The Limits of Stabilization
Synopsis
Over the 1980s and 1990s, 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 trends for economic growth and public deficits in the region. The book shows that in most countries private participation did not fully offset the public sector retrenchment. The result was a slowdown in infrastructure accumulation, which entailed a significant growth cost and weakened the intended impact of the infrastructure spending cuts on public sector insolvency.
- Copyright:
- 2003 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780821383445
- Publisher:
- World Bank Publications
- Date of Addition:
- 2011-08-16T19:15:51Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.