The OECD has been active in promoting competition policy among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and in recent years it has formed a partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank for this purpose. The principal feature of this partnership has been the annual Latin American...

El presente informe (RE-326) evalúa la Política de Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios aplicada a las operaciones del Banco en el sector eléctrico (PSP-E). La evaluación llevada a cabo por OVE busca responder cuatro preguntas: 1. Cuán relevante fue la PSP-E ante los problemas sectoriales que...

This volume comprises follow-up work on the four Latin American peer review reports which have been produced to date in the framework of the Latin American Competition Forum, namely, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru, as well as the peer review of Mexico held in the OECD Competition Committee....

Contrariamente a la creencia generalizada, las privatizaciones pueden resultar sumamente beneficiosas desde el punto de vista social, pero para llevar sus beneficios a los pobres se necesita la regulación del gobierno a las empresas privadas. En esta edición de IDEA se analiza este aspecto...

El presente documento (RE-270) evalúa la Política de servicios públicos domiciliarios (PSPD, OP-708) para los servicios de agua potable y saneamiento, que plantea fundamentalmente la necesidad de la desintervención política de los servicios. Está organizado de la siguiente manera: el...

While privatization of water, electricity, transport and communications infrastructure continues to gain momentum in Latin America, its success often depends on whether countries implement the reforms essential to attract private investment. This book analyzes the legal, regulatory, economic and...

Power sector reforms across Latin America in the 1990s based on privatization, liberalization, and market forces were largely unavoidable. This book argues that while there is no turning back from this process, many reforms may not prove sustainable without further efforts to build a stronger...

During the last decade, Latin American countries have brought about important reforms in infrastructure services based both on private sector participation for enhancing internal efficiency and competition for increasing consumer welfare. Infrastructure services have evolved from monopoly and...

This book provides a detailed microeconomic analysis of the impact of various privatizations in different countries in the region. Its central message is that in many cases, contrary to popular belief, society as a whole and in particular the poor have benefited from privatization. The book...

The history of the electric power industry in Latin America has been a continuous search for a formula that would yield a reliable and efficient service, accessible to all. By recognizing the difficulties encountered in the last three decades in implementing all types of models, Market or State?...