This publication contains a collection of papers presented within the framework of the Public Policy Management and Transparency Network: Development Effectiveness and Results-Based Budget Management, of the Regional Policy Dialogue and the PRODEV initiative. The paper topics cover four central...

La Gestión para Resultados (GpR) es una estrategia de gestión pública que conlleva tomar decisiones sobre la base de información confiable acerca de los efectos que la acción gubernamental tiene en la sociedad. Varios países desarrollados la han adoptado para mejorar la eficiencia y la...

This book presents a new framework for analyzing the political economy of budget processes in Latin America that is based on the following premises: i) the budget process must be considered as part of the overall policymaking process rather than in isolation; ii) budget outcomes cannot be fully...

This book contains a selection of the major presentations from the conference: "Policy-Based Finance and Alternatives for Financial Market Development" held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in early 1996. It explores the generally successful East Asian experiences with policy-based finance and...

In a world in which 50 percent of the population is virtually excluded from the benefits of information and communication technology, bridging the digital gap has become an imperative for the international community, particularly for the industrialized countries. The objective of this study is...

Esta publicação é o resultado de uma reflexão, desenvolvida conjuntamente por membros do governo brasileiro, a academia e o Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento, acerca do paradoxo que representa importância das regiões metropolitanas para o desenvolvimento brasileiro x a fragilidade de...

Este libro trata de aportes destinados a profundizar la reflexión sobre la gerencia social de la región tomando en cuenta los nuevos desafíos socio económicos y políticos, culturales y organizacionales que enfrentan cada uno de los países de América Latina y el Caribe

This book examines approaches to involving the private sector in preserving urban heritage. These include interventions by public and private stakeholders in Cartagena, Colombia; operation of a mixed-capital corporation in Quito, Ecuador; and a government-induced private investment program in...

Civil society organizations (CSOs) have become an important way to mobilize the energies of those who have been historically unrepresented or underrepresented. The eleven case studies in this book present a wide-ranging view of CSOs in Latin America and their impact on the political and social...

América Latina e Caribe (ALC) reduziram sua desigualdade e sua pobreza e enfrentarão as próximas décadas com maior otimismo do que no passado. Conforme a região cresce, aparecem novos problemas que os responsáveis pela condução da política econômica devem enfrentar. Como oferecer...