The impact of private sector participation in infrastructure : lights, shadows, and the road ahead /

Infrastructure plays a key role in fostering growth and productivity and has been linked to improved earnings, health, and education levels for the poor. Yet Latin America is currently faced with a dangerous combination of relatively low public and private infrastructure investment. Those investment...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Otros Autores: Andrés, Luis Alberto
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2008.
Colección:Latin American development forum.
Temas:
Infrastructure (Economics) > Latin America.
Public-private sector cooperation > Latin America.
Public utilities > Finance.
Public utilities > Latin America > Finance.
Privatization > Latin America.
Partenariat public-privé > Amérique latine.
Services publics > Finances.
Services publics > Amérique latine > Finances.
Privatisation > Amérique latine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Infrastructure (Economics)
Privatization
Public-private sector cooperation
Public utilities > Finance
Infrastructuur.
Elektriciteitsvoorziening.
Telecommunicatiesector.
Afvalwater.
Particuliere sector.
Publiek-private samenwerking.
Latin America
Computer network resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Setting the stage
  • Learning from the existing literature
  • Filling the gaps with new datasets and methodologies
  • The impact on electricity distribution
  • The impact on fixed line telecommunications
  • The impact on water and sewerage
  • An assessment of the electricity distribution performance of private and public utilities
  • Determinants of impact : regulatory and contract variables
  • Conclusions and moving forward.

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