This paper discusses the need for a Bank subnational development strategy. The subnational development strategy provides the Bank with a comprehensive framework to support borrowing member countries in their efforts to promote socioeconomic development through the devolution of responsibilities...

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...

A legitimate and effective democracy is essential for sustainable economic and social development. This updated and expanded edition of "Democracies in Development: Politics and Reform in Latin America" analyzes the effects of institutions on the democratic process, identifies regional trends in...

Este livro trata da reforma do Funcionalismo Público (emprego público do governo central) na América Latina e analisa os diagnósticos atualizados da qualidade institucional dos sistemas de serviço público em 16 países, realizados em 2004 pelo Banco, fazendo uma análise de sua evolução...