Book Description
Do Latin America's poor households lose from the privatization of infrastructure? How can policymakers minimize the risk of losses while promoting competition and private financing of infrastructure?
Author : Antonio Estache
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,30 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Infrastructure (Economics)
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Do Latin America's poor households lose from the privatization of infrastructure? How can policymakers minimize the risk of losses while promoting competition and private financing of infrastructure?
Author : Omar O. Chisari
Publisher :
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 27,19 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
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Author : Antonio ESTACHE
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 24,79 MB
Release : 2000
Category :
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Author : Antonio Estache
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 14,1 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821350393
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 : Cecilia Ugaz
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 28,67 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Consumer protection
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Author : Alberto Chong
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 40,23 MB
Release : 2005-03-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821383507
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 : Luis A. Andrés
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,64 MB
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821397001
This book provides insights into infrastructure sector performance by focusing on the links between key indicators for utilities, and changes in ownership, regulatory agency governance, and corporate governance, among other dimensions. By linking inputs and outputs over the last 15 years, the analysis is able to uncover key determinants that have impacted performance and address why the effects of such dimensions resulted in significant changes in the performance of infrastructure service provision.
Author : Federico Basañes
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 34,23 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Concessions
ISBN :
While privatization of water, electricity, transportation and communications infrastructure continues to gain momentum in Latin America, its success often depends on whether countries implement the reforms essential to attract private investment.
Author : Alberto Chong
Publisher : David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 18,22 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Most research on the effects of privatizations in Latin America has focused on efficiency or productivity gains rather than welfare issues, such as job losses, changes in general welfare, including access to public services, price reductions and quality improvement. The essays collected in Privatization for the Public Good put together a compelling picture of the direct welfare effects of privatization using unique household data sets for six Latin American countries.
Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 32,76 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821358825
This publication examines the empirical evidence on the privatisation measures introduced in the Latin American region since the 1980s, in light of recent criticisms of the record of privatisation and allegations of corruption, abuse of market power and neglect of the poor. It includes case studies on the privatisation debate in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru; and sets out recommendations for future reforms.