Water for Rural Communities: Helping People to Help Themselves

Briscoe, John

De Ferranti, David

World Bank

The fundamental elements to unlocking the potential of technology to speed up economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are investing in education, opening up new technologies through foreign trade and investment, and encouraging private sector research and development. 'Closing the Gap in Education and Technology' advises Latin American and Caribbean governments to address the region's deficits in skills and technology, and thereby boost productivity, ultimately improving growth prospects. To close this 'productivity gap' in the region, the report calls for a range of policy approaches and strategies, depending on a country's level of development. It identifies three progressive stages in a country's technological evolution -- adoption, adaptation, and creation -- and observes that policies should be designed to address the particular challenges that accompany each stage.In conclusion, 'Closing the Gap in Education and Technology' argues that many countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region have been improving education and social risk management systems so that they are now ready to benefit from the rewards associated with creating stronger trade and technology ties with countries that are more technologically advanced.

Closing the Gap in Education and Technology (World Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies)

Business & Money

Schady, Norbert

Gill, Indermit S.

Maloney, William F.

Perry, Guillermo E.

Sanchez-Paramo, Carolina

Guasch, Jose Luis

Economics

World Bank Publications

With the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean has been one of the regions of the world with the greatest inequality. 'Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean' explores why the region suffers from such persistent inequality, identifies how it hampers development, and suggests ways to achieve greater equity in the distribution of wealth, incomes and opportunities. The study draws on data from 20 countries based on household surveys covering 3.6 million people, and reviews extensive economic, sociological and political science studies on inequality in Latin America.

Inequality in Latin America: Breaking with History? (World Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies)

Walton, MIchael

Ferreira, Francisco

Reformers in International Development (Rethinking Development)

Reference

Routledge

This book details the stories of five exceptional international development leaders: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Domingo Cavallo, Ela Bhatt, Dzingai Mutumbuka, and Adolfo Figueroa. While many books focus on what to do to help rising nations, this one shows the human story of who brings about change and how.

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