The limits of stabilization : : infrastructure, public deficits, and growth in Latin America / / edited by William Easterly, Luis Serven

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808397103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Palo Alto, Calif. ; , : Stanford University Press; Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2003]; copyright 2003
• ISBN: 1-280-08679-3; 9786610086795; 0-8213-8344-2; 0-585-47958-5
• Descrizione fisica: xv, 209 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm
• Collana: Latin American development forum series
• Altri autori (Persone): EasterlyWilliam <1957->; ServenLuis
• Disciplina: 339.5/098
• Soggetti: Infrastructure (Economics) - Latin America; Economic stabilization - Latin America; Public-private sector cooperation - Latin America
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Latin American Development Forum Series; About the Contributors; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Notes; References; 2 Latin America's Infrastructure in the Era of Macroeconomic Crises; Notes; References; Appendix 2A. Infrastructure Database; Appendix 2B. The Liberalization of Infrastructure Industries in Latin America; 3 The Output Cost of Latin America's Infrastructure Gap; Appendix; Notes; References; 4 Infrastructure Compression and Public Sector Solvency in Latin America; Appendix 4A; Notes; References; 5 Macroeconomic Effects of Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure Notes; References; 6 Regulation and Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure; Appendix 6A; Notes; References; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Customers in the US and Canada please order from Stanford University ; Press at [phone] or visit their website at www.sup.org. Over the 1980's and 1990's, most Latin American countries witnessed a retrenchment of the public sector from infrastructure provision and an opening up of infrastructure activities to the private sector. This book analyzes the consequences of these policy changes from two perspectives. First, it reviews in a comparative framework the major trends in infrastructure provision in Latin America over the last two decades. Second, it evaluates the implication of these