Consumer Participation and Pro-poor Regulation in Latin America
Author: Cecilia Ugaz
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 15
ISBN-13: 9789291903672
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Cecilia Ugaz
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 15
ISBN-13: 9789291903672
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Antonio Estache
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780821350393
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Annotation This book provides practical guidelines and options for infrastructure reform that result in access and affordability for the poor. It includes a new model for reform that consists of three main components - policies, regulation, and provision which when properly balanced minimize the risks associated with reform.
Author: Alberto Chong
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2005-03-15
Total Pages: 526
ISBN-13: 0821383507
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Privatization is under attack. Beginning in the 1980s, thousands of failing state-owned enterprises worldwide have been turned over to the private sector. But public opinion has turned against privatization. A large political backlash has been brewing for some time, infused by accusations of corruption, abuse of market power, and neglect of the poor. What is the real record of privatization and are the criticisms justified? 'Privatization in Latin America' evaluates the empirical evidence on privatization in a region that has witnessed an extensive decline in the state's share of production over the past 20 years. The book is a compilation of recent studies that provide a comprehensive analysis of the record of and accusations against privatization, with important recommendations for the future. Seven countries are investigated: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. This book will be vital to anyone interested in the privatization debate but especially to those involved in civil service reform, corporate governance, economic policy, finance, and anticorruption efforts. 'Privatization is important but controversial. While economists typically favor it, others are skeptical. This book provides strong scientific evidence that privatization has been beneficial for many Latin American countries, although some privatizations failed and some groups in society lost out. As usual, the devil is in the details: how privatization is carried out and what reforms accompany it are crucial to its success. The book is definitely an invaluable contribution to the privatization debate.' --Oliver Hart, Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Author: Andy Baker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-03-23
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1139479296
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What do ordinary citizens in developing countries think about free markets? Conventional wisdom views globalization as an imposition on unwilling workers in developing nations, concluding that the recent rise of the Latin American left constitutes a popular backlash against the market. In this book, Baker marshals public opinion data from eighteen Latin American countries to show that most of the region's citizens are enthusiastic about globalization because it has lowered the prices of many consumer goods and services while improving their variety and quality. Among recent free-market reforms, only privatization has caused pervasive discontent because it has raised prices for services like electricity and telecommunications. Citizens' sharp awareness of these consumer consequences informs Baker's argument that a political economy of consumption has replaced a previously dominant politics of labor and class in Latin America.
Author: Antonio Estache
Publisher: CEPR
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 157
ISBN-13: 1907142355
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book presents a comprehensive review of the vast economic literature covering the governance issues of network industries and suggests paths to improve their efficiences.
Author: Richard Franceys
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1849772312
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author: Eduardo Lora
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2006-10-23
Total Pages: 474
ISBN-13: 0821365762
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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 and assesses the outcomes of these less studied institutional reforms. This book examines four major areas of institutional reform: a. political institutions and the state organization; b. fiscal institutions, such as budget, tax and decentralization institutions; c. public institutions in charge of sectoral economic policies (financial, industrial, and infrastructure); and d. social sector institutions (pensions, social protection, and education). In each of these areas, the authors summarize the reform objectives, describe and measure their scope, assess the main outcomes, and identify the obstacles for implementation, especially those of an institutional nature.
Author: Mr. Dmitry Gershenson
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2021-08-20
Total Pages: 77
ISBN-13: 1513592238
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Despite some improvement since 2011, Latin America and the Caribbean continue to lag behind other regions in terms of financial inclusion. There is no clear evidence that fintech developments have supported greater financial inclusion in LAC, contrary to what has been observed elsewhere in the world. Case studies by national policy experts suggest that barriers to entry in the financial sector, along with a constraining regulatory environment, may have hindered a faster adoption of fintech. However, fintech development seems to have accelerated in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and with the support of recent policy initiatives.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2020-03-20
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9264455469
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This third edition of Government at a Glance Latin America and the Caribbean provides the latest available evidence on public administrations and their performance in the LAC region and compares it to OECD countries. This publication includes indicators on public finances and economics, public employment, centres of government, regulatory governance, open government data, public sector integrity, public procurement and for the first time core government results (e.g. trust, inequality reduction).
Author: Fernando Reyes Manibog
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780821356937
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This publication evaluates the performance of the World Bank Group (WBG) during the 1990s in promoting private sector development in the electric power sector in 80 countries. Main findings include that where countries showed a commitment to advancing reforms in promoting private sector development and where programmes were properly implemented, the expected benefits were delivered. However, quality of outcomes depended on the objectives pursued and on types of assistance provided, with most countries remaining in the early stages of reform.