Ownership and control over assets such as land and housing provide direct and indirect benefits to individuals and households, including a secure place to live, the means of a livelihood, protection during emergencies, and collateral for credit that can be used for investment or consumption. Unfortunately, few studies - either at the micro or macro levels- examine the gender dimensions of asset ownership. This paper sets out a framework for researchers who are interested in collecting data on individual level asset ownership and analyzing the gender asset gap.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJune, 2011Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Western Africa, Africa, Global, Central America, Eastern Asia, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean, South-Eastern Asia
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Volume 3. Unlocking Potential in Rural Areas - Geographic Analysis
Reports & ResearchPolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2012Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Central America, Latin America and the CaribbeanThe Central America region is a small market. The region contains around 43 million inhabitants (0.6 percent of total world population) who generate around 0.25 percent of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While the region has successfully embarked on a regional integration agenda and has strong commercial links with the US, extra-regional trade-mainly with large fast-growing emerging economies-remains a challenge.
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Lessons Learned from an Exchange of Brazilian Experiences with Africa
Reports & ResearchPolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2012Brazil, Africa, Latin America and the CaribbeanThis publication is the result of an initiative to promote an exchange between Brazil and African countries on lessons learned about the role of community forestry as a strategic option to achieve the goals of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). The initiative was supported by the World Bank with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and coordinated by the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS) with support from the National Forestry Agency International (ONFI).
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Examples from Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ecuador
Reports & ResearchTraining Resources & ToolsDecember, 2012Ecuador, Mexico, Latin America and the CaribbeanMexico, Costa Rica, and Ecuador have substantial experience with implementing payments for ecosystem services (PES) and conservation incentive programs. Yet, many aspects of their experiences remain poorly understood and will require special attention in any new or expanded use of these types of incentives.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchPolicy Papers & BriefsMay, 2014Latin America and the Caribbean
Housing matters to the livability of cities and to the productivity of their economies. The failure of cities to accommodate the housing needs of growing urban populations can be seen in the proliferation of poorly serviced, high-density informal settlements. Such settlements are not new in the history of rapidly growing cities, their persistence results as much from policies as from economics and demographic transition. Slums have attracted most of the attention on urban housing in developing countries, and the Millennium Development Goals have given prominence to their reduction.
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Library ResourceAugust, 2013Nicaragua
The report reviews basic growth, as
being one of four pillars for Nicaragua's poverty
reduction strategy. The well-being of the rural poor will
continue its dependence on - to a great extent -
agriculture. The study analyzes main agricultural
development aspects, and stipulates the broad basic growth
may be enhanced by strengthening agricultural
competitiveness. Yet, export growth is key to economic -
Library ResourceJuly, 2013Central America, Guatemala
This regional study encompasses three
Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala and
Honduras. The focus of this report is Guatemala. The study
is motivated by several factors: First is the recognition
that sub-national regions are becoming increasingly
heterogeneous, and economically differentiated as part of
ongoing processes of development and diversification, with
some areas advancing, and others being left behind. Second -
Library ResourceJuly, 2013Central America, Guatemala
This regional study encompasses three
Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala and
Honduras. The focus of this report is Guatemala. The study
is motivated by several factors: First is the recognition
that sub-national regions are becoming increasingly
heterogeneous, and economically differentiated as part of
ongoing processes of development and diversification, with
some areas advancing, and others being left behind. Second -
Library ResourceJuly, 2013Ecuador
Ecuador's poor economic performance
is not solely nor mainly the result of high volatility, but
rather the result of poor economic management and,
especially, weak productivity growth. This connection
between productivity and economic growth has become even
more relevant in recent years, after Ecuador decided to
adopt the US dollar as the national currency in 2000, hence
forgoing the option of using exchange rate policy to -
Library ResourceAugust, 2013Brazil
This report finalized in March 2001
constitutes a step toward the objective of designing an
integrated strategy for rural poverty reduction in Brazil,
The report contains an updated and more detailed profile of
the rural poor in the northeast (NE) and southeast (SE) of
Brazil; identifies key determinants of rural poverty in
these regions; and proposes a five-pronged strategic
framework in which to couch a set of integrated policies
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