The state of state reform in Latin America / edited by Eduardo Lora. - xxi, 446 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Latin American development forum series . - World Bank e-Library. .

"A copublication of Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Standford University Press, and the World Bank."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / State reform in Latin America : a silent revolution / Reforming the rules of the game : political reform / A brief overview of judicial reform in Latin America : objectives, challenges, and accomplishments / Public administration and public employment reform in Latin America / Budgetary institutions / Trends and outcomes of tax reform / Fiscal and political decentralization reforms / Privatization and regulation in Latin America / Two decades of financial reforms / Productive development policies and supporting institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean / Reform of pension and social assistance systems / Education reform as reform of the state : Latin America since 1980 / Francis Fukuyama -- Eduardo Lora -- J. Mark Payne and Juan Cruz Perusia -- Mariana Sousa -- Koldo Echebarria and Juan Carlos Cortazar -- Gabriel Filc and Carlos Scartascini -- Eduardo Lora -- Robert Daughters and Leslie Harper -- Alberto Chong and Juan Benavides -- Arturo Galindo, Alejandro Micco, and Ugo Panizza -- Alberto Melo and Andres Rodriguez-Clare -- Carmelo Mesa-Lago and Gustavo Marquez -- Juan Carlos Navarro.

0804755280 (hard cover) 0804755299 (soft cover) 0821365754 9780804755283 (hard cover) 9780804755290 (soft cover) 9780821365755

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Latin America--Politics and government--1980-

JL960 / .S73 2007

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