The Long March: A Reform Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Next DecadeWorld Bank Publications, 1997 M01 1 - 115 pages The Technical Department of the Latin America and Caribbean Region of the World Bank, together with host countries in the region, organized a series of seminars in 1995-96 to explore viable options for speeding up wastewater treatment. The seminars focused on the technological and financial options available for municipal wastewater treatment and use. Also discussed was the Bank's technical and financial support of wastewater sector development in Latin America. This book, a review of the seminars, includes a general and simplified description of the available wastewater treatment technologies and implementation methods. The publication focuses on the debate on wastewater management and ways of investing in its treatment. |
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... average annual growth rate of the region's per capita income by about two percentage points . ' At the same time , the mood is more sober than it was before the Mexican cri- sis of late 1994. Projections of future annual growth rates ...
... average annual growth rate of the region's per capita income by about two percentage points . ' At the same time , the mood is more sober than it was before the Mexican cri- sis of late 1994. Projections of future annual growth rates ...
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... average annual rate of 3.2 percent during 1991–96 , compared to 1.9 percent during 1980-90.4 ( See Tables 1.1 and 1.3 . ) The experience of individual countries , of course , has not been uniform ; the GDPs of about two - thirds of LAC ...
... average annual rate of 3.2 percent during 1991–96 , compared to 1.9 percent during 1980-90.4 ( See Tables 1.1 and 1.3 . ) The experience of individual countries , of course , has not been uniform ; the GDPs of about two - thirds of LAC ...
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... AVERAGE 1980-85 1986-90 1991-96 1991 1992 Mean 1.8 3.4 3.2 GDP - Weighted Mean 1.8 1.9 3.2 22204 3.2 3.8 3.3 2.4 GDP - Weighted Mean w / o Arg . and Mex . 2.0 2.3 3.3 2.0 0.9 Median 2.0 3.6 3.6 3.1 4.4 Inflation Rate ( In percent ) AVERAGE ...
... AVERAGE 1980-85 1986-90 1991-96 1991 1992 Mean 1.8 3.4 3.2 GDP - Weighted Mean 1.8 1.9 3.2 22204 3.2 3.8 3.3 2.4 GDP - Weighted Mean w / o Arg . and Mex . 2.0 2.3 3.3 2.0 0.9 Median 2.0 3.6 3.6 3.1 4.4 Inflation Rate ( In percent ) AVERAGE ...
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... average annual rate of inflation in LAC countries dropped from about 300 per- cent in 1980-90 to 31 percent in 1991–96 . Inflation in Brazil fell more recently . Following the introduction of a successful stabilization program in mid ...
... average annual rate of inflation in LAC countries dropped from about 300 per- cent in 1980-90 to 31 percent in 1991–96 . Inflation in Brazil fell more recently . Following the introduction of a successful stabilization program in mid ...
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... average of US $ 82 billion in 1980-82 to US $ 40 billion in 1983-90 , increased to US $ 131 billion in 1991-96 . Private capital inflows to LAC countries followed a similar pattern , although the recovery during the 1990s was less ...
... average of US $ 82 billion in 1980-82 to US $ 40 billion in 1983-90 , increased to US $ 131 billion in 1991-96 . Private capital inflows to LAC countries followed a similar pattern , although the recovery during the 1990s was less ...
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