervisión con base en riesgos: Precisión del marco conceptual
Authors: Guerrero Rosa Matilde , Focke Kurt S. , Mejía de Pereira Ana Cristina
Published: March 2024

En esta monografía se aborda la relación entre las redes de seguridad financiera, la supervisión integral basada en riesgos, consolidada y transfronteriza, y el marco normativo que respalda la actuación de las autoridades supervisoras, en su labor para proteger el bien público representado en la estabilidad del sistema financiero. Se trata de contribuir al proceso de recopilación de conocimientos sobre el estado de la supervisión basada en riesgos de instituciones financieras. A pesar de que no existe una definición generalmente aceptada sobre la supervisión basada en riesgos, aquí se procura construir un concepto sustentado en los distintos elementos que la caracterizan, con una visión de mejora en los procesos de supervisión, y se revisan las condiciones previas necesarias para su adopción como metodología para la supervisión financiera, al tiempo que se examinan algunas de las dificultades encontradas en la práctica para hacer efectiva dicha adopción.
La economía del cambio climático en Bolivia: Impactos de eventos extremos sobre infraestructura y producción agropecuaria
Authors: Arenas Juan C.
Published: March 2024

La pérdida de la infraestructura productiva representa un obstáculo para el desarrollo en Bolivia, no solo porque interrumpe el normal funcionamiento de las actividades económicas, sino porque anula la posibilidad de mejorarlas. Este estudio analiza la relación entre los desastres naturales ocasionados por el cambio climático y la pérdida económica que esto ocasiona a la infraestructura productiva y al sector agropecuario en Bolivia. Usando los datos del modelo PRECIS, los resultados sugieren que habrá fuertes impactos sobre la infraestructura pública y la producción agropecuaria a finales del siglo, principalmente en la zona amazónica, donde se prevé un aumento en las precipitaciones, y por consiguiente de las inundaciones. Como se ha visto en las experiencias recientes, las pérdidas económicas por las inundaciones pueden retrasar considerablemente los esfuerzos de los gobiernos para mejorar las condiciones de vida de sus habitantes. Las investigaciones futuras deben mejorar la cuantificación de los daños económicos, tanto en situaciones de desastres como en eventos habituales de origen natural, para planificar la demanda de recursos que se necesitarían en tareas de reconstrucción y rehabilitación. Estas actividades también deben estar encaminadas a mejorar la adaptación del país no solamente a eventos extremos adversos. El presente documento fue preparado por Juan C. Arenas, con los aportes de Lykke E. Andersen y Nashira Calvo, con comentarios de Carlos Ludeña, Sergio Lacambra y Tsuneki Hori (BID), Carlos de Miguel y Mauricio Pereira (CEPAL).
La economía del cambio climático en Bolivia: Impactos en hidroenergía
Authors: Machicado Carlos Gustavo
Published: March 2024

En este estudio se analizan los efectos del cambio climático sobre el sector de energía eléctrica en Bolivia, tomando como base las proyecciones realizadas por el modelo de equilibrio general computable. El cambio climático afectaría a la generación de energía hidroeléctrica a través del efecto sobre los caudales de los ríos que suministran agua a las centrales hidroeléctricas del Sistema Interconectado Nacional. Concretamente, se espera una disminución de las precipitaciones con la consecuente disminución en el caudal, lo que reduciría la oferta de energía hidroeléctrica. Se proyectó la oferta explotando la relación caudal de agua y potencia efectiva, diferenciando entre centrales hidroeléctricas de pasada y de embalse. Los resultados indican que debido al cambio climático habrá una reducción de energía hidroeléctrica hacia el año 2100. El costo de cubrir estas brechas con energía termoeléctrica será aproximadamente el 0,05% del PIB en 2100. Bolivia tiene un gran potencial hidroeléctrico, sin embargo es necesario realizar mayor inversión en la generación de energía hidroeléctrica, no solo para cubrir la demanda creciente, sino también para mitigar los efectos del cambio climático a través de la disminución de los caudales en el occidente del país. El presente documento fue preparado por Carlos Gustavo Machicado S., con los aportes de Adriana Valencia y Carlos Ludeña (BID), un lector anónimo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), así como también de los asistentes de los tres talleres ERECC realizados en Bolivia.
Dinámica empresarial y emprendimientos dinámicos: ¿Contribuyen al empleo y la productividad?: El caso argentino
Authors: Kantis Hugo , Federico Juan
Published: March 2024

