In less than a decade, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has developed a sizable lending portfolio in violence prevention and a significant record of research, international seminars, meetings, and technical assistance. This paper reviews the IDB's work in this area, analyzes what seems...

This study attempts to quantify the impact of public interventions designed simultaneously to foster crime prevention and the formation of community-wide social capital. The relationship between social capital and violence has been rarely modeled in the literature and, when so, it has been found...

This study attempts to quantify the impact of public interventions designed simultaneously to foster crime prevention and the formation of community-wide social capital. The relationship between social capital and violence has been rarely modeled in the literature and, when so, it has been found...

El continuo reclamo de la ciudadanía latinoamericana ha encontrado eco en un libro que estudia las distintas formas de la violencia, su prevención y su alivio, al tiempo que abre el camino para una nueva generación de reformas en materia de seguridad. En sus páginas el lector encontrará...

El continuo reclamo de la ciudadanía latinoamericana ha encontrado eco en un libro que estudia las distintas formas de la violencia, su prevención y su alivio, al tiempo que abre el camino para una nueva generación de reformas en materia de seguridad. En sus páginas el lector encontrará...

Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions in the world with the greatest ethnic, racial and cultural diversity. This diversity is a major asset that holds the key to achieving lasting economic and political stability and constructing a fair, cohesive and democratic society. However,...

Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions in the world with the greatest ethnic, racial and cultural diversity. This diversity is a major asset that holds the key to achieving lasting economic and political stability and constructing a fair, cohesive and democratic society. However,...

Esta presentación trata sobre los objetivos y retos de los sistemas de supervisión y evaluación en el ámbito de seguridad, la taxonomía de los impactos, las técnicas de medición y la aplicación de técnicas econométricas con apoyo puntual de técnicas cualitativas (durante diagnóstico...

This collection of five case studies examines Latin American and the Caribbean experiences in regional cooperation and institutional capacity development across various sectors, including public debt management, watershed management, public health, citizen security and social security systems.

Esta presentación trata sobre los objetivos y retos de los sistemas de supervisión y evaluación en el ámbito de seguridad, la taxonomía de los impactos, las técnicas de medición y la aplicación de técnicas econométricas con apoyo puntual de técnicas cualitativas (durante diagnóstico...