Document Type: Resettlement Plan Report No.: SFG3553 Document Date: AUG 02, 2017

Author: Jimenez Rico,Eliana Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Resettlement Plan Report No.: SFG3553 Document Date: AUG 01, 2017

Author: Jimenez Rico,Eliana Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Resettlement Plan Report No.: SFG3553 Document Date: AUG 01, 2017

Author: Jimenez Rico,Eliana Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 117440 Document Date: JUN 30, 2017

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Information and Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Report No.: PIDISDSC20365 Document Date: JUN 26, 2017

Author: Carolinevan den Berg Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Agreement Report No.: Document Date: JUN 13, 2017

Author: Baza Nunez,Escarlata Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Agreement Report No.: Document Date: JUN 07, 2017

Author: Baza Nunez,Escarlata Disclosure Status: Disclosed

This paper explores perceptions of distributive justice in Latin America during the 2000s and their relationship with income inequality. In line with the fall in income inequality in the region, the paper documents a widespread, although modest, decrease in the share of the population that believes income distribution is unfair. ... See More + The fall in the perception of unfairness holds across very heterogeneous groups of the population. Moreover, perceptions evolved in the same direction as income inequality for 17 of the 18 countries for which microdata are available. The analysis reveals that unfairness perceptions are more correlated with relative measures of income inequality than absolute ones, and that individual characteristics are correlated with distributive perceptions. On average, individuals who are older, more educated, unemployed, and left-wing tend to perceive income distribution as more unfair. The paper shows that the decrease in unfairness perceptions during the past decade was due to changes in inequality, rather than to composition effects. Finally, the paper shows that individuals who perceive income distribution as very unfair are more prone to mobilize and protest.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8072 Document Date: MAY 23, 2017

Author: Reyes,German Jeremias; Gasparini,Leonardo Carlos Disclosure Status: Disclosed

This first volume of the National Assessment of Educational Achievement series describes the main features of national and international assessments, both of which became extremely popular tools for determining the quality of education in the 1990s and 2000s. ... See More + This increase in popularity reflects two important developments. First, it reflects increasing globalization and interest in global mandates, including Education for All (UNESCO 2000). Second, it represents an overall shift in emphasis in assessing the quality of education from a concern with inputs (such as student participation rates, physical facilities, curriculum materials, and teacher training) to a concern with outcomes. This emphasis on outcomes can, in turn, be considered an expression of concern with the development of human capital in the belief (a) that knowledge is replacing raw materials and labor as resources in economic development and (b) that the availability of human knowledge and skills is critical in determining a country's rate of economic development and its competitiveness in an international market. The purposes and main features of national assessments are described in chapter 2. The reasons for carrying out a national assessment are considered in chapter 3, and the main decisions that have to be made in the design and planning of an assessment are covered in chapter 4. Issues (as well as common errors) to be borne in mind in the design, implementation, analysis, reporting, and use of a national assessment are identified in chapter 5. In chapter 6, international assessments of student achievement, which share many procedural features with national assessments (such as sampling, administration, background data collected, and methods of analysis), are described.  See Less -

Document Type: Publication Report No.: 41789 Document Date: MAY 01, 2017

Author: Greaney, Vincent [editor]; Kellaghan, Thomas [editor] Document also available in: Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, French, English Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Latin America and the Caribbean does not have the infrastructure it needs, or deserves, given its income. Many argue that the solution is to spend more; by contrast, this report has one main message: Latin America can dramatically narrow its infrastructure service gap by spending efficiently on the right things. ... See More +   See Less -

Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 114110 Document Date: APR 06, 2017

Author: Fay,Marianne; Andres,Luis Alberto; Fox,Charles James Edward; Narloch,Ulf Gerrit; Straub,Stephane; Slawson,Michael Alan Disclosure Status: Disclosed