The state of state reform in Latin America / edited by Eduardo Lora.

Other author Lora, Eduardo, editor.
Other author World Bank.
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, CA : Stanford University Press ; Washington D.C. : World Bank, ©2007.
Descriptionxxi, 446 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Latin America.
Latin America--Politics and government. --1980-.
Latin America--Economic policy.
Latin America--Economic conditions. --1945-.
Latin America--Social policy.

SeriesLatin American development forum series
Latin American development forum. ^A563314
Contents Foreword / Francis Fukuyama -- State reform in Latin America : a silent revolution / Eduardo Lora -- Reforming the rules of the game : political reform / J. Mark Payne and Juan Cruz Perusia -- A brief overview of judicial reform in Latin America : objectives, challenges, and accomplishments / Mariana Sousa -- Public administration and public employment reform in Latin America / Koldo Echebarría and Juan Carlos Cortázar -- Budgetary institutions / Gabriel Filc and Carlos Scartascini -- Trends and outcomes of tax reform / Eduardo Lora -- Fiscal and political decentralization reforms / Robert Daughters and Leslie Harper -- Privatization and regulation in Latin America / Alberto Chong and Juan Benavides -- Two decades of financial reforms / Arturo Galindo, Alejandro Micco, and Ugo Panizza -- Productive development policies and supporting institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean / Alberto Melo and Andrés Rodríguez-Clare -- Reform of pension and social assistance systems / Carmelo Mesa-Lago and Gustavo Márquez -- Education reform as reform of the state : Latin America since 1980 / Juan Carlos Navarro.
Abstract "Latin America suffered a profound state crisis in the 1980s, which prompted not only the wave of macroeconomic and deregulation reforms known as the Washington Consensus, but also a wide variety of institutional or 'second generation' reforms. The State of State Reform in Latin America reviews and assesses the outcomes of these less studied institutional reforms. This book examines four major areas of institutional reform: a) political institutions and the state organization; b) fiscal institutions, such as budget, tax and decentralization institutions; c) public institutions in charge of sectoral economic policies (financial, industrial, and infrastructure); and d) social sector institutions (pensions, social protection, and education). In each of these areas, the authors summarize the reform objectives, describe and measure their scope, assess the main outcomes, and identify the obstacles for implementation, especially those of an institutional nature"-- Publisher's description.
General note"A copublication of Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press, and the World Bank."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006299651
ISBN0821365754
ISBN9780821365755
ISBN9780804755290 (soft cover)
ISBN0804755299 (soft cover)
ISBN9780804755283 (hard cover)
ISBN0804755280 (hard cover)

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Joyner General Stacks JL960 .S73 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold