This series was created in 2003 to promote debate, disseminate information and analysis, and convey the excitement and complexity of the most topical issues in economic and social development in Latin...
This series was created in 2003 to promote debate, disseminate information and analysis, and convey the excitement and complexity of the most topical issues in economic and social development in Latin...
Slow progress in improving the coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean's (LAC's) traditional social protection (SP) programs, combined with the deepening of democracy, have led to calls for a new social...
In social protection, Costa Rica has a well-established social assistance network to protect vulnerable groups, but it does not adequately reach the very poor. Costa Rica is not likely to be able to rely...
In social protection, Costa Rica has a well-established social assistance network to protect vulnerable groups, but it does not adequately reach the very poor. Costa Rica is not likely to be able to rely...
This study is a synthesis of existing information on poverty in Zimbabwe. It analyzes recent data to assess how economic reforms have affected poverty in Zimbabwe during the 1990s. The paper aims to build...
Poor people, especially poor women, commonly have limited access to financial services. So donors and governments have invested substantially in developing financial services for them. Most of these efforts...
This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development the eradication of...
This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development the eradication of...
This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development the eradication of...
This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development the eradication of...
This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development the eradication of...
This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development the eradication of...
Experience has proven that an orderly adjustment process designed to establish a new equilibrium growth path is indispensible for improving the longer-term position of the poor. Some adjustment measures...