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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813318203321

Autore

Fay Marianne

Titolo

Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean : : recent developments and key challenges / / Marianne Fay, Mary Morrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2007]

copyright 2007

ISBN

1-280-64357-9

9786610643578

0-8213-6677-7

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 130 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Directions in development. Infrastructure

Altri autori (Persone)

MorrisonMary <1972->

Disciplina

338.098

Soggetti

Infrastructure (Economics) - Caribbean Area

Infrastructure (Economics) - 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

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Figures; Chapter 1 Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean-Some Progress, But Not Enough; Tables; Boxes; Chapter 2 The Issue: Insufficient Improvement in the Management of Too Few Resources; Chapter 3 Key Challenges for Infrastructure in the Region; Appendix A Infrastructure Coverage and Quality in Latin America and the Caribbean; Appendix B Infrastructure Investment Needs; Appendix C Infrastructure Investment in Latin America, 1980-2001; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book reviews Latin America's experience with infrastructure reform over the last fifteen years. It argues that the region's infrastructure has suffered from public retrenchment and unrealistic expectations about private involvement. Poor infrastructure now hampers productivity, growth, and poverty reduction. Addressing this requires more and better spending, and acceptance that governments remain central to infrastructure provision and supervision, although the private sector still has an important role to play.