This paper emphasizes that the label PPP (public-private partnerships) covers almost all arrangements, as there is always some private and public involvement. PPP is a continuum of options that accommodate the public and private contributions. This paper emphasizes the different structures that...

El objetivo de este artículo es caracterizar las diferentes modalidades de alianzas público-privadas (PPP) para el suministro de servicios de infraestructura y analizar sus implicaciones sobre los incentivos y sobre los presupuestos públicos. Asimismo se estudian los riesgos que estos...

This working paper discusses infrastructure investment in Latin America at the subnational, private level and challenges incurred in emerging economics. As decentralization and devolution of responsibilities to subnational governments is increasing, the volume of private infrastructure under the...

This paper discusses the conditions under which policy-based lending may further economic development within a Latin American and Caribbean context, given the current state of financial markets in most countries of the region. The discussion is intended as a conclusion to the articles presented...

This paper analyzes the reasons countries have for choosing to incorporate the private sector into the provision of infrastructure and will briefly review the modalities in which private sector privatization occurs and their impact on the relationship between government, the private sector, and...

En los años noventa se llevaron a cabo dos reformas importantes en los países de América Latina: la participación del sector privado en la administración de los fondos de pensiones y en las inversiones en infraestructura. Estas reformas en ambos frentes han creado una fuente considerable de...

En estos anales se resumen las ponencias y discusiones que tuvieron lugar durante la IV Conferencia Interamericana sobre Responsabilidad Social de la Empresa: Un Buen Negocio para Todos realizada en Salvador, Bahia, Brasil del 10 al 12 de diciembre de 2006. En www.csramericas.org se encuentra la...

This report provides a review of IDB Group activities supporting private participation in infrastructure between 1990 and 1997. It is intended to serve as a reference in the development of its infrastructure strategies. By compiling in a single document all the actions that promote private...

Anales de la V Conferencia Interamericana sobre RSE, celebrada en la ciudad de Guatemala en diciembre de 2007.

This paper discusses the need for a Bank subnational development strategy. The subnational development strategy provides the Bank with a comprehensive framework to support borrowing member countries in their efforts to promote socioeconomic development through the devolution of responsibilities...