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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... Savings .24 Table 1.9 Rate of Unemployment ...... .25 Table 2.1 Indicators of Trade Openness .28 Table 2.2 Trade ... Savings Rates in LAC , 1985-1995 ..63 Table 3.5 Table 3.6 Investment and Savings Rates in East vi THE LONG MARCH : A ...
... Savings .24 Table 1.9 Rate of Unemployment ...... .25 Table 2.1 Indicators of Trade Openness .28 Table 2.2 Trade ... Savings Rates in LAC , 1985-1995 ..63 Table 3.5 Table 3.6 Investment and Savings Rates in East vi THE LONG MARCH : A ...
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... Savings Rates in East Asia , 1985-1995 ..64 Table 3.7 Output - Capital Ratios in LAC and East Asia , 1985-1990 . Homicides per 100,000 Population ......... ....... 64 ..66 Table 4.1 Income Shares of Lowest and Highest Quintiles , 1960's ...
... Savings Rates in East Asia , 1985-1995 ..64 Table 3.7 Output - Capital Ratios in LAC and East Asia , 1985-1990 . Homicides per 100,000 Population ......... ....... 64 ..66 Table 4.1 Income Shares of Lowest and Highest Quintiles , 1960's ...
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... savings rates high and to maintain adequate levels of investment in human capital and infrastructure . Although most LAC countries have successfully made fiscal adjustments in recent years , a " second generation " of fiscal reforms is ...
... savings rates high and to maintain adequate levels of investment in human capital and infrastructure . Although most LAC countries have successfully made fiscal adjustments in recent years , a " second generation " of fiscal reforms is ...
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... Savings ( As percentage of GDP ) AVERAGE 1991 1992 Mean 15.2 15.6 15.9 16.1 15.1 GDP - Weighted Mean 18.2 19.6 18.2 18.2 18.2 Median 15.8 15.6 16.3 16.0 15.1 Rate of Unemployment ( In percent ) AVERAGE 1991 1992 Mean 10.5 10.2 9.4 9.4 ...
... Savings ( As percentage of GDP ) AVERAGE 1991 1992 Mean 15.2 15.6 15.9 16.1 15.1 GDP - Weighted Mean 18.2 19.6 18.2 18.2 18.2 Median 15.8 15.6 16.3 16.0 15.1 Rate of Unemployment ( In percent ) AVERAGE 1991 1992 Mean 10.5 10.2 9.4 9.4 ...
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... savings declined from about 19 percent of GDP in 1980-90 to about 18 percent of GDP in 1990–96 . ( See Tables 1.1 , 1.7 and 1.8 . ) Countries in the region will need to increase markedly their levels of savings and investment if they ...
... savings declined from about 19 percent of GDP in 1980-90 to about 18 percent of GDP in 1990–96 . ( See Tables 1.1 , 1.7 and 1.8 . ) Countries in the region will need to increase markedly their levels of savings and investment if they ...
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