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Rethinking infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean : spending better to achieve more /
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) does not have the infrastructure it needs, or deserves, given its income. Many argue that the solution is to spend more; by contrast, this report has one main message: Latin America can dramatically narrow its infrastructure service gap by spending efficiently o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank Group,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Infrastructure.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; What Is the Goal? And How to Set It?; How to Improve Services as Cost-Effectively as Possible?; Who Should Pay-And What Does It Imply in Terms of Financing Options?; Conclusions; Note; References; Chapter 1 Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean: Modest Spending, Uneven Results; How Much Does Latin America Spend on Infrastructure?; What Is the Region Getting for Its Money?; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 2 What Lies Ahead for the Region's Infrastructure?
- Inefficient Public Spending May Limit How Much More Should Go to InfrastructureA Tight Fiscal Stance Limits How Much More Could Be Spent on Infrastructure; Climate Change Is Creating New Challenges, but Possibly New Opportunities; Urbanization and Changing Socioeconomics Are Complicating Matters; Notes; References; Chapter 3 The Road Ahead: Spending Better to Meet "Real" Infrastructure Needs; Focusing on Priorities-Setting the Right Goals Is Essential; Improving Utility Performance and Deploying Public and Concessional Finance Where It Is Truly Needed; Conclusions; Notes; References.
- Appendix A Public Expenditure Reviews Examined for This ReportAppendix B Procurement Performance of Latin American Countries: Relatively Good, but with Wide Variation across Countries and Indicators; Note; References; Boxes; Box 1.1 How Should Latin America Define Its Needs for Infrastructure Investment?; Box 1.2 Using a Fare Affordability Index to Guide a Subsidy Program in Buenos Aires; Box 1.3 Public Transport for All? Sexual Harassment Is a Major Issue on Public Transport in Latin America; Box 1.4 Innovative Schemes to Expand Sewerage Services across Latin America.
- Box 1.5 Latin America Has Pioneered Innovations to Make Markets More Economically and Technically EfficientBox 2.1 How Will Climate Change Affect Latin America?; Box 2.2 Nonprobabilistic Decision Making under Uncertainty Methodologies; Box 2.3 The Region Is Improving Its Business Environment for Renewable Energy Investments, although It Remains Far from the Good Practice Frontier; Box 3.1 The Political Economy of Reform: Conditions for Change; Box 3.2 Assessing Needs and Proposing a Pipeline-The Case of Infrastructure Australia; Box B.1 What Is the Benchmarking Public Procurement Database?
- FiguresFigure O.1 With Greater Efficiency, Four Times as Many Water Utilities Could Access Private Financing; Figure O.2 Many Latin American Countries Chronically Underexecute Their Capital Investment Budget; Figure O.3 A Decision-Making Framework to Ensure the Judicious Use of Scarce Public and Concessional Finance; Figure 1.1 Public and Private Infrastructure Investments in Latin America Have Been Fairly Stable, 2008-13; Figure 1.2 Infrastructure Investment Levels Varied Enormously across Countries, 2008-13.