... oftheLatinAmericaandCaribbean Region ofthe World Bank The objective ofthe study was to rigorously evaluate small and medium enterprise (SME) programs in four Latin American countries Mexico, ... implementation in the West and East Midlands of England, the South West of England and South Wales The sample included 4,326 firms of which 2,840 firms received support (the treatment group) and 1,486 ... Institute andLatinAmerica , andCaribbean Region book, April 2007 Overview ofthe study The report evaluated the impacts of participation in SME programs in Mexico, using regression methods and propensity...
... in the V Summit ofthe Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in April of 2009; in the VI CONCASIDA Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica in October, 2009; and in theLatin American andCaribbean ... that they take into account the specific needs and demands of sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young people, considering the diversity of sexual orientation and identity, and ... Declaration and Platform for Action, of 10 June 20006; Key actions for the further implementation ofthe Program of Action ofthe International Conference on the Population and Development, of July...
... Bejarano and Sarah Lewis are gratefully acknowledged for participating in the preparation ofand Page of discussion about this document COCORHS is a member network oftheLatin American andtheCaribbean ... on the health workforce are quite scarce in the LAC region overall, with the exception of Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru, andthe initiatives of international collaborations Ofthe ... design and analysis MM participated in the development ofthe theoretical framework andthe final analysis FR participated in the design ofthe analytical strategy VC participated in the literature...
... An Overview oftheLatin American andCaribbean Region I LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean — comprising South America, Central America, andthe English, French and Spanishspeaking Caribbean — represent ... reproductive rights in LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean WOMEN OFTHE WORLD: Argentina Women oftheWorld: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives LatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanThe Center for ... Women ofthe World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives, LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean This report is unique in many ways It is the first publication on LatinAmericaandthe Caribbean...
... improving the quality of life for individuals, primarily through the promotion of human rights andthe provision of a comprehensive range of reproductive health information and services Tenets ofthe ... approach in the context of health sector reform and must be further analysed and reversed Of concern is the dearth of critical information on the impact of health reform efforts on the reproductive ... for NGOs andthe government to work together There has been government resistance concerning the amount of donor support the NGO has received independent ofthe Ministry of Health Further tensions...
... priority groups (such as mothers and children) They are administered by theThe State of Social Protection in LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean Figure 1.6 21 The Share ofthe Formal and Informal Sectors ... Source: Rofman, Lucchetti, and Ourens 2008 Note: Data are for the year that comes closest to 1995 (for the 1990s) and 2006 (for the 2000s) The State of Social Protection in LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean ... the case ofthe pension system in Brazil Depending on earnings and on when individuals enroll and retire, they receive a subsidy or pay a tax to the system andthe level of both the tax and the...
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