Shielding the Poor presents a group of studies on social protection in the developing world from leading researchers. These studies address the issue of vulnerability of the poor to adverse shocks and propose policies to increase their protection and coping capacity. The studies emphasize the...

This publication is part of a series of books on comparative best practices in social development between Latin America and the Caribbean and East Asia undertaken by the Institute for Social Development (INDES) and the Japan Program of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). INDES is both a...

Poverty has a high social cost for countries of the region: it negatively affects all aspects of society because of migration to the cities, destabilizing political consequences, and the pressures that poverty exerts on the environment. This book looks for new ways to alleviate rural poverty,...

Este trabajo es parte de las actividades que el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo viene desarrollando con el propósito de promover el desarrollo de las economías rurales de los países de América Latina y el Caribe. Un mayor acceso a tierras representa un instrumento estratégico de fomento...

En este documento se caracteriza la pobreza rural en México y Centro América tanto a nivel agregado como familiar; se identifican determinantes de la pobreza, enfatizando el desarrollo regional y la inclusión económica; y se formulan conceptos para generar ingresos

En este documento se caracteriza la pobreza rural en México y Centro América tanto a nivel agregado como familiar; se identifican determinantes de la pobreza, enfatizando el desarrollo regional y la inclusión económica; y se formulan conceptos para generar ingresos

Este trabajo es parte de las actividades que el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo viene desarrollando con el propósito de promover el desarrollo de las economías rurales de los países de América Latina y el Caribe. Un mayor acceso a tierras representa un instrumento estratégico de fomento...

Research from the United States shows that gaps in early cognitive and non-cognitive ability appear early in the life cycle. Little is known about this important question for developing countries. This paper provides new evidence of sharp differences in cognitive development by socioeconomic...

Cash transfer programs have become extremely popular in the developing world. There is a large literature on the effects of these programs on schooling, health and nutrition, but relatively little is known about possible impacts on child development. This paper analyzes the impact of a cash...

Cash transfer programs have become extremely popular in the developing world. There is a large literature on the effects of these programs on schooling, health and nutrition, but relatively little is known about possible impacts on child development. This paper analyzes the impact of a cash...