Latin America and The Caribbean NEW ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND THE RISE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS By Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Julian Messina, Jamele Rigolini, Luis-Felipe LopezCalva, Maria Ana Lugo, and Renos Vakis
This volume proposes a way to assess mobility into the middle class, centered on the concept of economic security, and looks into how the socioeconomic achievements of a generation are linked to those of their parents. The main purpose is to investigate the nature, determinants and possible consequences of the emergence of a new, rapidly expanding middle class in Latin America. LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Nov 2012 | 200 pages | 978-0-8213-9634-6 | Paperback $25.95
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN The Road Ahead By Augusto de la Torre, Alain Ize, and Sergio L. Schmukler
Financial Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Road Ahead provides both a stocktaking and a forward-looking assessment of the region’s financial development. Rather than going into detail about sectorspecific issues, the report focuses on the main architectural issues, overall perspectives, and interconnections. The report’s value added thus hinges on its holistic view of the development process, its broad coverage of the financial services industry beyond banking, its emphasis on benchmarking, its systemic perspective, and its explicit effort to incorporate the lessons from the recent global financial crisis.
NATURAL RESOURCES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Beyond Booms and Busts? By Emily Sinnott, John Nash, and Augusto de la Torre
The report addresses the major concerns associated with commodity dependence, summarizing the state of the art in existing literature and filling in the knowledge gaps with new analysis. It finds that some commonly accepted negative effects of dependence on natural resources are largely myths, while some are realities. LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
June 2010 | 176 pages | 978-0-8213-8482-4 | Paperback $25.00
LOW-CARBON DEVELOPMENT
Latin American Responses to Climate Change By Augusto de la Torre, Pablo Fajnzylber, and John Nash
This report examines some of the major threats posed by climate change to the region’s economies, societies, and biodiversity. It describes the patterns of greenhouse gas emissions in the Latin America and Caribbean region and in specific countries, finding that the future trajectory could be increases in emissions relative to other regions. LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Oct 2009 | 232 pages | 978-0-8213-8054-3 | Paperback $35.00
INEQUALITY IN LATIN AMERICA Breaking with History? By Francisco Ferreira, David de Ferranti, Guillermo E. Perry, and Michael Walton
INFORMALITY
Exit and Exclusion By Pablo Fajnzylber, Guillermo E. Perry, William F. Maloney, Omar Arias, Andrew Mason, and Jaime Saavedra-Chanduvi
This report analyzes informality in Latin America, exploring root causes and reasons for and implications of its growth. The authors use two distinct but complementary lenses: informality driven by “exclusion”’ from state benefits or the circuits of the modern economy, and driven by voluntary “exit” decisions resulting from private cost-benefit calculations that lead workers and firms to opt out of formal institutions. LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
May 2007 | 268 pages | 978-0-8213-7092-6 | Paperback $30.00
POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH Virtuous and Vicious Circles By Guillermo E. Perry, Luis Serven, William F. Maloney, J. Humberto Lopez, and Omar Arias
This report is about the existence of vicious circles of low growth and high poverty in Latin America and about the alternatives to convert them into virtuous circles in which poverty reduction and high growth reinforce each other. LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Feb 2006 | 228 pages | 978-0-8213-6511-3 | Paperback $30.00
BEYOND THE CITY
The Rural Contribution to Development By David de Ferranti, Guillermo E. Perry, Daniel Lederman, William Foster, and Alberto Valdes
This book explores why the region suffers from such persistent inequality, identifies how it hampers development, and suggests ways to achieve greater equity in the distribution of wealth, incomes and opportunities.
This volume evaluates the contribution of rural development and policies to growth, poverty alleviation, and environmental degradation in the rest of the economy, as well as in the rural space. This title brings together new theoretical and empirical treatments of the links between rural and national development. New findings and are combined with existing literature to enhance our understanding of the how rural economic activities contribute to various aspects of national development.
