This paper focuses on an evaluation and benchmarking of the governance of regulatory agencies in the electricity sector in Latin American Countries (LAC). Using a unique database, we develop an index of regulatory governance and rank all the agencies in the LAC countries. The index is an...

This book argues for the urgent need for countries to move forward aggressively on adopting and upgrading quality and standards. The focus is on developing countries, many of which are lagging in the race for standards adoption, and within that category, on middle-income countries. The book...

This paper focuses on an evaluation and benchmarking of the governance of regulatory agencies in the electricity sector in Latin American Countries (LAC). Using a unique database, we develop an index of regulatory governance and rank all the agencies in the LAC countries. The index is an...

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Key Messages -- Overview -- Assessing the Data Landscape -- Improving Data on Poverty -- Revisiting Poverty Trends -- Profiling the Poor -- Taking a Nonmonetary Perspective -- Measuring...