En el presente estudio se caracterizan y analizan los principales indicadores de dinámica empresarial (nacimientos, muerte y supervivencia de empresas) en Argentina en el período 1996-2011, evaluando no solo su evolución en el tiempo sino también su contribución en términos de generación de empleo. Se dedica un espacio destacado a la identificación, el dimensionamiento y la caracterización del fenómeno de las empresas de rápido crecimiento y, en particular, a las llamadas empresas gacela. Finalmente, en base a un nuevo indicador de productividad laboral ponderada, se analiza la evolución reciente de la productividad en Argentina, así como también su relación con los fenómenos de dinámica empresarial.
Formación para el trabajo en Uruguay: El punto de partida
Authors: De Mendoza Cecilia , Di Capua Laura , Rucci Graciana
Published: March 2024

El capital humano es un factor clave para el crecimiento económico y el desarrollo productivo. La formación, tanto educación como capacitación, constituye un mecanismo para mejorar la productividad, la estabilidad laboral y el desempeño laboral de los trabajadores. Pero la falta de evidencia sobre gerencia y formación de trabajadores en Uruguay y en la región de América Latina y el Caribe es un obstáculo a la mejora de la calidad y la pertinencia de los sistemas de capacitación para el trabajo. La Encuesta de Productividad y Recursos Humanos, a través de un retrato detallado por sectores y tamaño de empresas, descubre información clave, sobre cómo las empresas de Uruguay contratan, forman y gestionan su capital humano.
Guía Metodológica Programa de Ciudades Emergentes y Sostenibles: Tercera edición
Authors:   Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Published: March 2024

Tras completar exitosamente su primer ciclo, el Programa de Ciudades Emergentes y Sostenibles (CES) lanza la tercera edición de su Guía Metodológica. Esta publicación integra las lecciones aprendidas en los últimos cinco años de implementación del programa, y procura proveer nuevos y mejores métodos que faciliten el avance de las ciudades en su camino hacia la sostenibilidad. Dentro de las novedades que incorpora esta versión, se destacan: (i) la reformulación de la dimensión fiscal y gobernabilidad, con nuevos indicadores y propuestas; (ii) el fortalecimiento del pilar de desarrollo económico local, a través de indicadores que permiten medir la competitividad de una ciudad; y (iii) un nuevo capítulo sobre herramientas innovadoras desarrolladas por el Programa como apoyo complementario a las ciudades.
Guía para la estructuración de instrumentos financieros para la promoción de la eficiencia energética: Estudio de caso de la Agencia Financiera de Desarrollo de Paraguay
Authors: Carlino Hernán , Netto Maria , Cabrera María Margarita
Published: March 2024

El BID se encuentra apoyando a la Agencia Financiera de Desarrollo de Paraguay (AFD) en su rol de promoción de una transición hacia una economía verde y sostenible en el Paraguay, en particular en el desarrollo de iniciativas para la mitigación del cambio climático, así como la disminución de la presión sobre los recursos naturales del país. Esta publicación de la AFD refleja el diseño de una estrategia de estructuración financiera verde sostenible para promover sectores estratégicos específicos que también pueda ser utilizada y/o replicada por los Bancos Nacionales de Desarrollo e Instituciones Financieras de la región Latinoamericana.
Economía digital en América Latina y el Caribe: Situación actual y recomendaciones
Authors: García Zaballos Antonio , Iglesias Rodriguez Enrique
Published: March 2024

En Latinoamérica, la productividad ha sido identificada en numerosos estudios como una de las principales barreras hacia el desarrollo. La economía digital, y en concreto el ecosistema de nuevas aplicaciones y servicios digitales, puede propiciar un impacto transversal sobre los distintos sectores económicos, con importantes mejoras productivas de eficiencia y de acceso sobre los servicios ofrecidos. Este estudio examina el grado de preparación de los países de la Región y los de la OCDE para desarrollar la economía digital a través del Índice de Desarrollo del Ecosistema de Aplicaciones (IDEA) y analiza el potencial de digitalización de cada sector, de modo que los países prestatarios del Banco puedan identificar áreas de acción clave para maximizar los beneficios asociados a las nuevas tecnologías digitales.
Libro de buenas prácticas de gestión para resultados en el desarrollo en Latinoamérica y el Caribe
Authors:   Inter American Development Bank
Published: March 2024

