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IDB supports low-income housing in Colombia The IDB has approved a $150 million loan to Colombia to strengthen and expand a government program that assists disadvantaged groups in buying and improving their homes. |
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March 1, 2000
Nora Lustig & Omar Arias |
Poverty Reduction Although Latin America and the Caribbean reduced the incidence of poverty during the 1990s, population increases and the greater income inequalities that had developed during the 1980s stymied the region's efforts to reduce the number of poor people. How can its policymakers fight poverty most effectively and better protect the poor during economic crises? |
IDB America
November 2005 |
IDB Supports Basic Social Services in Nicaragua Municipalities The bank approved a $45 million concessional loan to Nicaragua to support a decentralized and participatory system of public social investment in municipalities that will increase access by the poor to basic services. |
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A different way to rebuild When Colombia set out to rebuild its coffee-growing region, the government let civil society take the lead. |
Finance & Development
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Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America. |
IDB America
June 2004
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Against the Odds Bogota proves that violence prevention can work, even in the toughest settings. |
Finance & Development
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Rural Poverty in Developing Countries How does rural poverty develop, what accounts for its persistence, and what specific measures can be taken to eliminate or mitigate it? |
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Internet Express: Web Help for Low-Income Patrons As cities across the nation have cut budgets as a result of the recession, citizens have turned to the library for help with a variety of issues, even for information that used to be handled by other city agencies. |
Finance & Development
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Urban Poverty Yes, the poor are gravitating to towns and cities, but more rapid poverty reduction will probably require a faster pace of urbanization, not a slower one -- and development policymakers will need to facilitate this process, not hinder it. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 1, 2013 |
Country Report: Colombia Colombia is focusing on bolstering the commercial sector. While this is good news for the pharmaceutical industry, there is still a strong debate about how healthcare in Colombia can be improved. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Emanuele Baldacci |
Financial Crises, Poverty, and Income Distribution How do financial crises affect income distribution and the poor? A recent IMF study shows that poverty rises and, in some cases, so does inequality -- underscoring the need for adequate and flexible safety nets, ideally in place before crises strike. |
IDB America
Jul/Aug 2000
Bill Savedoff |
Health services for whom? Countries throughout Latin America are reforming their health systems to increase fairness, widen access, and improve quality. Examples of such reforms were the subject of a recent conference called "The Challenge of Health Reform: Reaching the Poor"... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Nora Lustig & Nicholas Stern |
Broadening the Agenda for Poverty Reduction: Opportunity, Empowerment, Security Experience from the 1990s has led to a poverty reduction agenda that, in addition to promoting economic growth, addresses ingrained inequalities, institutional failures, social barriers, and other risks. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 4, 2007
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The Business of Global Poverty What role should business play as the world confronts what may be the most explosive socioeconomic challenge of the new century? |
IDB America
July 2004
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Intel Was Once a Start-up Latin America's microentrepreneurs deserve more attention---and assistance. These kinds of investments can yield big payoffs for society. |
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Extreme Investing: Inside Colombia An improbable journey from crime capital to investment hot spot. Can this boom in Colombia last? |
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Incubating Entrepreneurs In Chile, a novel training program pairs business-school students with low-income entrepreneurs in a mutually enriching partnership. |
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Spreading the Wealth Poverty and inequality have declined in Latin America in recent years, but there is a lot more to do. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
A fresh look at rural development Years after it went out of vogue, the rural economy is again emerging as a priority for boosting national performance and reducing poverty, according to experts at a seminar held in New Orleans in March during the IDB's annual meeting.... |
