Trujillo, Martín, Estache, and Campos provide empirical evidence on the impact that private participation in infrastructure has had on key macroeconomic variables in a sample of 21 Latin American countries from 1985–98. Specifically, they look at the effects on GDP per capita, current public...

The provision of public services (and the ownership of the associated infrastructure) in both the developed and developing world varied widely throughout the 20th century. Nationalization and public ownership often resulted in below-market charges for services but also featured poor service...

Trujillo, Martiacute;n, Estache, and Campos provide empirical evidence on the impact that private participation in infrastructure has had on key macroeconomic variables in a sample of 21 Latin American countries from 1985-98. Specifically, they look at the effects on GDP per capita, current...

Recent years witnessed a profound reassessment of public policy towards the infrastructure sectors globally with a palpable shift in orientation towards private management and ownership. This study appraises the record of private sector participation in infrastructure (PPI) in Africa. The...