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2. Accounting for Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean: Improving Corporate Financial reporting to Support Regional Economic Development
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Fortin,Henri (Author), Barros,Ana Cristina Hirata (Author), and Cutler,Kit (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- Washington, DC: World Bank
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 164 p., Transparent and reliable corporate financial reporting underpins much of the Latin America and Caribbean development agenda, from private-sector-led growth to enhanced financial stability, facilitating access to finance for small and medium enterprises, and furthering economic integration.For nearly 10 years, the World Bank has prepared diagnostic Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSCs) on Accounting and Auditing (A and A) at the country level. In Latin America and the Caribbean, ROSC A and A reports have been completed for 17 countries. This book takes a step back and seeks to distill lessons from a regional perspective.
3. Evaluation of the regional programme for Latin America and the Caribbean : 2008-2013
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- United Nations Development Programme. Evaluation Office. (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2013
- Published:
- New York: United Nations Development Programme, Evaluation Office
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 132 p., This evaluation covered the Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean 2008-2013, implemented by the UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, through its Panama Regional Service Centre. It examined the contributions made to development results through the implementation of regional projects, activities and the complementary technical support services provided to country offices and other national or regional partners.
4. Latin American Economic Outlook 2012: Transforming the State for Development
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- OECD Development Centre (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- Feb 2012
- Published:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Organisation de Cooperation et de Developpement Economiques
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 164 p., Even in the midst of a global financial crisis, Latin American and Caribbean economies find themselves in better condition than in years past. Latin America must seize this opportunity to design and implement good public policies. The greatest of the long-term objectives of Latin American states remains development: economic growth and structural change that is rapid, sustainable and inclusive. In particular, governments must reduce inequalities in income, public-service delivery and opportunities, as well as promote the diversification of economies, often concentrated on a few primary-product exports. Improved efficiency of public administration is crucial to address both the short-term and long-term dimensions of these challenges. The real change, however, will come if Latin American and Caribbean states carry out meaningful fiscal reforms, making them not only more efficient but also more effective.
5. New century, old disparities: gender and ethnic earnings gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Nopo,Hugo (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- Sep 2012
- Published:
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 323 p., Despite sustained economic growth at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, Latin America and the Caribbean still faces high inequality and weak indicators of well-being among certain population groups. Women, people of African ancestry, and indigenous peoples are often at the bottom of the income distribution. The share of female-headed households rose in the past 20 years. By the beginning of the 1990s, women headed 1.2 percent of complete households (households in which both husband and wife are present) and 79.8 percent of single- head households. This book presents a regional overview of gender and ethnic disparities in labor earnings during this last turn of the century. Latin America and the Caribbean provide a rich environment for studying social inequality, because historical inequalities along gender and ethnic lines persist, despite positive indicators of economic development.