Over the last decade, Chile has undertaken remarkable reforms and transferred publicly owned utilities to the private sector either by selling the assets or through concession agreements. Because of the reforms the country has been able to attract private participation in the provision of public...

The objective of this paper is to analyze some issues and challenges related to private toll road developments in Latin American countries and explore new schemes to mitigate some problems that often appear in road concessions. The paper is illustrated with the regulations of four contries and...

The relevance of transport costs has increased as liberalization continues to reduce artificial barriers to trade. Is it worthwhile to implement policies designed to increase competition in transport markets? Focusing on air transport, this paper quantifies the effects of liberalization of air...

This paper discusses the special features that distinguish transnational projects from usual public goods. In addition, the authors develop a theoretical framework for exploring the allocation and distributive consequences of this kind of transnational coordination. The paper also addresses...

The use of technologies within educational settings has become a priority for governments of developing countries. Investment in Technologies for Education (TEd), which has the goal of improving the quality of education and making it relevant to 21st century realities, has grown steadily during...

The objective of this Health Strategy (GN-2321) is to help Latin American and the Caribbean countries improve the health of their populations, attaining national health objectives and tailoring Millennium Development Goals to conditions in each country. The priorities areas of Bank Actions...

El presente documento (GN-1884-1) establece la estrategia del Banco para la promoción del desarrollo de infraestructura. Desde 1995, las inversiones del Banco en transporte, energía, agua, saneamiento y telecomunicaciones se han incrementado, incluidos los proyectos de agua y alcantarillado, y...