Rent Seeking and Democracy in Latin America: What Drives What?
Jan 2006 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Calderón, César;Chong, Alberto E.
Drawing on previously unused objective institutional data, we provide evidence for the causal link between rent-seeking behavior and democracy in Uruguay, a country where both rent-seeking behavior…
Social Inclusion Trust Fund Annual Report 2005: Summary Report 2003-2005
Jan 2006
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
The Social Inclusion Trust Fund (the Fund), created in 2003 with support from the Royal Norwegian Foreign Ministry and Great Britain (DFID), is compelled at the end of its first three-year period, to…
Private Utility Supply in a Hostile Environment: The Experience of Water, Sanitation and Electricity Distribution Utilities in Northern Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Ecuador
Jan 2006
Author(s): Manzetti, Luigi;Rufín, Carlos
This report examines the problems of theft, nonpayment and political opportunism in the aftermath of privatization by considering the recent experiences of four private utilities in Latin America…
Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center Information Bulletin: No. 82
Dec 2005
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
Presents projects approved to receive financial support during 2005 of Cultural Development Program by Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center.
Globalization, Tax System, and the Architecture of the Global Economic System
Dec 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Tanzi, Vito
This paper discusses the relationship between various global trends and national tax system.
Social Assistance Poverty and Equity in the Dominican Republic
Dec 2005
Author(s): Regalia, Ferdinando;Robles, Marcos
The Dominican Republic invests a considerable amount of public resources in transfer and subsidy programs with the main objective of redistributing income to and subsidizing consumption of the poor.…
Workers Remittances in Mexico: The Financial Point of View
Dec 2005
Author(s): Santistevan, Carlos
Examination of the Financial Institution's legal and regulatory problems associated with the remittance market in Mexico
IDB Cultural Center 2nd Inter-American Biennial of Video Art
Dec 2005
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
24 videos from 12 countries were selected from among 160 works submitted from 18 countries. The First and Second Prizes were awarded Ex Aequo (shared). The members of the international jury were…
Social Protecion in a Globalizing World
Dec 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Tanzi, Vito
This paper will discuss the use of instruments that promote social protection. It then will assess the impact that globalization, in all its manifestations, might have on these instruments.
Case Study: Litoral Centro - Real Toll Motorway
Dec 2005
Author(s): Antunes, Pedro Eiras
Presentation delivered during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo Alianzas Publico-Privadas" at the Inter-American Development Bank headquarters,…
"Ingredients" in good PPPs
Dec 2005
Author(s): Barragán, Jaime
Presentation delivered during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo Asociaciones Publico-Privadas", held in the Inter-American Development Bank…
Basic Public Private Partnership (PPP) Concepts
Dec 2005
Author(s): Barragán, Jaime
Presentation delivered during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamianto de Infraestructura bajo Asociaciones Público Privadas (APPs)", held at the Inter-American Development…
European Public Private Partnership (PPP) Expertise Centre (EPEC): Building Public Sector Expertise and Organizational Capacity in the European Union (EU)
Dec 2005
Author(s): Barragán, Jaime
Presentation dictated during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo Asociaciones Publico Privadas", held at the Inter-American Development Bank,…
European Investment Bank's (EIB) Role & Experience in European Public Private Partnerships
Dec 2005
Author(s): Barragán, Jaime
Presentation delivered during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo Asociaciones Público-Privadas (APPs)", held at the Inter-American Development…
Case Study: Beira Litoral Alta SCUT - Shadow Toll Motorway
Dec 2005
Author(s): Antunes, Pedro Eiras
Presentation delivered during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo Asociaciones Público Privadas ", held at the Inter-American Development Bank…
Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in Portugal: Portuguese Experience in PPP Main Development Areas
Dec 2005
Author(s): Antunes, Pedro Eiras
Presentation delivered during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo Asociaciones Público Privadas (APPs)", held at the Inter-American Development…
Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in Portugal: Specific Issues about the SCUT Programme
Dec 2005
Author(s): Antunes, Pedro Eiras
Presentation delivered during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo Asociaciones Público Privadas", held at the Inter-American Development Bank…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Financing of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Portugal
Dec 2005
Author(s): Antunes, Pedro Eiras
Presentation delivered during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo APPs", held at the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D.C., December 8-9…
Case Study: Algarve SCUT - Monoline Insured Shadow Toll Motorway
Dec 2005
Author(s): Antunes, Pedro Eiras
Presentation dictated during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo Alianzas Publico-Privadas", held at the Inter-American Development Bank,…
European Investment Bank (EIB): A Long Term Presence in Portugal
Dec 2005
Author(s): Antunes, Pedro Eiras
Presentation delivered during the event "Experiencias de Provisión y Financiamiento de Infraestructura bajo Alianzas Publico-Privadas", held at the Inter-American Development Bank…