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An Unequal Democracy?: Seeing Latin America through European Eyes
Patten, Christopher; Whitehead, Laurence; Álamo, Óscar del - Inter-American Development Bank
"An Unequal Democracy?: Seeing Latin America through European Eyes" is the result of a conference organized by the International Institute for Governance of Catalonia in November 2003, with support from the government of Catalonia and the Special Office in Europe of the IDB. At the conference, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772493
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An Unequal Democracy?: Seeing Latin America through European Eyes
Patten, Christopher; Whitehead, Laurence; Álamo, Óscar del - Inter-American Development Bank
"An Unequal Democracy?: Seeing Latin America through European Eyes" is the result of a conference organized by the International Institute for Governance of Catalonia in November 2003, with support from the government of Catalonia and the Special Office in Europe of the IDB. At the conference, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943571
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Political Institutions, Policymaking, and Economic Policy in Latin America
Scartascini, Carlos G.; Ardanaz, Martin; Tommasi, Mariano - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
features that seem to determine development depends on the workings of political institutions, which define how the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008540534
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The Making of Policy: Institutionalized or Not?
Scartascini, Carlos G.; Tommasi, Mariano - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
This paper develops a framework for analyzing different policymaking styles, their causes and their consequences in Latin America, finding that lower institutionalization and greater use of alternative political technologies (APTs) are more likely the lower the cost of using these technologies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008554068
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Political Institutions, State Capabilities and Public Policy - International Evidence
Scartascini, Carlos; Stein, Ernesto; Tommasi, Mariano - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper introduces preliminary evidence from a cross-country database of policy characteristics and potential uses of that database. While most databases have emphasized either the content of policies (e.g., size of government deficits) or countries’ formal institutions (e.g., political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005342420
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Suriname: Supporting Private Sector Development
Artana, Daniel; Bour, Juan Luis; Panadeiros, Monica - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
This study examines the barriers that have traditionally hindered private sector development in Suriname and presents a … set of proposals to promote the role of the private sector as a driving force of Suriname's economic growth. The paper … private sector development, the challenges and opportunities faced by a small and isolated country that had a poor economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193490
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Migration, Remittances, and the Rural Sector in Latin America
Orozco, Manuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
A version of this article was presented to the World Council of Credit Unions in preparation for the conference Paving the Way Forward for Rural Finance: An International Conference on Best Practices
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193603
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The Future Trends and Patterns of Remittances to Latin America
Orozco, Manuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
Transnational communities linking homes and countries, development, family remittances, tourism, transportation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193739
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Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean: Money, Markets and Costs
Orozco, Manuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
A presentation of remittances, money transfer companies and costs of service in 14 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009198852
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Innovación en Chile: Análisis y propuestas
Felipe Larraín B. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la actividad de innovación, proponer alternativas de políticas que permitan incrementar el nivel de investigación y desarrollo de Chile y promover una mayor integración del Sistema Nacional de Innovación. Además, se analizan los tipos de incentivos...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009198895