Search
Searching in Brazil, Mexico
Showing 131-140 of 178 results
Pages
- Document
The FDI – employment link in a globalizing world: the case of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico
International Labour Organization, 2005This study analyses the evolution of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the increasing role of transnational companies (TNCs) in the domestic economies of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico and will then in a second part outline the motivations and the different forms of FDI.DocumentBeyond being ‘open for business’: monitoring the impact of telecentres
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005Telecentres can provide computer services and connect people on low incomes who could never afford a private connection. Some 10,000 telecentres were planned for Latin America and the Caribbean for 2003-04, to supplement the existing 5,000. But how many are still working? And what has been their impact on the communities they serve?DocumentMeeting of minds: youth sexual health programme leaders tackle stigma and discrimination
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005An international knowledge synthesis meeting under the UK Department for International Development's Safe Passages to Adulthood Programme brought together programme leaders and researchers from 11 resource-poor countries to discuss stigma, discrimination and human rights in relation to young people’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH).DocumentTrade liberalisation, export orientation and employment in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico
International Institute for Labour Studies, ILO, 2005This study describes the trade liberalisation process as well as the general patterns of trade and export performance of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico and attempts to assess sectoral labour market impacts.DocumentRegional Integration and productivity: the experiences of Brazil and Mexico
2002One of the main motivations behind the free trade agreements is the hope to increase productivity. This paper evaluates the impact of integration on productivity.DocumentGlobal networked readiness for education
World Bank Institute, World Bank, 2003This series of global and national reports contain preliminary findings from the September - November 2003 pilot deployment of the Global Networked Readiness for Education Survey Toolkit.DocumentWho conserves the world’s forests?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005Traditional approaches to conserving biodiversity are based on the management of protected areas.DocumentGlobalisation and monetary policy in emerging markets
Bank for International Settlements, 2005This document is a compilation of papers dealing with the effects of financial integration on emerging markets. The compilation holds a number of background papers which explore general issues of globalisation and monetary policy in emerging markets.DocumentHow does fiscal policy affect monetary policy in emerging market countries?
Bank for International Settlements, 2005Based on empirical evidence on the relation between fiscal and monetary policy, this paper analyses how fiscal policy affects monetary policy in emerging economies (EM). The paper highlights that fiscal dominance can be, or become, an important issue for EMs, as these economies have, in recent years, experienced an increase in public debt and fiscal imbalance.DocumentHome-based workers: neglected by policy-makers and labour organisers?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005Homeworkers are a flexible and cheap labour force and almost 80 percent of them are female. They are ‘invisible’ in the regular labour market and their interests and priorities are not at the forefront of political or labour organisations. It is difficult for them to demand higher wages, job security or improved working conditions.Pages