Esta publicación es parte de una tradición que nació en 2005, producto del esfuerzo conjunto de varios gobiernos y organizaciones multilaterales que vieron la necesidad de impulsar reformas para que el sector público pudiera alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM) acordados en la Cumbre del Milenio de las Naciones Unidas. El enfoque sugerido para acometer dichas reformas fue el de la gestión para resultados en el desarrollo (GpRD). En 2005 se hizo pública la primera edición mundial del libro de buenas prácticas con casos exitosos de GpRD en África, América Latina y Asia. La publicación ofrece al público lector un conjunto de experiencias de implementación exitosa del enfoque de gestión para resultados en las políticas públicas de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). En sus páginas se analizan intervenciones realizadas tanto por instituciones públicas como por organizaciones no gubernamentales en los ámbitos nacional, subnacional y sectorial. Asimismo, se presentan casos que han innovado la práctica gerencial en las áreas de planificación estratégica, presupuesto, gestión financiera, gestión de programas y proyectos, seguimiento y evaluación y rendición de cuentas y control social.
Resistiendo el canto de las sirenas financieras en Centroamérica: Una ruta hacia un gasto eficiente con más crecimiento
Authors: Izquierdo Alejandro , Loo-Kung Rudy , Navajas Fernando
Published: March 2024

América Central vive un momento particular de altos déficits fiscales y bajísimos costos de financiamiento externo dada la abundante liquidez internacional. La bonanza financiera ha dado un respiro, pero pocos incentivos a contener el gasto o a construir estrategias de revisión del mismo, con importantes riesgos de financiamiento del fisco si subieran fuertemente las tasas de interés. Este trabajo identifica estos riesgos y construye una estrategia de revisión del gasto con énfasis en su eficiencia, identificando filtraciones (particularmente en las áreas de energía y asistencia social) que de atenderse, mejorarían la posición fiscal en casi 2% del PIB, a la vez que se protege a los sectores más pobres de la población.
Impactos económicos del cambio climático en Colombia: sector pesquero
Authors: Herrera Julio C. , Ludeña Carlos E. , Álvarez Andrés , Calderón Silvia , Romero Germán , Ordóñez Daniel A. , Sanchez-Aragon Leonardo
Published: March 2024

En este documento se presentan los resultados de dos metodologías para estimar los impactos económicos del cambio climático sobre el sector pesquero. Las metodologías permiten identificar el efecto del clima (mensual o anual) en la producción pesquera (toneladas desembarcadas). El análisis se realizó para los litorales Pacífico y Caribe, y para las cuencas de los ríos Magdalena, Orinoco y Amazonas. Se evaluó el cambio de la productividad pesquera a nivel regional y nacional para los escenarios de cambio climático contemplados por el IDEAM (A2, B2 y A1B), en el período 2011-2100. Los resultados sugieren que los impactos a nivel nacional, entendido como el cambio promedio para todos los escenarios y el periodo estudiado, corresponderían a disminuciones de la carga anual desembarcada del 5,3% respecto al escenario base 2006-2010. Los resultados son similares a los que se encontraron en la literatura, en donde se reconoce que los impactos del cambio climático variarán regionalmente. Adicionalmente, se presentan una serie de medidas de adaptación que podría realizar el sector pesquero ante el cambio climático. Este documento es uno de los análisis sectoriales que conforman la serie "Impactos Económicos del Cambio Climático en Colombia" del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID).
La economía de ciudades resilientes y de bajas emisiones de carbono: Lima-Callao, Perú
Authors: Sudmant Andrew , Ramos Cayo , Gouldson Andy , Castro Sofia , Sakai Paola , McAnulla Faye
Published: March 2024

Este estudio busca proporcionar evidencia para Lima-Callao que permita la toma de decisiones en cuanto a inversiones en un desarrollo urbano eficiente en agua y energía, bajo en carbono y resiliente al clima. El objetivo más específico del estudio es brindar listas priorizadas de las medidas más eficientes en términos de costo en cuanto al carbono/agua, que serían adecuadas para ser adoptadas en los sectores de energía, vivienda, comercio, transporte, industria, residuos y agua para la ciudad. El estudio estima que estas inversiones podrían generar beneficios económicos más amplios equivalentes al 8% del PBI de Lima-Callao en 2014 (US$ 10.200 millones) en el caso de las medidas costo-efectivas, o al 16% en el caso de las medidas costo-neutrales (US$ 22.200 millones). Adicionalmente, cabe destacar que el aprovechamiento de estas oportunidades podría suponer una gama más amplia de beneficios sociales, económicos y ambientales.