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Nov 2011 | 274 pages | 978-0-8213-8847-1 | Paperback $20.00
Jun 2004 | 402 pages | 978-0-8213-5665-4 | Paperback $35.00
LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Apr 2005 | 228 pages | 978-0-8213-6097-2 | Paperback $28.00
DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT GROWING OLD IN AN OLDER BRAZIL
Implications of Population Aging on Growth, Poverty, Public Finance and Service Delivery By Michele Gragnolati, Ole Hagen Jorgensen, Romero Rocha, and Anna Fruttero
This book investigates the impact of demographic changes on several dimensions of the Brazilian economy and society. Sep 2011 | 404 pages | 978-0-8213-8802-0 | Paperback $35.00
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN By Jakob Kronik, Dorte Verner
This book addresses the implications of climate change on indigenous peoples and communities living in the highlands, lowlands, and coastal areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. Jun 2010 | 200 pages | 978-0-8213-8237-0 | Paperback $35.00
ACHIEVING WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION IN BRAZIL Providing Full Financial Services to the Poor By Barbara Bruns, David Evans and Javier Luque
This book offers a thorough and careful evaluation of Brazil’s educational policies over the past 15 years coupled with a suggested agenda for the decade to come. Nov 2011 | 186 pages | 978-0-8213-8854-9 | Paperback $25.00
DO OUR CHILDREN HAVE A CHANCE?
A Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbean By José R. Molinas Vega, Ricardo Paes de Barros, Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi, Marcelo Giugale
The Latin America and Caribbean region is making progress in opening the doors of development to all. This book assesses the status and evolution of human opportunity in LAC. Nov 2011 | 186 pages | 978-0-8213-8854-9 | Paperback $25.00
MEETING THE BALANCE OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Providing Full Financial Services to the Poor By Rigoberto Ariel Yépez-García, Todd M. Johnson, and Luis Alberto Andrés
This book offers a thorough and careful evaluation of Brazil’s educational policies over the past 15 years coupled with a suggested agenda for the decade to come. Jun 2011 | 210 pages | 978-0-8213-8819-8 | Paperback $25.00
Latin American Development Forum FROM RIGHT TO REALITY
NEW NEW CENTURY, OLD DISPARITIES Gender and Ethnic Earnings Gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean By Hugo Nopo
This book presents a comprehensive overview of gender and ethnic differences in labor markets earnings in Latin America and The Caribbean, from the early 1990s to the middle of the first decade of this century. Reporting the earnings differentials between females and males with similar human capital characteristics (and similar measurements along the ethnic divide), the book proposes a set of policy actions that promise to be effective at reducing those disparities. LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM
Sep 2012 | 352 pages | 978-0-8213-8686-6 | Paperback $30.00
DOES WHAT YOU EXPORT MATTER? In Search of Empirical Guidance for Industrial Policies By Daniel Lederman and William Maloney
Does what economies export matter for development? If so, can industrial policies improve on the export basket generated by the market? This book reviews relevant literature and takes stock of conceptual, empirical, and policy viewpoints, and it assesses indicators that can guide public sector interventions. That is, given conceptual arguments in favor of intervention, does data allow us to do so with a high degree of confidence? In asking this question, the authors assume that government failures do not trump market failures: The authors attempt to “give industrial policy a chance”. LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM
Incentives, Labor Markets, and the Challenge of Universal Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean By Helena Ribe, David Robalino, and Ian Walker
Building on careful, detailed analysis of a wealth of data, this book takes stock of current social protection systems in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, highlighting their interaction with labor markets. The book presents an in-depth assessment of the main social protection programs including pensions, health, unemployment insurance, active labor market interventions, and safety net transfers.
THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN LATIN AMERICAN CITIES Markets and Perception Edited by Eduardo Lora, Andrew Powell, Bernard M.S. van Praag, and Pablo Sanguinetti
LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM
The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities: Markets and Perception proposes a monitoring system that is easy to operate and that entails reasonable costs but also has a solid conceptual basis. Long the ideal of many scholars and practitioners, such a system may soon become a reality and have the potential to make a significant contribution to the decision-making processes in any city concerned with the well-being of its residents.
