Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Our Study -- Our Findings -- Organization of This Report -- Note -- Reference -- Chapter 1 Energy Markets in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region: Setting...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- The Dominican Economy: Strong albeit Barely Inclusive Growth -- Why Has High Economic Growth Not Led to Better Equity Outcomes? -- Why Is Growth Insufficient to Reduce Poverty in the...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Endorsements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Guide Overview -- 1.2 The Case Example -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 Critical Concepts in Named Peril Index Insurance -- 2.1 Why Is Insurance Useful for...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- Contributing Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Overview -- Key Takeaways -- Current Conditions and Challenges -- Drivers and Enablers -- Barriers, Threats, and Challenges -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Part 1...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Why Does Urbanization Matter for Central America? -- How Urbanization Is Transforming Central America (Chapter 1) -- Cities Are Where Central America's Most Pressing...

Behavioral Insights for Development: Cases from Central America brings together a set of experiences that applied behavioral insights to different areas of public policy-Win some cases through randomized control trials, and in others using surveys or behavioral games. These experiences...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Five Regions, Five Urban Profiles -- Boosting Economic Concentration and Reducing Disparities in Living Standards and Access to Services -- Tailoring Policies to Places -- Institutions for Places with...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Overview: Fiscal Policy and Redistribution -- Introduction -- Budget Size, Social Spending, and Taxation -- Fiscal Policy and Inequality -- Fiscal Policy and the Poor -- The Contribution of...

Front Cover -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 The Puzzle of Malawi's Lack of Development -- Note -- References -- Chapter 2 The Importance of Macroeconomic Stability and Fiscal Management -- Growth and Poverty Trends since Independence -- Sources...