ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
نویسندگان
چکیده
entity. They believe it would benefit the country and, thus—an unwarranted deduction—they would be better off. Soon after a concrete proposal is put forth, many realize that, though reform will bring a net gain to society, they will be among the losers. Opposition—not to the abstract reform but to any concrete proposal—always arises. Collectively, economic agents prefer gradual to sudden changes and tax improvements to replacements (as per the saying “good taxes are old taxes”), for they fear deeper reforms may, 353L O C A L F I N A N C I N G A N D M A N A G E M E N T C A P A C I T Y05-Part4 5/11/00 12:18 PM Page 353 PortCityPress
منابع مشابه
Intergenerational Dialogue as a Way to Diagnose and Prevent Violence
According to the last report on youth and development published by the World Bank, there are 1.3 billion young people now living in the developing world, and it is considered -the largest-ever youth group in the history. However, there is not a consensus in regard to Latin America’ youth population, . Nevertheless, the last research performed by the World Bank (WB), the Iberoamerican Youth Orga...
متن کاملReaching the Rural Poor A Rural Development Strategy for the Latin America and Caribbean Region
This paper is a contribution to the draft rural development strategy for the World Bank, which is currently pending approval by the Board of Executive Directors. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions are the author's own and should not be attributed to the World Bank, its management, its Board of Executive Directors, or the countries they represent. Some of the numbers quoted are estim...
متن کاملAre Global and Local Investors Alike?
The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expresse...
متن کاملTrends and Policy Trade-offs of Capital Flows in Latin America and the Caribbean: 2003-2008
This paper reviews trends in capital flows in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2003 and mid-2008 and its implications for monetary policy and financial stability. The financing structure that emerged during this period was more benign than in the past, due to a greater share of foreign direct investment and reduced reliance on foreign financing. Although traditional monetary policy trade...
متن کاملSubregional Workshop: Prevention of the Vertical Transmission of HIV
The organization and the development of this meeting had the support from International Agencies and Organizations, such as UNAIDS, PAHO/WHO, UNICEF. In addition, there was active participation of the presidents of the UNAIDS Theme Groups from the participating countries, and of the Regional Initiative on AIDS for Latin America and the Caribbean (SIDALAC), a World Bank and UNAIDS initiative in ...
متن کاملConfronting the chronic disease burden in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The United States is not alone in facing increasing incidence and prevalence of chronic conditions as a contributor to poorer health and growing health care spending. Latin America and the Caribbean face similar burdens, but they have fewer resources with which to respond. Much remains to be done to cope with the emerging public health and fiscal threat posed by increases in chronic conditions....
متن کامل