Publications
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Severance payment programs in Latin America
Latin America stands out among different regions in the world for her high employment termination costs. To this contribute both a high level of severance payments and the existence of overlapping benefits. The effectiveness of these protective measures, however, is limited by the size of the informal sector, which, in turn, may be related to […]
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Governability and economic perfomance in 1990s Peru
Together, the chapters highlight the detrimental effects of political instability and social conflict on economic growth and stability, as well as the feedback effects from poor economic performance on political instability and institutional fragility. The country studies warn that narrow economic reforms that do not pay adequate attention to politics, institutions and social structures are […]
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Planificación familiar y salud materno-infantil en el Perú: menos puede ser mejor
Sorry, this entry is only available in Español.
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Lecciones aprendidas en PROVIAS Rural (Perú) y pautas para diseñar operaciones de infraestructura rural.
The Peruvian Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) has been developing a rural road rehabilitation and maintenance program through the Special Rural Transportation Infrastructure Project (PROVIAS Rural). PROVIAS Rural is considered an exemplary case at the international level. The objectives of this study are: (i) to propose guidelines for designing rural infrastructure interventions in the […]
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Adverse geography and differences in welfare in Perú
In Peru, a country with an astonishing variety of different ecological areas, with 84 different climate zones and landscapes, with rainforests, high mountain ranges and dry deserts, the geographical context may not be all that matters, but it could be very significant in explaining regional variations in income and poverty. The major question the authors […]
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Measuring the impact of assest complementarities: the case of rural Perú
The exact type, critical mass, and combination of public and private assets needed to move out of poverty have not been sufficiently studied.