Mar 2012 | 450 pages | 978-0-8213-8687-3 | Paperback $39.95
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BREEDING LATIN AMERICAN TIGERS Operational Principles for Rehabilitating Industrial Policies By Robert Devlin and Graciela Moguillansky
This book is motivated by the emerging rehabilitation of industrial policies as a tool for supporting economic transformation and high rates of growth in developing countries. It argues that underperforming disciples of the Washington Consensus’ ‘market fundamentalism’ should learn and practice the art of systemic industrial policies, which requires a medium-long term strategic perspective and intelligent proactive state interventions in markets. LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM
Oct 2011 | 296 pages | 978-0-8213-8688-0 | Paperback $30.00
NEW POLICIES FOR MANDATORY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSIONS
Industrial Organization Models and Investment Products By Gregorio Impavido, Esperanza Lasagabaster, and Manuel García-Huitrón
This report discusses the main implications for the functioning of mandatory defined contribution pensions of consumers’ inability to make rational choices; describes how jurisdictions have tried to address these problems through ad hoc policy interventions; and proposes new policy directions in the areas of industrial organization models and investment products to address these concerns more effectively.
May 2010 | 292 pages | 978-0-8213-7837-3 | Paperback $30.00
THE PROMISE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN By Emiliana Vegas and Lucrecia Santibáñez
The report reviews recent evidence on the impact of early childhood development interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean and investigate more deeply a selection of programs in the region to distill lessons related to their design, implementation and institutionalization processes. The book concludes with a discussion of the challenges of scaling up and presents policy options to develop national early childhood development policies and programs that may be effective and sustained over time. LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM
Dec 2009 | 220 pages | 978-0-8213-7759-8 | Paperback $40.00
DISCRIMINATION IN LATIN AMERICA An Economic Perspective By Hugo Ñopo, Alberto Chong and Andrea Moro
Discrimination in Latin America presents a set of studies on contemporary discrimination in Latin America that takes advantage of these new tools by focusing on social interactions that range from cooperation, group formation, and the impact of migration in poor families to specific markets such as housing and labor.
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Jun 2010 | 206 pages | 978-0-8213-8276-9 | Paperback $30.00
Dec 2009 | 336 pages | 978-0-8213-7835-9 | Paperback $40.00
GENDER-SENSITIVE APPROACHES FOR THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY IN PERU
Edited by Daniel Cotlear
REDUCING POVERTY, PROTECTING LIVELIHOODS, AND BUILDING ASSETS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
Latin America and the Caribbean will soon face the challenges of an aging population. The book provides an introduction to the concepts and techniques at the intersection of demography and economics. It summarizes the policy debate about potential reforms needed to make population aging an opportunity for development.
This book provides a much needed look at the impact of climate change on the poor. It convincingly demonstrates that issues of poverty and livelihoods must be integrated into climate change policies to help achieve sustainable development gains. It offers key operational recommendations at the government, community, and household levels.
This book presents the current reality in Peru, why improving these development outcomes on women is so important to companies and government, and indicates approaches that government, companies, civil society and communities can take to improve the impacts of extractive industry projects on women – and through them the development outcome on the wider family and community.
Jun 2010 | 440 pages | 978-0-8213-8238-7 | Paperback $45.00
Nov 2011 | 212 pages | 978-0-8213-8208-0 | Paperback $20.00
Jun 2012 | 144 pages | 978-0-8213-8491-6 | Paperback $39.95
DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT POPULATION AGING Is Latin America Ready?
Dec 2010 | 320 pages | 978-0-8213-8487-9 | Paperback $35.00
Social Implications of Climate Change for Latin America and the Caribbean Edited by Dorte Verner
Improving the Impact on Women in Poverty and Their Families By Bernie Ward and John Strongman
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