Suriname gained autonomy from Holland in domestic affairs in 1955 and full political independence in 1975. "Self-sufficiency" -particularly in economic terms- became a strong motif in Suriname politics thereafter. Yet the inward-looking development policies pursued by successive governments...

La Revista Integración & Comercio del BID incluye artículos referidos a las distintas manifestaciones del proceso de integración en América Latina y el Caribe, a la integración hemisférica y, también, a los procesos con igual orientación que se llevan a cabo en otras partes del mundo....

En el presente informe (número especial de la Nota Periódica sobre Integración y Comercio en las Américas) el interés se ha centrado en los desafíos específicos que enfrentan la Unión Europea y América Latina y el Caribe, así como en las oportunidades que surgen de tales desafíos....

Como parte del programa de trabajo de OVE para 2003, el Directorio solicitó un estudio de supervisión sobre la adicionalidad financiera del Plan de Acción para los países de los grupos C y D. En respuesta a la solicitud del Directorio, el presente documento (RE-290) averigua si dicho plan...

In the space of ten years two economies that barely traded, let alone exchanged investments, have become major trade partners. Between 2000 and 2008 trade between China and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) grew at a breakneck annual rate of 31 percent, and even during the financial crisis...

The achievements presented in this report reflect the strong, long-term collaboration between the Japanese Government and the IDB and have focused on the shared objective of promoting economic development together with social progress and poverty reduction. Since their establishment, the...

This paper studies the joint effect of economic and political inequalities on redistributive taxation and institutional quality. The theoretical model suggests that income inequality, coupled with political bias in favor of the rich, decreases redistribution and lowers institutional quality. The...

The Annual Report contains a review of the Bank's operations in 2012 (loans, guarantees and grants). The second volume contains the full set of the financial statements of the Bank's resources.Abstract: El Informe anual contiene un examen de las operaciones del Banco en 2012 (préstamos,...

This paper explores the qualitative and quantitative implications of taxation for growth and savings in three Latin American countries: Brazil, Chile and Mexico, studying a small open economy in the context of an endogenous growth model where the domestic interest rate depends on the level of...