A legitimate and effective democracy is essential for sustainable economic and social development. This updated and expanded edition of "Democracies in Development: Politics and Reform in Latin America" analyzes the effects of institutions on the democratic process, identifies regional trends in...

This report examines the quality of public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean after more than a decade of political and economic reform. A wide variety of examples and case studies are presented in an analytical framework to help explain why policies that work in certain institutional...

This paper explores, both formally and empirically, the political accountability mechanisms that lie behind the varying levels of public corruption and of effective governance taking place across nations. The first section develops a principal-agent model in which good governance is a function...

This paper compares public sector employment and pay in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It highlights the methodological challenges of gathering and making valid comparisons on the basis of such data. Within these limitations, therefore, the paper compares the countries of the region in...

Intended as a contribution to the discussion of the relevance of social capital and social cohesion to Latin American development, this paper treats the two as assets for development and the creation of welfare. The paper defines the concepts, including their uses and limitations, and analyzes...

Hoy existe un creciente consenso acerca de la importancia del "buen gobierno" para el crecimiento económico sustentable y la lucha contra la pobreza y la exclusión. La complejidad de la problemática relativa a la gobernabilidad y al proceso de cambio institucional requiere herramientas de...

The present document seeks to set forth the IDB's commitment to the objectives contained in the Declaration of Guadalajara and the parallel Memorandum of Understanding, a commitment that has taken shape in Bank programs and lending, as well as in a growing number of coordination efforts and...

El meticuloso análisis de los distintos componentes y características de la gobernabilidad ecuatoriana contenido en el presente documento podría coadyuvar en la búsqueda de espacios para el consenso respecto de los grandes temas relacionados con la reforma democrática y política del...

This paper discusses the need for a Bank subnational development strategy. The subnational development strategy provides the Bank with a comprehensive framework to support borrowing member countries in their efforts to promote socioeconomic development through the devolution of responsibilities...

Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Gestión Pública y Transparencia del Diálogo Regional de Política para la II Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 4 y 5 de abril de 2002. La institucionalización de sistemas de servicio civil (SC) contribuye al fortalecimiento de la...