This book presents some basic theoretical concepts of public finance with a particular emphasis on its impact poverty reduction. Eight case studies from Latin America and Africa illustrate how these concepts are applied in practice and the implementation issues that emerge.

The striking upsurge in population growth rates in developing countries at the close of World War II gained force during the next decade. From the 1950s to the 1970s, scholars and advocacy groups publicized the trend and drew troubling conclusions about its economic and ecological implications....

Latin America suffered a profound state crisis in the 1980s, which prompted not only the wave of macroeconomic and deregulation reforms known as the Washington Consensus, but also a wide variety of institutional or "second generation" reforms. The State of State Reform in Latin America reviews...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue to the English edition -- Prologue to the Spanish edition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The evolution of urban policy in developing countries: a...

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Since the 1990s, the financial systems in developing and developed countries have gained in soundness, depth, and diversity, prompted in part by a series of financial sector and macroeconomic reforms aimed at fostering a market-driven economy in which finance plays a central role. Latin America...

Key Features:First comprehensive book on the topicThe subject matter is of fundamental importance for Latin Americans and also relevant to ChinaContributed by a senior Latin American Ambassador and scholar, the book is very useful for decision makers both in Latin America and China.

Latin America's economic performance is mediocre at best, despite abundant natural resources and flourishing neighbors to the north. The perplexing question of how some of the wealthiest nations in the world in the nineteenth century are now the most crisis-prone has long puzzled economists and...