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The age of productivity : transforming economies from the bottom up
Pagés, Carmen (contributor) - 2010 - 1. ed.
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Firm innovation and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean : the engine of economic development
Grazzi, Matteo (ed.); Pietrobelli, Carlo (ed.) - 2016
This volume uses the study of firm dynamics to investigate the factors preventing faster productivity growth in Latin … examination of a different factor affecting firm productivity - innovation, ICT usage, on-the-job-training, firm age, access to … Innovation Dynamics and Productivity: Evidence for Latin America -- 3 Innovative Activity in the Caribbean: Drivers, Benefits …
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Wealth from health linking social investments to earnings in Latin America
Savedoff, William D. (ed.); Schultz, T. Paul (contributor) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013552244
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Firm innovation and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean : the engine of economic development
Grazzi, Matteo (ed.); Pietrobelli, Carlo (ed.) - 2016
This volume uses the study of firm dynamics to investigate the factors preventing faster productivity growth in Latin … America and the Caribbean. Each chapter is dedicated to an examination of a different factor affecting firm productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013547378
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Shared Mandates, Moral Hazard, and Political (Mis)alignment in a Decentralized Economy
Estache, Antonio; Garsous, Grégoire; Motta, Ronaldo … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2015
This paper investigates the effects of political (mis)alignment on public service delivery when mandates are shared between state and local governments. We analyze sewage treatment policies in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Relying on difference-in-differences estimations, we establish a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261761
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The Performing State: Reflection on an Idea Whose Time Has Come but Whose Implementation Has Not
Schick, Allen - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003
The contemporary nation-state exists to perform, to provide financial assistance, public services and other benefits to its people. How well the government performs influences the economic and social well-being of citizens, the mindset that voters take into the election booth, the programs and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654885
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Does Participatory Budgeting have an Effect on the Quality of Public Services?: The Case of Peru's Water and Sanitation Sector
Jaramillo, Miguel; Alcázar, Lorena - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Since 2004 the government of Peru has implemented a process of participatory budgeting (PB), which is mandatory for every sub-national government. We analyze the link from PB to coverage and water service quality indicators. We find no statistically significant relationship between PB and our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654901
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The Performing State: Reflection on an Idea Whose Time Has Come but Whose Implementation Has Not
Schick, Allen - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003
The contemporary nation-state exists to perform, to provide financial assistance, public services and other benefits to its people. How well the government performs influences the economic and social well-being of citizens, the mindset that voters take into the election booth, the programs and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009199018
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The Politics of Policies: Economic and Social Progress in Latin America: 2006 Report Title: La política de las políticas públicas: Progreso económico y social en América Latina: In...
Murillo, Maria Victoria; Schneider, Ben Ross; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This report examines the quality of public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean after more than a decade of political and economic reform. A wide variety of examples and case studies are presented in an analytical framework to help explain why policies that work in certain institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895499
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The Politics of Policies: Economic and Social Progress in Latin America: 2006 Report Title: La política de las políticas públicas: Progreso económico y social en América Latina: In...
Scartascini, Carlos G.; Mateo-Berganza Diaz, Maria Mercedes - Inter-American Development Bank
This report examines the quality of public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean after more than a decade of political and economic reform. A wide variety of examples and case studies are presented in an analytical framework to help explain why policies that work in certain institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943613