This volume uses the study of firm dynamics to investigate the factors preventing faster productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, pushing past the limits of traditional macroeconomic an
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO license.Children are the future of Latin America and the Caribbean. How they are raised will determine their well-being and the future of their cou
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO license.Children are the future of Latin America and the Caribbean. How they are raised will determine their well-being and the future of their cou
This is the 144th volume of New Directions for Youth Development, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series dedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helping young people, including scholar
In the last 30 years, China’s record economic growth lifted half a billion people out of poverty, with rapid urbanization providing abundant labor, cheap land, and good infrastructure. While China has
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common condition, especially among military members. Twelve to 23 percent of service members returning from Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn (
The past two decades have witnessed a convergence between human rights and development, particularly at the level of international political statements and policy commitments. This phenomenon is capt
China should complete its transition to a market economy through enterprise, land, labor, and financial sector reforms, strengthen its private sector, open its markets to greater competition and innov
The World Investment and Political Risk report examines the overall trends in political risk perceptions, foreign investment intentions, and longer-term demand for political risk insurance (PRI), espe
Innovation in all its Forms, Particularly Technological Innovation, has Become a Crucial Driver of growth, enhancing competitiveness and increasing social well-being in all economies of the world. In
Access to basic services plays an important role in both individual well-being and a country's economic development. For this reason, general availability of these services to citizens—regardless of i
Aimed at senior policy makers and development practitioners, this report is organized into three main themes—inclusive development, coordination, and accountability and risk management—de
Small Wind Systems for Rural Energy Services covers all the essential steps for setting up wind business services to meet the basic energy needs of households without grid electricity.Full of practic
Examines issues related to early learning failure, describes practices that can help children find success in school, and looks at programs of prevention and intervention.
More and more African countries are falling prey to civil war and the disintegration of government authority and social order. Here, for the first time, teams of African scholars based in those countr
