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IDB America May 2005 Charo Quesada |
Every Reform Has Winners---and Losers An expert on modernization of the state reflects on the challenge of improving Latin America's political systems.  |
IDB America October 2004 Carlo Binetti |
A Political Agenda Against Inequality In the last two decades, Latin America has been weighed down by the bitter paradox of trying to advance democracy even as poverty grows more extreme. Meanwhile, in the political arena, globalization has imposed new demands on the State.  |
IDB America November 2003 Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
Rx for democracy A new study examines the health of Latin America's democracies, and prescribes a strong dose of political reform.  |
IDB America February 2006 |
A Brighter Outlook for Pensions? The new book, A Quarter Century of Pension Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons Learned and Next Steps, analyzes triumphs and pitfalls of the pension reforms that swept Latin America, and offers lessons for the road ahead.  |
IDB America July 2001 Jaime Millan |
Half dark or half light? Latin America's electricity problems won't be solved by backtracking on reforms...  |
IDB America December 2001 |
How to sail in a storm The IDB's principal research adviser explains how Latin America could still become competitive  |
IDB America May/Jun 2000 Paul Constance |
Lousy Deal When governments buy goods and services, the price always seems to be inflated. Now some countries are finding better ways to prevent abuse  |
IDB America May 2002 |
`Don't retreat on reform' IDB economist urges countries in Latin America to strengthen democracy, reforms and integration  |
IDB America August 2003 Paul Constance |
Verdict pending After a decade of reforms, Latin America's courts are constantly in the news. But are they changing for the better?  |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Carstens & Luis I. Jacome H. |
Taming the Monster How Latin America's central banks survived hyperinflation to become guardians of price stability.  |
IDB America May/Jun 2000 Paul Constance |
From black box to glass house Seminar on transparency and development reveals strategies for combating corruption  |
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 De Ferranti et al. |
The Future of Pension Reform in Latin America The Latin American countries are at the vanguard of global pension reform. Eight have reformed their pension systems in the past 20 years, and additional reforms are now being considered throughout the region. Did the earlier reforms work? What should new reforms aim for? And are the ideas driving the reforms sound?  |
IDB America October 2006 Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
Between the Market and the State Jaime Millan's new book chronicles three decades of electric power sector reform in Latin America.  |
IDB America May 2002 Lawrence Wolff |
An environment that encourages change Chile begins to see the fruits of nearly two decades of educational reform  |
IDB America October 2004 Enrique V. Iglesias |
Solving the Competitiveness Conundrum The IDB is proud of the role it has played in promoting administrative, financial and judicial reform in its Latin American member countries, both through the Bank's lending programs and in the many innovative initiatives taken by its Multilateral Investment Fund.  |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Arminio Fraga |
A Fork in the Road Latin America faces a choice between populism and deeper reform.  |
IDB America March 2002 Daniel Drosdoff |
Prompt justice Venezuela undertakes a sweeping reform of its courts...  |
IDB America August 2005 |
"A Bigger, More Creative, More Efficient Bank..." After 17 years as IDB president, Enrique V. Iglesias offers an assessment of the Bank's performance and reflects on Latin America's uneven economic progress.  |
IDB America January 2006 |
The Elusive Quest for Equality Growth indices in Latin America are on the rise, education and health are improving, exports are climbing, institutions are becoming more democratic -- but poverty and inequality indicators refuse to budge.  |
IDB America November 2007 |
IDB Supports Sanitation Sector Reform Program in Peru The Inter-American Development Bank approved a US$100 million loan for a sanitation sector reform program in Peru to improve the efficiency, equity, and sustainability of water and sanitation services.  |
IDB America May/Jun 2000 |
Make every citizen an auditor A veteran of public procurement argues that the public needs access to the government's books  |
Finance & Development June 1, 2005 de la Torre & Schmukler |
Small Fish, Big Pond What is the future for developing country capital markets in a globalized economy?  |
IDB America April 2003 Roger Hamilton |
Democracy online The Latin American region's countries are increasingly using the Internet to make government more responsive and transparent  |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Saavedra & Arias |
Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America.  |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Eduardo Aninat |
Chile in the 1990s: Embracing Development Opportunities A review of Chile's recent economic performance shows that, overall, the 1990s were a period of vigorous and unprecedented expansion, with average annual GDP growth of 6.5 percent. While 1999 was a time of economic adjustment after the fallout of the Asian crisis, Chile is now ready to resume healthy growth in 2000 and beyond..  |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Claudio M. Loser & Martine Guerguil |
