Jun 2020
Investors' interest in investments that consider environmental, social, and governance factors (ESG investments) is increasing as they seek investments that combine financial returns with…
May 2020
This paper revisits the relationship between private participation, regulatory governance and the performance of the electricity sector in 18 Latin American countries over the last five decades.…
Jan 2020
This paper argues that, while most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have managed to significantly improve the short-term efficiency of their infrastructure services since the widespread…
Sep 2019
The complexity of urban centers has increased. Cities have been transformed into territories that present important governance, interjurisdictional coordination, and financing challenges.…
Sep 2019
La complejidad de las aglomeraciones urbanas han aumentado. Las ciudades se han transformado en territorios que presentan importantes desafíos de gobernanza, coordinación inter-jurisdiccional y…
Jul 2019
El presente trabajo realiza un análisis regional sobre tres determinantes claves de la competitividad portuaria: 1) las reformas y regulaciones portuarias; 2) gobernanza; y 3) el entorno competitivo…
Mar 2019
There is growing interest in promoting public–private partnerships (PPPs) as an instrument to develop more and better infrastructure. Good governance for PPPs is a key aspect of promoting appropriate…
Feb 2019
Does providing information improve citizens’ perception about government transparency? Does all information matter the same for shaping perceptions about the government? This paper addresses these…
Dec 2018
This report reviews the policies adopted for the management of mineral revenues in resource rich countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with the aim of distilling good practices that could be…
Dec 2018
Este informe examina las políticas adoptadas para la gestión de los ingresos minerales en los países ricos en recursos naturales en América Latina y el Caribe con el objetivo de destilar buenas…
Oct 2018
En este estudio se hace una revisión de la situación de seis países de la Centroamérica Ístmica y un país de la América Insular, que forman parte del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA…
Oct 2018
This paper matches country-specific performance and governance characteristics of the electricity sector in order to draw conclusions about the correlation between governance features and performance…
Jul 2018
La inclusión financiera se ha convertido en un tema clave en los últimos años debido a su estrecha relación con la estabilidad financiera, la pobreza y la desigualdad. Distintos trabajos han…
Jun 2018
This technical note, prepared as part of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) agenda on Center of Government, analyzes how delivery units (DU) have been adapted by Latin American and Caribbean…
Jun 2018
Esta nota técnica, preparada en el marco del trabajo del Banco en el tema de Centro de Gobierno, analiza cómo se ha adaptado el modelo de delivery units (DU) o unidades de cumplimiento en los…
Jun 2018
This book is about the smallest unit of public policy: the government transaction. Government transactions—requesting a birth certificate, registering a property, or opening a business, for example—…
Jun 2018
Este libro se centra en la unidad más pequeña de la política pública: el trámite. El trámite –sacar la partida de nacimiento, registrar una propiedad, o abrir un negocio, por ejemplo– es lo que…
Jun 2018
Este livro quantifica as inconveniências causadas pela burocracia na América Latina e no Caribe. Os trâmites burocráticos – a solicitação da certidão de nascimento, o registro de um imóvel, o…
Jun 2018
Este libro se centra en la unidad más pequeña de la política pública: el trámite. El trámite –sacar la partida de nacimiento, registrar una propiedad, o abrir un negocio, por ejemplo– es lo que…
Jun 2018
This book is about the smallest unit of public policy: the government transaction. Government transactions—requesting a birth certificate, registering a property, or opening a business, for example—…