Para lograr un adecuado equilibrio social y consolidar el funcionamiento del sistema democrático, los países han de contar con sistemas fiscales equitativos que favorezcan el desarrollo económico, que tengan capacidad recaudatoria para financiar un nivel adecuado de gasto público y con...

Esta edición de IDEA se centra en el proceso intensamente político que rodea al presupuesto público en América Latina. La misma analiza temas presupuestarios críticos, la legislación reciente, los actores políticos involucrados y las consecuencias --a veces no intencionales-- de la...

This report (RE-296) presents an evaluation of the Bank's country program for Belize for the years 1993-2003. The evaluation includes: 1) An overview of the structure of the Belizean economy, including developments that took place during the nineties and the development challenges faced by the...

Between 1992 and 2012, the IDB Group approved 120 operations for Belize for a total of US$ 221 million. This publication provides some examples of the Bank's support to Belize, capturing highlights of our partnership with successive governments, private sector and other clients in pursuit of the...

This document is an input to the IDB country strategy with Belize for the period 2008-2012. This sector note will assess the Public Financial Management System of Belize, its modernization process and the challenges remaining. It will not make sweeping recommendations, since these should come...

Este número de IDEA examina el futuro de los pactos fiscales como mecanismo para corregir las deficiencias del Estado en América Latina. Resume los principales rasgos de las estructuras fiscales de la región, ilustra los factores de economía política que rigen estas estructuras, identifica...

Contrariamente a la creencia generalizada, las privatizaciones pueden resultar sumamente beneficiosas desde el punto de vista social, pero para llevar sus beneficios a los pobres se necesita la regulación del gobierno a las empresas privadas. En esta edición de IDEA se analiza este aspecto...

This report (RE-252) describes the role of evaluation as an integral part of improving public sector management by providing regular feedback on the results of public action. It lays out some of the present challenges for the Bank in this area, as well as some considerations for the future...

In the first half of 1998, the impact of the Asian crisis on the level of economic activity in the four MERCOSUR countries was, in addition to being reasonably differentiated, much less severe than had been forecast at the end of 1997. However, the sub-regional gross domestic product (GDP),...

In the first half of 1997, MERCOSUR's macroeconomic situation was marked by two trends: first, improved performance in terms of output and inflation rates, in a context of relative fiscal fragility and external vulnerability; and second, convergence in the performance of the different countries,...