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water and sewage. In this paper, the authors analyze a series of post-privatization disputes and renegotiations that have … taken place in Chile since the late 1980s in the electricity sector. This sector was chosen because the privatization …
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This report examines the problems of theft, nonpayment and political opportunism in the aftermath of privatization by …
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Two basic factors shape private sector development in Belize. First, the population is small - only 322,000 as of mid-2008. This limits the size of the domestic market and potential economies of scale. The economy was only US$1.3 billion in 2009 and diversification is limited. The economy...
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electricity service. The results suggest that privatization is robustly associated with improvements in quality and efficiency …
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Revitalizing the Jamaican Economy: Policies for Sustained Growth aims to improve our understanding of the constraints to social and economic development in Jamaica. It also proposes practical solutions to overcome some of those problems. This book is a collection of studies commissioned by the...
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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...
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While privatization of water, electricity, transport and communications infrastructure continues to gain momentum in … systems in line with international standards. Case studies examine privatization of electricity in Central America and water …
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Examining the privatization experience of case studies, within Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia …, this book evaluates the empirical evidence on privatization and assesses the validity of the criticisms raised to show that … privatization can lead to increased profitability and productivity, firm restructuring, fiscal benefits, output growth, and even …
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Power sector reforms across Latin America in the 1990s based on privatization, liberalization, and market forces were …
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"Gas Market Integration in the Southern Cone" is part of a larger effort by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote integration of energy markets in South America's Southern Cone region. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the gas industry's evolution in the region,...
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