"This book reframes the purpose of infrastructure from being an input to economic growth to becoming a major instrument in reducing socio-economic inequalities in both industrialized and developing countries. Drawing on global and national lessons of COVID-19 and extensive working experience in...

1. The emergence of neo-liberalism in Latin America : situating the Argentine experience -- 2. State performance and institutional capacity in development -- 3. The Argentine crisis : what happened? -- 4. Stabilization in 2002 : stopping the free fall into poverty -- 5. Electing a new government...