School autonomy and parental participation have been frequently proposed as ways of making schools more productive. Less clear is how governments can foster decentralized decision making by local schools. This article shows that across eight Latin American countries, most of the variation in...

Abstract: Rund ein Drittel der deutschen staatlichen Mittel für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ) werden multilateral vergeben. Im Gegensatz zur bilateralen EZ besteht bei dieser Vergabeform keine direkte Beziehung zu den Empfängerländern. Vielmehr werden internationale Organisationen für...

This book contains the results of peer reviews of the competition law and policies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. Each review provides information on the history and economic context for competition law, an outline of the provisions of the current law and policies, a review of...