Latin America suffered a profound state crisis in the 1980s, which prompted not only the wave of macroeconomic and deregulation reforms known as the Washington Consensus, but also a wide variety of institutional or 'second generation' reforms. 'The State of State Reform in Latin America' reviews...

Latin America suffered a profound state crisis in the 1980s, which prompted not only the wave of macroeconomic and deregulation reforms known as the Washington Consensus, but also a wide variety of institutional or 'second generation' reforms. 'The State of State Reform in Latin America' reviews...

IDB Group involvement and support in the reform, modernization and deepening of financial markets in Latin America and the Caribbean targets banking intermediation, capital markets, insurance markets, pension systems, housing finance, and debt reduction.

El presente documento representa el informe final de la Consulta sobre Gestión Ambiental en América Latina y el Caribe realizada en Washington, D.C., entre el 17 y el 18 de septiembre de 1998, que fue organizada por el Comité Técnico Interagencial del Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente de...

Expanding the deployment of renewable energy is a viable option for Latin American and Caribbean countries facing multiple interrelated energy challenges such as meeting needs for new electricity generation, high fossil fuel dependence and vulnerability to climate change. This report presents a...

This study describes the main actors (formal and informal) involved in the budget-making process in Ecuador, and presents evidence regarding the main political and economic determinants of fiscal performance. It also discusses whether different political and institutional arrangements governing...

En este trabajo se enfoca la evaluación del comercio y del manejo sustentable de los recursos naturales renovables en el recurso bosque. Los dos temas principales emergentes en el comercio internacional de productos forestales procedentes de América Latina y el Caribe son: (i) las...

This presentation discusses the background of the survey/questionnaire on formal budget institutions, practices and procedures that was completed in 2003 by 45 countries. The results are in a searchable OECD web-based database by question and country. This presentation was commissioned by the...

Presentación sobre el plan de acción de propiedad intelectual, el cual pretende perfeccionar las normas e instituciones sobre propiedad intelectual, desarrollando mecanismos que contribuyan a la promoción de la innovación y de la creatividad en general, facilitando la transferencia y...

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la III Reunión Subregional de Centroamérica celebrada los días 30 de noviembre y 1 de diciembre de 2006 en San José, Costa Rica.