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Second-generation reforms in infrastructure services
Basanes, Federico (contributor);  … - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001656248
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Can privatization deliver? : infrastructure for Latin America
Basañes, Federico (ed.); Uribe, Evamaría (contributor);  … - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013552264
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Honoring the Past, Building the Future: Fifty Years of Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Title: Celebrar el pasado, construir el futuro: Cincuenta años de desarrollo e...
Ávila, Ricardo - Inter-American Development Bank
Although science has unlocked the secrets of the human genome, the causes of social and economic development remain stubbornly enigmatic. Why do some countries adopt new technologies more readily than others? Why does income inequality persist in some regions--even in the face of rapid economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943360
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Downtown Poverty: Methods of Analysis and Interventions: A Sourcebook for Practitioners Title: Pobreza en áreas centrales urbanas: Métodos de análisis e intervenciones: Manual de c...
Quartesan, Alessandra (contributor);  … - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …
The year 2008 represents an important historical milestone. For the first time, over half of the world's population 3.3 billion people live in urban areas. This significant increase in urban population has resulted from both natural population growth and rural to urban migration. It is important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943395
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The Challenge of an Urban Continent
Rojas, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank
The present publication traces the history of the Bank's lending for urban development and discusses its approaches to current urban issues. It is intended for specialists and individuals interested in getting acquainted with the evolution of the Bank portfolio.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943411
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Regional Public Goods: From Theory to Practice
Adhikari, Ramesh; Negroni, Mirka J.; Leino, Jessica; … - Inter-American Development Bank
shared benefits for participating countries in such areas as health, education, trade, and infrastructure. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943426
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High Price for Change: Privatization in Mexico
Rogozinski, Jacques - Inter-American Development Bank
In High Price for Change, a distinguished economist discusses the impact of Mexico's privatization on government finances, the balance of payments, and the financial market, as well as on employment, profits and productivity.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943428
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Competition Policy in Regulated Industries: Approaches for Emerging Economies
Aubert, Cécile; Laffont, Jean-Jacques; Serra, Pablo; … - Inter-American Development Bank
During the last decade, Latin American countries have brought about important reforms in infrastructure services based …. Infrastructure services have evolved from monopoly and public ownership setting lacking specific regulations, toward scenarios where … competition problems in infrastructure sectors, discusses legal and structural solutions to them, and provides conceptual and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943476
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Progress, Poverty and Exclusion: An Economic History of Latin America in the 20th Century Title: Progreso, pobreza y exclusión: Una historia económica de América Latina en el siglo...
Thorp, Rosemary - Inter-American Development Bank
What did the Latin American economies achieve in the course of a hundred years and how has this affected standards of living? This comprehensive history examines the political and economic forces that have shaped Latin America's development process.Abstract: Esta historia económica revisa las...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943557
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Beyond Reforms: Structural Dynamics and Macroeconomic Vulnerability
Vos, Rob; Frenkel, Roberto; Ocampo, José Antonio; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Beyond Reforms presents the contributions of some United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) analysts as well as research articles prepared for the Commission. It reviews long-term growth and development patterns and focuses on macroeconomic vulnerability and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943601