This paper assesses the institutional setting and productive impact of selected productive development policies (PDPs), institutions, and programs implemented in Peru during the period 1990-2007. The assessment is based on a simple, basic framework of a series of economic or market failures that...

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have shown interest in recent years in promoting private-sector participation in infrastructure projects. This trend has permitted budget consolidation, improved efficiency, and reduction of state participation in productive activities. The book...

Los seis casos de inversión privada en infraestructura muestran marcadas diferencias tanto en términos del desempeño empresarial como en relación al nivel de adecuación de las modalidades contractuales a las características específicas de cada proyecto de inversión. Para entender la...

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have shown interest in recent years in promoting private-sector participation in infrastructure projects. This trend has permitted budget consolidation, improved efficiency, and reduction of state participation in productive activities. The book...

"Based on research in two districts, the author examines small enterprise networks, assessing their contribution to regional development and the alleviation of urban poverty in Peru. Interesting and enriching work"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57