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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... Programs 1. Transfer Programs ....... 2. Employment Schemes ......... 3. Social Investment Funds ......... 4. Social Security Reform Notes to Chapter IV References Tables ..92 .......... 93 ........ 95 ..97 .97 .100 ........ 102 .103 ...
... Programs 1. Transfer Programs ....... 2. Employment Schemes ......... 3. Social Investment Funds ......... 4. Social Security Reform Notes to Chapter IV References Tables ..92 .......... 93 ........ 95 ..97 .97 .100 ........ 102 .103 ...
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... programs , developing efficient competition laws , and elim- inating unnecessary or inefficient regulation of economic activity . Two main priorities emerge in this area , labor market reform , and regulatory frameworks , for private ...
... programs , developing efficient competition laws , and elim- inating unnecessary or inefficient regulation of economic activity . Two main priorities emerge in this area , labor market reform , and regulatory frameworks , for private ...
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... programs and the intro- duction of structural reforms in a number of these countries , economic growth picked up while inflation fell for the region overall . Large capital inflows during this period were accompanied by a rapid growth ...
... programs and the intro- duction of structural reforms in a number of these countries , economic growth picked up while inflation fell for the region overall . Large capital inflows during this period were accompanied by a rapid growth ...
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... program in mid - 1994 , it dropped from about 2700 percent in 1994 to 18 percent in 1996 . Including all the countries , in 1996 the average rate of inflation in the region was 22.4 percent , and more than half of the countries had ...
... program in mid - 1994 , it dropped from about 2700 percent in 1994 to 18 percent in 1996 . Including all the countries , in 1996 the average rate of inflation in the region was 22.4 percent , and more than half of the countries had ...
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... programs sup- ported by their federal governments and by multilateral insti- tutions . Such programs typically include downsizing , revenue enhancement , debt restructuring , and privatization ( or at least restructuring ) of state and ...
... programs sup- ported by their federal governments and by multilateral insti- tutions . Such programs typically include downsizing , revenue enhancement , debt restructuring , and privatization ( or at least restructuring ) of state and ...
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