Political Determinants of Public-Private Partnerships
Sep 2021
Author(s): Prats Cabrera, Joan Oriol;Harris, Helen;Páez, Juan Andrés
During the last three decades, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have emerged as a new contractual arrangement to provide infrastructure investment and services. Examining the evolution of PPPs…
Shaping Political Trust through Participatory Governance in Latin America
Aug 2021
Author(s): Rizzo, Tesalia
This paper critically assesses research that examines the link between participatory institutions and political trust in the context of developing countries, with a focus on Latin America. A…
On the Historical Relationship between Port (In)Efficiency and Transport Costs in the Developing World
Jun 2021
Author(s): Herrera Dappe, Matías;Serebrisky, Tomás;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor
Do differences in port performance explain differences in maritime transport costs? How much would improvements in port performance reduce maritime transport costs in developing countries? To answer…
Análisis costo-beneficio integral para evaluar la conveniencia de aplicar esquemas de asociaciones público-privadas en América Latina y el Caribe
Jun 2020
Author(s): Hinojosa, Sergio Alejandro;Mascle-Allemand, Anne-Laure;Vieitez Martínez, Daniel
En las últimas décadas los gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe han desarrollado proyectos de inversión en infraestructura pública con participación del sector privado, que actualmente se…
Public Procurement in Latin America and the Caribbean and IDB-financed project: a Normative and Comparative Study
Dec 2016
Author(s): Benavides, José Luis;M'Causland Sánchez, María Cecilia;Flórez Salazar, Catalina;Roca, María Eugenia
In recent years, Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have madeimportant advances in the modernization of their public procurement systems.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),…
Las compras públicas en América Latina y el Caribe y en los proyectos financiados por el BID: Un estudio normativo comparado
Dec 2016
Author(s): Benavides, José Luis;M'Causland Sánchez, María Cecilia;Flórez Salazar, Catalina;Roca, María Eugenia
Durante los últimos años, los países de América Latina y el Caribe han realizado importantes avances en la modernización de sus sistemas de Compras públicas. El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (…
Final Report of the entra21 Program: Phase I: 2001-2007
Sep 2009
Author(s): International Youth Foundation;Inter American Development Bank
This report evaluates the results of the first phase of the entra 21 program. It describes how 35 locally executed projects have implemented varying strategies to train some 19,000 young people,…