The objective of this paper is to use opinion polls to document Latin Americans' increasing discontent with reforms and to explore possible explanations for this trend. We test four possible explanations for the rejection of reforms. The first focuses on a change in political orientation. The...

The future of structural reforms in Latin America is under discussion. The purpose of this document is to synthesize the facts and opinions that underlie this debate. The first section shows that although the reform process has not ground to a halt, it has been incomplete and uneven, both across...

This document describes the second edition of Infrascope, a learning tool and benchmarking index that assesses the capacity of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to carry out sustainable public-private infrastructure partnerships. The analysis and content covers the time period from...

Este documento describe la segunda edición de una herramienta de aprendizaje e índice de clasificación que evalúa la capacidad de los países de América Latina y el Caribe para llevar a cabo Asociaciones Público-Privadas en el sector de infraestructura. El contenido y el análisis en este...

This paper describes a new benchmarking model and index that assesses the readiness of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to participate in public-private partnerships in the infrastructure sector. The model was built by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and was supported fi...

Este estudio describe un nuevo modelo de evaluación y un índice que mide la adecuación de países Latinoaméricanos y del Caribe para participar en asociaciones público-privadas en sectores de infraestructura. El modelo fue desarrollado por el Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) con el apoyo...

This benchmarking index evaluates the legal, regulatory and operating environments for public-private partnerships in transport and water infrastructure for 19 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The analysis and scores in the model provide a comparable assesssment of individual countries'...