Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2018, Volume 11

The Latin America and the Caribbean region has turned the corner, growing again after six years of economic slowdown. Economic growth is key to continue making progress on the social front and return to the poverty reduction gains that the region a...

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spelling okr-10986-369312022-02-08T05:10:56Z Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2018, Volume 11 World Bank RENEWABLE ENERGY RURAL CONNECTIVITY WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION TERTIARY EDUCATION INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE CITIES MUNICIPAL SERVICE DELIVERY FINANCIAL INCLUSION CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION SOCIAL PROTECTION PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY ROAD MAINTENANCE MALNUTRITION DROUGHT MANAGEMENT DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT BLUE ECONOMY POVERTY ALLEVIATION CRIME AND VIOLENCE The Latin America and the Caribbean region has turned the corner, growing again after six years of economic slowdown. Economic growth is key to continue making progress on the social front and return to the poverty reduction gains that the region achieved over the first one and a half decades of the new century, when poverty was nearly halved. Moreover, now that growth is picking up it will be possible to focus even more on other areas that are also critical for the development of the region over the long-run, such as human capital, disaster risk management, good governance, and ensuring that the most vulnerable groups in society also benefit from growth. 2022-02-07T17:26:02Z 2022-02-07T17:26:02Z 2018-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/399911644216953838/2018-Results-in-the-Latin-America-and-Caribbean-Region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36931 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America
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topic RENEWABLE ENERGY
RURAL CONNECTIVITY
WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE CITIES
MUNICIPAL SERVICE DELIVERY
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
SOCIAL PROTECTION
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
ROAD MAINTENANCE
MALNUTRITION
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
BLUE ECONOMY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
CRIME AND VIOLENCE
spellingShingle RENEWABLE ENERGY
RURAL CONNECTIVITY
WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE CITIES
MUNICIPAL SERVICE DELIVERY
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
SOCIAL PROTECTION
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
ROAD MAINTENANCE
MALNUTRITION
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
BLUE ECONOMY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
CRIME AND VIOLENCE
World Bank
Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2018, Volume 11
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description The Latin America and the Caribbean region has turned the corner, growing again after six years of economic slowdown. Economic growth is key to continue making progress on the social front and return to the poverty reduction gains that the region achieved over the first one and a half decades of the new century, when poverty was nearly halved. Moreover, now that growth is picking up it will be possible to focus even more on other areas that are also critical for the development of the region over the long-run, such as human capital, disaster risk management, good governance, and ensuring that the most vulnerable groups in society also benefit from growth.
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title Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2018, Volume 11
title_short Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2018, Volume 11
title_full Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2018, Volume 11
title_fullStr Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2018, Volume 11
title_full_unstemmed Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2018, Volume 11
title_sort results in the latin america and caribbean region 2018, volume 11
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2022
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