Chapter 1 of the report discusses differences in the evolution of the size and composition of public spending between high-income and low- and middle-income nations. These differences are cause and effect...
Geographical factors have largely been ignored by those trying to explain the record of persistently low economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The study described in this report has...
The objective of this note is to identify national entry points to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities in Suriname. This note was prepared to accompany the operationalization of the regional...
The objective of this note is to identify national entry points to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities in Saint Lucia. This note was prepared to accompany the operationalization of the...
The objective of this note is to identify national entry points to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities in Grenada. This note was prepared to accompany the operationalization of the regional...
The objective of this note is to identify national entry points to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This note was prepared to accompany the operationalization...
The objective of this note is to identify national entry points to include personswith disabilities in Dominica. This note was prepared to accompany theoperationalization of the regional report ‘Disability...
The objective of this note is to identify national entry points to include persons with disabilities in Jamaica. This note was prepared to accompany the operationalization of the regional report ‘Disability...
The objective of this note is to identify national entry points for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in Guyana. This note was prepared to accompany the operationalization of the regional report...
The objective of this note is to identify national entry points to include personswith disabilities in Belize. This note was prepared to accompany the operationalization of the regional report ‘Disability...
The objective of this note is to identify national entry points to includepersons with disabilities in Antigua and Barbuda. This note was prepared toaccompany the operationalization of the regional report...
The purpose of this study is to assess the differences between older men and women (aged sixty and above) residing in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area in order to better understand gender disparities and...
Thailand is widely considered progressive among developing and middle-income countries regarding the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI+) people. Thailand has made progress...
Since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in January 2020,plastic pollution around the world has signicantly increased with substantial demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which is made from...
The gender wage gap in Thailand is much less significant than in most countries in the world. The average hourly wage among female workers, in fact, slightly surpasses that of males. This highly equitable...
Reciprocal watershed agreements - known as water shared - allows downstream water users to engage with upstream forest owners and landowners to manage their watershed more sustainably and to directly negotiate...
Despite advances in the growth reform agenda in the last decade, Honduras remains the second-poorest country in Central America, with one of the lowest growth rates in income per capita. The objective...
As the smallest economy in Central America, Nicaragua has undergone a structural transformation that has enabled the country to grow at a high pace since the mid-1990s. The objective of this study is to...
Although El Salvador’s modest pace of growth has reduced poverty and inequality in recent years, it has not been sufficient to move the country toward the income levels of wealthier economies. The objective...
Although El Salvador’s modest pace of growth has reduced poverty and inequality in recent years, it has not been sufficient to move the country toward the income levels of wealthier economies. The objective...