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Strengthening the SME Sector
Saavedra, José Jorge - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
To enhance private sector development and increase the impact of Private Sector Development (PSD) Strategy Projects, there is a need for a comprehensive program that will link business climate reforms to cluster development initiatives and to improvements at the firm level. To develop such an...
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Private Infrastructure and the Inter-American Development Bank Group
Vives, Antonio; Rivas, Jorge - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998
This report provides a review of IDB Group activities supporting private participation in infrastructure between 1990 … and 1997. It is intended to serve as a reference in the development of its infrastructure strategies. By compiling in a … single document all the actions that promote private participation in infrastructure, a better appreciation will be developed …
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Water Pricing and Public-Private Partnership in the Americas
García, Luis E.; Azevedo, Luiz Gabriel T. de; Baltar, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003
Because of the complexities associated with the water pricing and public-private partnership issue and their relevance to water management of the future, the Third World Water Centre for Water Management, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Agencia Nacional de Aguas of Brazil sponsored...
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Public-Private Collaboration on Productive Development Policies in Colombia
Eslava, Marcela; Arjona, Marcela Meléndez; Perry, Guillermo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
This Working Paper analyzes the institutions that shape public-private collaboration for the design and implementation of productive development policies in Colombia. These policies are increasingly designed in the context of formal institutions and venues, with public-private collaboration...
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Public-Private Collaboration on Productive Development Policies in Costa Rica
Cornick, Jorge; Jimenez, Jorge; Román, Marcela - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
Public-private collaboration in productive development policy in Costa Rica frequently takes the form of policy co-governance: an autonomous institution in charge of policy for a particular economic sector is created, with a board of directors comprising representatives from both the public and...
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Evaluating a Program of Public Funding of Scientific Activity: A Case Study of FONCYT in Argentina
Chudnovsky, Daniel; López, Andrés; Rossi, Martín; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
This report contains an evaluation of the Scientific and Technological Research Projects (PICT) funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Fund (FONCYT). FONCYT is managed by the National Agency of Scientific and Technological Promotion (ANPCYT), an organization that is part of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943732
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Business-Government Interaction in Policy Councils in Latin America: Cheap Talk, Expensive Exchanges, or Collaborative Learning?
Schneider, Ben Ross - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
While effective industrial policy requires close cooperation between government and business, there is little agreement on what makes that cooperation work best. This paper analyzes institutional arrangements for public-private cooperation and the character of private sector representation....
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Income Distribution and the Public-Private Mix in Health Care Provision: The Latin American Case
Maceira, Daniel - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998
Recent literature on Latin American countries shows that private expenses as a share of the total expenditures in health tend to be higher the lower the nation's level of economic development. This paper considers a discrete choice model of product differentiation, where consumer choice is based...
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Fiscal Indicators in Latin-American Countries Title: Indicadores fiscales en América Latina y el Caribe
Martner, Ricardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
The purpose of this document is to provide a comparative analysis of Latin-American government finance statistics including public expenditures, income, overall balances, and debt stocks. The paper explores some of the problems that arise in country comparisons and in regional harmonization of...
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Evaluating a Program of Public Funding of Private Innovation Activities: An Econometric Study of FONTAR in Argentina
Chudnovsky, Daniel; López, Andrés; Rossi, Martín; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
This work contains an evaluation of the Non-Reimbursable Funds (ANR) program of the Argentinean Technological Fund (FONTAR), which is managed by a federal government agency. FONTAR's objective is to fund projects presented by private firms that aim at improving their competitive performance...
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