Publications

Health Networks in Action: The experiences of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico

Integrated networks are the most promising solution to address the access, efficiency, quality and equity challenges faced by health systems.

The Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean: How Can Technology Facilitate Job Recovery after COVID-19? (Interactive version)

COVID-19 has been a catalyst for three technologies: teleworking, on-demand digital labor platforms, and online training. In this interactive note, we highlight the main opportunities and challenges to further expand these forms of work and training in order to facilitate labor markets' reconstruction.

Climate Resilient Biodiverse Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Reference tools for public policies and decision-making in local biodiversity agendas.

Tax Increment Financing for Urban Projects: An Alternative to Fund Infrastructure in Latin American Cities?: The Case of Medellin's Carrera 80 Tram Project

Is there a financing model based on the TIF for Latin America and the Caribbean?

2020 Cybersecurity Report: Risks, Progress, and the Way Forward in Latin America and the Caribbean

Discover more than 50 indicators on the level of maturity and how to improve cybersecurity in 32 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

From Structures to Services: The Path to Better Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean

This book offers policy options for countries to improve the access, quality, and affordability of services today, to ensure that they will be sustainable in the future, and to harness emerging technological advances for the benefit of all.

Bairro: Ten Years Later

Favela Bairro was a pioneer approach to integrating informal neighborhoods with the urban grid, and it remains today a reference for many developing countries (Available in Portuguese and Spanish).

Publications

When the Victor Cannot Claim the Spoils: Institutional Incentives for Professionalizing Patronage States

Mar 2016

Author(s): Schuster, Christian

Merit-based selection of bureaucrats is central to state capacity building, yet rare in developing countries. Most executives instead favor patronage -political discretion- in public employment.…