The Long Road to Financial Stability Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean weathered the economic crises of the late 1990s better than expected, thanks to the policy reforms of the past two decades. Further reform is urgently needed, however, to put the region on a faster growth path and reduce its vulnerability to external shocks.  |
Finance & Development June 1, 2006 Anthony Elson |
What Happened? Here's why East Asia surged ahead of Latin America and some lessons for economic policy.  |
IDB America December 2005 Charo Quesada |
A Giant That Needs to Keep Growing A Brazilian academic suggests ways to accelerate the development of Latin America's largest economy.  |
IDB America August 2003 Paul Constance |
Simplify, simplify, simplify and then buy the computers How Chile's tax service learned to do more with less, while becoming a paragon of efficiency and convenience  |
IDB America February 2002 Charo Quesada |
Armies for peace A former Spanish defense minister calls for democratization of the military in Latin America...  |
IDB America August 2003 Paul Constance |
May the best bureaucrat win! Chile has reined in spending and corruption; now, it wants to reward quality and efficiency  |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Singh & Collyns |
Latin America's Resurgence Latin America's recent resurgence amid continuing favorable external conditions provides another historic opportunity for the region to catalyze its considerable natural and human capital resources into sustained and higher growth.  |
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Chile: A Beacon of Prosperity in a Turbulent Region Chile has chugged along. At a time of global frailties, its economy is healthier today than it has been over the past five years. What is behind Chile's success and can it be sustained?  |
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Clements et al. |
Getting Spending Right Latin America needs to reform public spending to make it more efficient, better help the poor, and address infrastructure bottlenecks.  |
IDB America August 2003 Paul Constance |
The carrot vs. the stick The difficult art of motivating civil servants on a restricted budget  |
Finance & Development March 2011 Giuliano et al. |
Free Governments, Good Policies Economic reforms may scare politicians, but democracy and economic liberalization generally go hand in hand.  |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Arturo Valenzuela |
Putting Latin America Back on the Map Consolidation of democratic institutions is a vital part of Latin America's recovery.  |
Finance & Development March 2011 Jorge Canales-Kriljenko et al. |
Ending Instability How monetary policy reforms helped propel five major Latin American countries from recurrent crises to economic stability.  |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 Pradeep K. Mitra & Marcelo Selowsky |
Lessons from a Decade of Transition in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union A decade after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991, some transition economies are performing far better than others. Reducing barriers to entry is not enough -- hard budget constraints must also be imposed on the old money-losing state-owned enterprises.  |
Finance & Development March 1, 2006 Zagha, Nankani & Gill |
Rethinking Growth Economists are reconsidering what they really know about economic growth and how to go about formulating global national policies in the absence of reliable models.  |
Finance & Development June 1, 2006 Andrew Sheng |
The Art of Reform Both domestic and global investors will look to regulatory assessments to judge for themselves the quality of Asia's market governance. And they might also want to remind themselves of the ancient dictum: he who knows the competition and himself wins in the global competitive game.  |
National Defense June 2005 Sandra Erwin |
Procurement Probes Framed By Bleak Financial Forecast A string of procurement debacles at the Defense Department has stirred, yet again, calls for drastic reforms in military acquisition rules and policies.  |
Finance & Development September 2008 Ravallion & van de Walle |
Land and Poverty in Reforming East Asia Lessons from Vietnam's agrarian reforms  |
Finance & Development March 2011 Lora & Pages |
Face-to-Face with Productivity It is not lack of investment but inefficient production that holds back Latin American incomes.  |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Robert Rennhack |
Banking Supervision Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, like other emerging markets, have experienced banking system difficulties that have hampered growth and generated fiscal costs as high as 10 to 20 percent of GDP and even more. Many countries have improved their banking systems, but further reform is needed.  |
IDB America December 2001 Peter Bate |
The productivity puzzle A new IDB study examines why Latin America's companies find it so hard to compete with those from other regions  |
Finance & Development September 1, 2006 Anthony Annett |
Reform in Europe: What Went Right? Successful economic and social reformers can offer valuable lessons for the rest of the EU.  |
IDB America October 2002 Paul Constance |
The integration imperative The IDB's new report on social and economic progress in Latin America argues that regional integration is more relevant -- and more urgent -- than ever.  |
Knowledge@Wharton January 15, 2003 |
The Long, Winding Road to Pension Reform in Latin America Like other nations, countries in Latin America are attempting to make their retirement systems more efficient and responsive to citizens' needs. This is difficult in the best of times.  |
IDB America January 2004 Paul Constance |
Chile's toll-road revolution How one country is using long-term concessions to modernize infrastructure while freeing up funds for social programs  |