Institutions and Economic Development: Judicial Reform in Latin America
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Institutions and Development in Latin America: an Approach toward Quantitatively Describing Insti- Tutional Capacity in the Region
Mark Payne is a consultant and Carlos Losada a specialist in reform of the state in the State and Civil Society Division of the Sustainable Development Department at the Inter-American Development Bank. The opinions expressed in this paper are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Inter-American Development Bank. The authors are grateful for the comments ...
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