Meeting The Infrastructure Challenge In Latin America And The Caribbean
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Meeting The Infrastructure Challenge In Latin America And The Caribbean
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 1995
Meeting The Infrastructure Challenge In Latin America And The Caribbean written by and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Business & Economics categories.
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) stand at a point of transition. During the 1980s in the face of the unavoidable need to correct macroeconomic imbalances, economic growth largely came to a halt, some of the poor became poorer, and not only new investment but even routine maintenance of economic infrastructure was often neglected or deferred. This report suggests a number of ideas to help countries address their infrastructure challenges, including a variety of models for structuring the participation of domestic and international private capital. The report also states the World Bank's commitment to serve as a proactive catalyst for mobilizing private capital for improved infrastructure service provision in LAC. The World Bank will intensify efforts toward policy and regulatory reform and contribute financial resouces or provide guarantees to help strenghten infrastructurae in LAC.
Meeting The Infrastructure Challenge In Latin America And The Caribbean
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Author : World Bank Staff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
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The Many Faces Of Science
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Author : Leslie Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Westview Press
Release Date : 1995-04-09
The Many Faces Of Science written by Leslie Stevenson and has been published by Westview Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-04-09 with Science categories.
The development of modern science and its increasing impact on our life and culture is one of the great stories of our time. Coming to understand that story and coming to terms with the institution of modern science should be an important part of the education of every student.In The Many Faces of Science, Leslie Stevenson and Henry Byerly masterfully and painlessly provide the basic information and the philosophical reflection students need to gain such understanding. Making good use of case study methods, the authors introduce us to dozens of figures from the history of science, highlighting both heroes and villains. Providing an elementary sketch of the development of science through the lives of its practitioners, Stevenson and Byerly bring the story alive through the examination of the often mixed motives of scientists, as well as the conflicting values people bring to science and to their perceptions of its impact on society. They also explore the relationship between scientific practice and political and economic power.Brief, accessible, and rich in anecdotes, personal asides, and keen insight, The Many Faces of Science is the ideal interdisciplinary introduction for nonscientists in courses on science studies, science and society, and science and human values. It will also prove useful as supplementary reading in courses on science in philosophy, sociology, and political science.
Infrastructure In Latin America And The Caribbean
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Author : Marianne Fay
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2007
Infrastructure In Latin America And The Caribbean written by Marianne Fay and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.
This book reviews Latin America's experience with infrastructure reform over the last fifteen years. It argues that the region's infrastructure has suffered from public retrenchment and unrealistic expectations about private involvement. Poor infrastructure now hampers productivity, growth, and poverty reduction. Addressing this requires more and better spending, and acceptance that governments remain central to infrastructure provision and supervision, although the private sector still has an important role to play.
Infrastructure In Latin America And The Caribbean
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Author : Marianne Fay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
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Rethinking Infrastructure In Latin America And The Caribbean
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Author : Marianne Fay
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2017-08-02
Rethinking Infrastructure In Latin America And The Caribbean written by Marianne Fay and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-02 with Business & Economics categories.
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 on the right things. This report asks three questions: what should LAC countries’ goals be? How can these goals be achieved as cost-effectively as possible? And who should pay to reach these goals? In doing so, we drop the ‘infrastructure gap’ notion, favoring an approach built on identifying the ‘service gap’. Benchmarking Latin America in this way reveals clear strengths and weaknesses. Access to water and electricity is good, with the potential for the region’s electricity sector to drive competitive advantage; by contrast, transport and sanitation should be key focus areas for further development. The report also identifies and analyses some of the emerging challenges for the region—climate change, increased demand and urbanization—that will put increasing pressure on infrastructure and policy makers alike. Improving the region’s infrastructure performance in the context of tight fiscal space will require spending better on well identified priorities. Unlike most infrastructure diagnostics, this report argues that much of what is needed lies outside the infrastructure sector †“ in the form of broader government issues—from competition policy, to budgeting rules that no longer solely focus on controlling cash expenditures. We also find that traditional recommendations continue to apply regarding independent, well-performing regulators and better corporate governance, and highlight the critical importance of cost recovery where feasible and desirable, as the basis for future commercial finance of infrastructure services. Latin America has the means and potential to do better; and it can do so by spending more efficiently on the right things.
Meeting The Infrastructure Initiative For Latin America And The Caribbean
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Meeting The Infrastructure Initiative For Latin America And The Caribbean written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Infrastructure (Economics) categories.
Cloud Computing
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Author : Antonio García Zaballos
language : en
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Release Date : 2018-04-18
Cloud Computing written by Antonio García Zaballos and has been published by Inter-American Development Bank this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-18 with Computers categories.
Latin America and the Caribbean is well positioned to participate in the digital economy and leverage its opportunities. Cloud computing is an enabling technology, forming the foundation of big data analytics, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, and constituting one of the main pillars of the digital economy. Cloud computing allows government customers to access industry-shaping technology at a speed, cost, and scale previously reserved for the largest companies in the private sector. Governments can essentially do more with less and use newly freed resources—in cost and human capital—to address key challenges they face. In addition to maximizing investments and avoiding additional investments in legacy IT infrastructure, cloud computing enables public sector organizations and government agencies to meet mission-critical objectives and to innovate. Cloud computing represents a unique opportunity for governments in the region to improve productivity and facilitate adoption of the latest technologies and those still to come. By eliminating the upfront costs of IT infrastructure, and having thousands of IT tools and almost unlimited computing capacity available with a pay-as-you-go model, cloud computing also represents a unique opportunity to small and medium enterprises and large corporations to adopt and use state-of-the-art IT solutions. To leverage the benefits of cloud services and new technological developments, governments in Latin America and the Caribbean need to undertake public policy initiatives to develop policy frameworks that quell concerns around data protection, cybersecurity, financial market regulation, and data privacy. This publication provides a specific review on key policies and actions to encourage the adoption of digital infrastructures based on cloud that will empower the global competitiveness of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Sustainable Infrastructure Challenge In Latin America And The Caribbean And The Role Of Multilateral Development Banks
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Author : Amar Bhattacharya
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
The Sustainable Infrastructure Challenge In Latin America And The Caribbean And The Role Of Multilateral Development Banks written by Amar Bhattacharya and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
Infrastructure In Latin America
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Author : Mary Morrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Infrastructure In Latin America written by Mary Morrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
In the last decade, most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have not spent enough on infrastructure. Total investment has fallen as a percentage of GDP, as public infrastructure expenditure has borne the brunt of fiscal adjustment, and private investment has failed to take up the slack. Most infrastructure services have therefore lagged behind East Asian comparators, middle income countries in general and China, in terms of both coverage and quality, despite the generally positive impacts of private sector involvement. This lackluster performance has slowed the LAC region's economic growth and progress in poverty reduction. Countries of the region therefore need to focus on upgrading their infrastructure, as this can yield great dividends in terms of growth, competitiveness and poverty reduction, as well as improving the quality of life of their citizens. Catching up requires significant new investment. But first, measures need to be taken to ensure that infrastructure spending produces higher returns, both economic and social. Both these tasks involve multiple challenges. The first section of the main report reviews progress made in infrastructure coverage and quality and discusses the impacts this has had on growth, competitiveness and the fight against poverty. The second section argues that the main issue has been that there has not been enough improvement in the management of resources, which have been insufficient anyway, and also reviews the region's experiences with private participation in infrastructure. The third section builds on the lessons of the last decade to tackle the key challenges: improving social and economic returns from infrastructure, managing private participation in infrastructure better and raising new finance for infrastructure.