Development Connections takes stock of recent advances in what is broadly known as Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The authors seek to discover how information and telecommunication technologies affect both the public and private sectors in Latin America and how they can optimize ICT returns to society.

Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of New Information Technologies (Development in the Americas)

Inter-American Development Bank

Computers & Technology

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the causes.

The Age of Productivity: Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up (Development in the Americas (Hardcover))

Business & Money

Economics

Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the causes.

The Age of Productivity: Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up (Development in the Americas (Paperback))

Index of Periodical Articles on the Economics of Latin America

G.K. Hall

The Inter-American Development Bank's regional forum on women in development won high marks for its exploration of ways to eliminate obstacles to women's full participation in development and to capitalize on their crucial role in reducing poverty. Women in the America: Participation and Development draws on background papers prepared for the forum and on recommendations that came out of the meeting.

Women in the Americas: Bridging the Gender Gap

Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. This book examines three key contributing issues: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of access to mortgage credit, and high land prices.

Room for Development: Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean (Development in the Americas (Paperback))

Reference

Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. This book examines three key contributing issues: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of access to mortgage credit, and high land prices.

Room for Development: Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean (Development in the Americas (Hardcover))

More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool (Development in the Americas (Paperback))

This exciting new volume provides an up-to-date overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, its main reform needs, and possible reform strategies that take into account the likely economic, institutional, and political constraints on the reform process.

More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool

Lora, Eduardo

Corbacho, Ana

Cibils, Vicente Fretes

This exciting new volume provides an up-to-date overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, its main reform needs, and possible reform strategies that take into account the likely economic, institutional, and political constraints on the reform process.

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Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of New Information Technologies (Development in the Americas)

The Age of Productivity: Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up (Development in the Americas (Hardcover))

The Age of Productivity: Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up (Development in the Americas (Paperback))

Index of Periodical Articles on the Economics of Latin America

Women in the Americas: Bridging the Gender Gap

Room for Development: Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean (Development in the Americas (Paperback))

Room for Development: Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean (Development in the Americas (Hardcover))

Room for Development: Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean (Development in the Americas (Hardcover))

More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool

More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool (Development in the Americas (Paperback))