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Infrastructure in Latin America

An adequate supply of infrastructure services has long been viewed by both academics and policy makers as a key ingredient for economic development. Over the past quarter-century, the retrenchment of Latin America's public sector from its domi...

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Main Authors:	Calderón, César, Servén, Luis
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS REGULATION ACCESS TO SAFE WATER ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ALLOCATION OF RISK ALLOCATION OF RISKS CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL STOCK CONCESSION CONCESSION AGREEMENTS CONCESSIONS CONDITIONAL CONVERGENCE CONSOLIDATION CONTRACT AWARD COST RECOVERY DEBT DEBT REPAYMENT DEFICITS DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME DIVESTITURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DYNAMICS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY SERVICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY EMPLOYMENT ESCALATOR EXCESS DEMAND FEE COLLECTION FINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTURE FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL POLICY FOREIGN FINANCING FREE MARKETS FUEL GENERATION CAPACITY GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROWTH IN DEMAND GROWTH RATES HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HIGHWAY HIGHWAYS INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INSPECTION INVESTMENT COSTS INVESTMENT OBLIGATIONS INVESTMENT SPENDING LAND TRANSPORT MACROECONOMICS O&M PAYBACK PERIOD PENSIONS POPULATION DENSITY POWER POWER SECTOR POWER THEFT PRESENT VALUE PRICE STABILITY PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE INVESTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC ASSETS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC MONOPOLIES PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC REVENUES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT PUBLIC SECTOR RETRENCHMENT PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES RAILWAYS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ROAD ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROADS SANITATION SERVICE RELIABILITY STATE ENTERPRISES STOCKS TAX TAX REVENUES TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOLL TOLL ROAD TOLL ROAD PROGRAM TOLL ROADS TRAILS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSFER OF ASSETS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES UTILITY PRIVATIZATION VEHICLE VEHICLES WALKING WEALTH
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100524133508 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3801