Research Catalog

Title

The state of state reform in Latin America / edited by Eduardo Lora.

Publication

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press ; Washington D.C. : World Bank, [2007], ©2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lora, Eduardo.
• World Bank.

Description

xxi, 446 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Latin American development forum

Uniform Title

Latin American development forum.

Subjects

• Latin America > Economic conditions > 1945-
• Latin America > Economic policy
• Structural adjustment (Economic policy) > Latin America
• Latin America > Social policy
• Latin America > Politics and government

Note

• "A copublication of Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press, and the World Bank."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. State reform in Latin America : a silent revolution / Eduardo Lora -- 2. Reforming the rules of the game : political reform / J. Mark Payne and Juan Cruz Perusia -- 3. A brief overview of judicial reform in Latin America : objectives, challenges, and accomplishments / Mariana Sousa -- 4. Public administration and public employment reform in Latin America / Koldo Echebarria and Juan Carlos Cortazar -- 5. Budgetary institutions / Gabriel Filc and Carlos Scartascini -- 6. Trends and outcomes of tax reform / Eduardo Lora -- 7. Fiscal and political decentralization reforms / Robert Daughters and Leslie Harper -- 8. Privatization and regulation in Latin America / Alberto Chong and Juan Benavides -- 9. Two decades of financial reforms / Arturo Galindo, Alejandro Micco and Ugo Panizza -- 10. Productive development policies and supporting institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean / Alberto Melo and Andres Rodriguez-Clare -- 11. Reform of pension and social assistance systems / Carmelo Mesa-Lago and Gustavo Marquez -- 12. Education reform as reform of the state : Latin America since 1980 / Juan Carlos Navarro.

ISBN

• 0821365754
• 9780821365755
• 9780804755290 (soft cover)
• 0804755299 (soft cover)
• 9780804755283 (hard cover)
• 0804755280 (hard cover)

OCLC

• ocm71720358
• SCSB-5931278

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries