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Keeping the Lights On: Power Sector Reform in Latin America
Millán, Jaime; Fehr, Nils-Henrik M. von der; Ayala, Ulpiano - Inter-American Development Bank
Power sector reforms across Latin America in the 1990s based on privatization, liberalization, and market forces were …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943410
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Keeping the Lights On: Power Sector Reform in Latin America
Millán, Jaime; Fehr, Nils-Henrik M. von der; Ayala, Ulpiano - Inter-American Development Bank
Power sector reforms across Latin America in the 1990s based on privatization, liberalization, and market forces were …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772357
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Second-Generation Reforms in Infrastructure Services
Basañes, C. Federico; Artana, Daniel; Navajas, Fernando; … - Inter-American Development Bank
. The "first generation of reforms" encompassed widespread privatization, deregulation and restructuring of the provision of … current challenges, leading to the consolidation of the initial reforms. This volume deals with post-privatization dispute … settlement mechanisms, access arrangements in network industries, and inroads to effective competition in the reformed industries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943423
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Second-Generation Reforms in Infrastructure Services
Basañes, C. Federico; Artana, Daniel; Navajas, Fernando; … - Inter-American Development Bank
. The "first generation of reforms" encompassed widespread privatization, deregulation and restructuring of the provision of … current challenges, leading to the consolidation of the initial reforms. This volume deals with post-privatization dispute … settlement mechanisms, access arrangements in network industries, and inroads to effective competition in the reformed industries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772369
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The Structure of Natural Gas Markets in Argentina and Antitrust Issues in Regional Energy Integration
Bondorevsky, Diego; Petrecolla, Diego - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001
The purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at the process of natural gas market integration in the Southern Cone of South America. More specifically, the paper examines infrastructure and performance of the sector in Argentina, the effects that this sector has had on overall regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009291841
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The Structure of Natural Gas Markets in Argentina and Antitrust Issues in Regional Energy Integration
Bondorevsky, Diego; Petrecolla, Diego - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001
The purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at the process of natural gas market integration in the Southern Cone of South America. More specifically, the paper examines infrastructure and performance of the sector in Argentina, the effects that this sector has had on overall regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653094
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Aid Effectiveness: Politics Matters
Bobba, Matteo; Powell, Andrew - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
The literature on aid effectiveness has focused more on recipient policies than the determinants of aid allocation yet a consistent result is that political allies obtain more aid from donors than non-allies. This paper shows that aid allocated to political allies is ineffective for growth,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653526
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Does a Mature AIDS Epidemic Threaten Growth?
Cuesta, José A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper models the impact on economic growth of HIV/AIDS when the epidemic is in a mature phase, in contrast with previous studies focused on periods of expansion, as in African countries. Simulations for Honduras, the epicenter of the epidemic in Central America, show that AIDS is not likely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653926
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Sub-national Revenue Mobilization in Peru
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper analyzes the problem of sub-national revenue mobilization in Peru and proposes several policy reforms to improve collection performance while maintaining a sound revenue structure. In particular, the paper analyzes the current revenues of regional and municipal governments and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010547924
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The Politics of Federalism in Argentina: Implications for Governance and Accountability
Ardanaz, Martin; Leiras, Marcelo; Tommasi, Mariano - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
bastions of power dominated by entrenched elites, characterized by scarce political competition, weak division of powers, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010555789