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Regional Public Goods: From Theory to Practice

Adhikari, Ramesh; Negroni, Mirka J.; Leino, Jessica; … - Inter-American Development Bank

shared benefits for participating countries in such areas as health, education, trade, and infrastructure. …

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Raising Student Learning in Latin America: The Challenge for the 21st Century

Vegas, Emiliana; Petrow, Jenny - Inter-American Development Bank

part focuses on the central role of student learning in education. The second part reviews the evidence on factors and … policies that affect student learning. The final part addresses policy options on education quality assurance. This publication …

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Education in the Information Age: What Works and What Doesn't Title: La educación en la era de la informática: Qué da resultado y qué no

Wolff, Laurence; Litto, Frederick; Haddad, Wadi D.; … - Inter-American Development Bank

The promise of technology and the need for caution in its application were the topics of the Seminar on Education in …

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Progress, Poverty and Exclusion: An Economic History of Latin America in the 20th Century Title: Progreso, pobreza y exclusión: Una historia económica de América Latina en el siglo...

Thorp, Rosemary - Inter-American Development Bank

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...

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Escaping the Poverty Trap: Investing in Children in Latin America

Aldaz-Carroll, Enrique; Birdsall, Nancy; Castañeda, … - Inter-American Development Bank

. Insufficient education is cited as the principal vector of poverty throughout the life cycle and across generations. …

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The Millennium Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress, Priorities and IDB Support for their Implementation

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advances in key areas such as education, health, environmental sustainability and gender equality, is recognized as a challenge …

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Making Education Work: Latin American Ideas and Asian Results Title: Cómo mejorar la educación: Ideas latinoamericanas y resultados asiáticos

Colbert, Vicky; Jesus, Edilberto C. de; Schiefelbein, … - Inter-American Development Bank

This book compares the superlative performance of Asia's conventional systems with the poor performance of Latin America's schools, despite higher spending by the latter. The book showcases a variety of educational innovations developed to respond to Latin America's poor educational...

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Education, Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Statistical Compendium of Indicators Title: Educación, ciencia y tecnología en América Latina y el Caribe: U...

Anta, Rafael; García, Vania Salas; Hautier, Julien; … - Inter-American Development Bank

three most important areas of the emerging knowledge economy: education, science and technology (S&T), and information and …

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Beyond Reforms: Structural Dynamics and Macroeconomic Vulnerability

Vos, Rob; Frenkel, Roberto; Ocampo, José Antonio; … - Inter-American Development Bank

Beyond Reforms presents the contributions of some United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) analysts as well as research articles prepared for the Commission. It reviews long-term growth and development patterns and focuses on macroeconomic vulnerability and...

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Access, equity and performance: Education in Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago

Tsang, Mun C.; Fryer, Michelle; Arevalo, Gregorio - Inter-American Development Bank

-educated workforce with more employable skills. This book examines policy and public financing strategies for education in Barbados … strategic issues related to education financing and development performance. Based on an extensive review of sector and country …

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