The Limits of Stabilization - Infrastructure, Public Deficits and Growth in Latin America (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	World Bank Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	October 2003
Editors:	Luis Serven
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	226
ISBN-13:	978-0-8213-5489-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic systems > General
LSN:	0-8213-5489-2
Barcode:	9780821354896

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