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Decentralization, Fiscal Effort and Social Progress in Colombia at the Municipal Level, 1994-2009: Why Does National Politics Matter?
Torres, Fabio Sánchez; Pachón, Mónica - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
education and water, that are to a large extent the responsibility of the local municipalities. The research hypothesis is that … dataset from 1994 till 2009, we have shown that on comparing the differences across education and the water and sewerage …
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Evolución de las empresas de agua y saneamiento de Medellín y Cali en Colombia: ¿Vidas paralelas?
Álvarez, Luis Guillermo Vélez - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
En Colombia las Empresas Municipales de Cali - EMCALI - y las Empresas Públicas de Medellín - EPM - a finales de los 80 tuvieron un desempeño financiero, operacional y administrativo comparable con las mejores empresas del sector privado colombiano y al de las más destacadas en el sector de...
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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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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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A Review of the Use of Contingent Valuation Methods in Project Analysis at the Inter-American Development Bank
Ardila, Sergio; Quiroga, Ricardo; Vaughan, William J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998
water quality in Latin America and the Caribbean. It reports the range of willingness to pay estimates involved, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216209
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Water and Sanitation in Belize
Kuratomi, Traci; Martin, Dougal; Ducci, Jorge; Rihm, Alfredo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
situation of the water and sanitation and solid waste sectors in Belize, and makes recommendations on immediate actions to …In the last decade, Belize has seen major improvements in access to water, but it is behind in achieving universal … access to improved sanitation facilities. Belize has also made progress in terms of the disposal of solid waste in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010737324
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Estudo de caso do sistema integrado de saneamento rural (SISAR) no Brasil Title: Estudio de caso del sistema integrado de saneamiento rural (SISAR) en el Brasil
Rocha, Wilson dos Santos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
O estudo de caso avaliou três experiências do modelo de prestação de serviços denominado SISAR (Sistema Integrado de Saneamento Rural), sendo dois no Ceará e um Piauí. Este modelo constitui-se em uma federação de associações comunitárias que se responsabiliza por garantir a...
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Evaluating the environment for public-private partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean: The 2010 Infrascope: A guide to the index and methodology
Unit, Economist Intelligence - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2010
Economist Intelligence Unit evaluation of each country, but also allows stakeholders to self-score indicators and re … index is not designed as an investment tool for private sector financiers (as the data and indicators are largely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421338
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Assesing Educational Equality and Equity with Large-Scale Assessment Data: Brazil as a Case Study
Willms, J. Douglas; Tramonte, Lucía; Duarte, Jesús; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
Researchers have defined and assessed inequalities and inequities in education in various ways, making it difficult to make comparisons among countries or among jurisdictions within countries. This paper sets out practical definitions for equality and equity in education and discusses the...
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Technologies for Education: Basic Guidelines for Project Evaluation
Severin, Eugenio; Peirano, Claudia; Falck, Denise - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673026