In this fourth edition, the Latin American Report on Poverty and Inequality discusses territorial inequality from the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), considering indicators at the subnational level for some of these goals,
This document summarizes the contribution of 11 studies that respond to possible outcomes of the global financial crisis (2008/2009) and how it affects the rural poor of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hondur
A large and growing number of young Canadian women are traveling to less developed countries on short-term1 learning/volunteer abroad programs.
This detailed report evaluates the effectiveness of the mobile financial services (MFS) ecosystem in Guatemala as a platform for the deployment of such services, identifying bottlenecks for its penetration among the poorest populations.
OBJECTIVE: Secondhand smoke (SHS) poses a health risk to non-smokers. In
Guatemala, few smoke-free environments (hospitals, government buildings) are
mandated by law. The objective was to measure SHS levels in public places in
The sharing of information and communication techniques has contributed to sustainable development. The use of electronic messaging has improved the methods of work and living conditions in the often poor and isolated rural populations.
CACIF is the de facto political party of Guatemala's economic elites.
Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia and Nicaragua represent an illuminating cross section of criminal organizations and types of elites.
The paper provides a country by country in-depth analysis of the impact of tobacco tax policies in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
In most countries fiscal and social reforms are subject to political swings, which are reflected in the complexities of their tax and benefit systems.