Author: Isaku Endo
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: foster, inclusion, development, transnational, economy, financial, increase, remittance, corridor, acting, opportunities, honduras
Number of Pages: 99
Published: 2010-03-12
ISBN-10: 0821381393
ISBN-13: 9780821381397

This paper provides an overview of remittances and migration between Honduras and the United States and analyzes the remittance regulatory and market environment, including financial inclusion strategies, transnational economic activities, and the impact of remittances on the Honduran economy.'The U.S.-Honduras Remittance Corridor' makes policy recommendations to the authorities of Honduras and the United States, especially for regulatory reforms that promote the integrity and efficiency of money transfer businesses. We also recommend the development of financial infrastructures in rural areas

Author: Human Rights Watch/Americas
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Keywords: honduras, commissioner, protection, human, rights, national, report, facts, speak, themselves, preliminary
Number of Pages: 298
Published: 1994
ISBN-10: 1564321347
ISBN-13: 9781564321343

Author: Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: honduras, infrastructure, solutions, private
Number of Pages: 166
Published: 2003
ISBN-10: 0821353667
ISBN-13: 9780821353660

This book is designed to promote the development of infrastructure services in Honduras, with the aim of improving the country's competitiveness and contributing to poverty reduction. Its central argument is that Honduras needs a significant increase in private investment in infrastructure services, which should take place in more competitive environment and be subject to an adequate legal and regulatory framework.The study details the progress to date in Honduran infrastructure sectors, identifying the principal problems that exist and outlining a strategy for their solution. It proposes a ge

Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: guide, study, honduras, destination
Number of Pages: 72
Published: 1992-09
ISBN-10: 0788127926
ISBN-13: 9780788127922

A study guide for all ages. Provides teachers with teaching tools, ideas, and information about Honduras for their classrooms. Divided into three sections: grades 3-5, grades 6-9, and grades 10-12. Themes of the lessons include place, relationships within places, and location. Also provides worksheets to be photocopied and distributed to the class. Illustrated with maps and pictures. Extensive bibliography.

Author: Jo Rowlands
Publisher: Oxfam
Keywords: honduras, women, working, empowerment, questioning
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 1997-11
ISBN-10: 0855983620
ISBN-13: 9780855983628

"Empowerment" is a popular buzz-word used by many diverse development organizations - but what does it really mean? Jo Rowlands examines the various meanings given to the concept of empowerment, and the many ways in which power can be expressed, in personal relationships and in wider social interactions. The book examines two development projects in Honduras which were both concerned mainly with women, comparing their different approaches, and assessing the extent to which the women involved were empowered as a result of their experiences. empowerment is possible for women without major change

Author: Hans G. P. Jansen
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Keywords: honduras, quantitative, livelihoods, approach, areas, hillside, development, policies, sustainable, land, rural
Number of Pages: 116
Published: 2006-10-30
ISBN-10: 0896291561
ISBN-13: 9780896291560

Poverty is deep and widespread in Honduras. This is especially the case in the hillside areas-home to one-third of the country's population, the majority of whom earn their living through agriculture. While both policymakers and donors are under strong pressure to provide adequate interventions, they require guidance on what drives sustainable rural productivity growth, how to prioritize expenditures, and how to formulate effective development strategies. In this report, the authors develop an integrated econometric framework, based on the livelihoods concept, and demonstrate how it can be use

Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: care, health, honduras
Number of Pages: 84
Published: 1998
ISBN-10: 0821341901
ISBN-13: 9780821341902

A combination of economic development, improved education, increased access to safe water, and improved basic health programs has enabled Honduras to improve the health status of its population over the last three decades-an accomplishment of which the country can be justly proud. This paper examines the achievements of the Honduran health sector and discusses the challenges that need to be faced to modernize public sector financing, to improve public sector service provision, and to develop an appropriate policy and regulatory framework for pharmaceuticals and social security.