Policymaking In Latin America

Author : Pablo T. Spiller,Ernesto H. Stein,Mariano Tommasi,Carlos Scartascini,Marcus André Melo,Bernardo Mueller,Carlos Pereira,Cristóbal Aninat,John Londregan,Patricio Navia,Joaquín Vial,Mauricio Cárdenas,Mónica Pachón,Andrés Mejía Acosta,María Caridad Araujo,Aníbal Pérez-Liñán,Sebastián Saiegh,Fabrice Lehoucq,Gabriel Negretto,Francisco Javier Aparicio,Benito Nacif,Allyson Lucinda Benton,José R. Molinas,Marcela Montero,Francisco Monaldi,Rosa Amelia González de Pacheco,Richard Obuchi,Michael Penfold
Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781597820615

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Policymaking in Latin America by Pablo T. Spiller,Ernesto H. Stein,Mariano Tommasi,Carlos Scartascini,Marcus André Melo,Bernardo Mueller,Carlos Pereira,Cristóbal Aninat,John Londregan,Patricio Navia,Joaquín Vial,Mauricio Cárdenas,Mónica Pachón,Andrés Mejía Acosta,María Caridad Araujo,Aníbal Pérez-Liñán,Sebastián Saiegh,Fabrice Lehoucq,Gabriel Negretto,Francisco Javier Aparicio,Benito Nacif,Allyson Lucinda Benton,José R. Molinas,Marcela Montero,Francisco Monaldi,Rosa Amelia González de Pacheco,Richard Obuchi,Michael Penfold Pdf

What determines the capacity of countries to design, approve and implement effective public policies? To address this question, this book builds on the results of case studies of political institutions, policymaking processes, and policy outcomes in eight Latin American countries. The result is a volume that benefits from both micro detail on the intricacies of policymaking in individual countries and a broad cross-country interdisciplinary analysis of policymaking processes in the region.

Author : Ernesto Stein,Mariano Tommaso
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0821370782

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Policy Making in Latin America by Ernesto Stein,Mariano Tommaso Pdf

Author : Steven W Hughes,Kenneth J Mijeski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000307443

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Politics And Public Policy In Latin America by Steven W Hughes,Kenneth J Mijeski Pdf

This innovative textbook focuses on the policy approach as a systematic tool for understanding Latin American political life and then outlines policymaking variations among the Latin American regimes. The authors introduce the student to the study of policymaking by examining various theoretical perspectives and then grounding those perspectives in

Author : Andrés Mejía Acosta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135849320

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Informal Coalitions and Policymaking in Latin America by Andrés Mejía Acosta Pdf

This book explains how presidents achieve market-oriented reforms in a contentious political environment. Using an impressive amount of quantitative and qualitative empirical evidence, most of which is reported for the first time, Mejía Acosta argues that presidents in Ecuador adopted significant reforms by crafting informal yet functional coalitions with opposition parties in congress. This pattern of success is particularly relevant in a country known for its chronic political fragmentation and deep regional and ethnic divisions. Paradoxically, the adoption of constitutional reforms to promote governance undermined the success of informal coalitions and directly contributed to greater regime instability after 1996. Mejía Acosta's work offers a compelling analysis of how formal and informal political institutions contribute to policy change. His far-reaching conclusions will capture the attention of political scientists and scholars of Latin America.

Author : Miguel A. Centeno,Patricio Silva
Publisher : Springer
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349261857

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The Politics of Expertise in Latin America by Miguel A. Centeno,Patricio Silva Pdf

The ascendancy of technocratic personnel and their imposition of neo-liberal economic policies have come to define Latin American politics in the 1980s and 1990s. This book is the first comparative analysis of these events and their implications for the future of democracy on the continent. Individual chapters discuss the rise to power of these technocrats in Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Peru as well as the historical antecedents of expert rule in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Author : Richard M. Huber,H. Jack Ruitenbeek,Ronaldo Seroa da Motta
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821341499

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Market-based Instruments for Environmental Policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean by Richard M. Huber,H. Jack Ruitenbeek,Ronaldo Seroa da Motta Pdf

To preserve the environment with the lowest possible cost to the social sector means that private costs should be aligned with social costs. Many governments in the Latin American and Caribbean Region are doing this now using market-based instruments (MBIs). This publication investigates the use of MBIs in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) context. The investigation covers a sample of eleven countries in the region and a cross-section of environmental issues in an urban setting.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264685932

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How’s Life in Latin America? Measuring Well-being for Policy Making by OECD Pdf

Many Latin American countries have experienced improvements in income over recent decades, with several of them now classified as high-income or upper middle-income in terms of conventional metrics. But has this change been mirrored in improvements across the different areas of people’s lives? How’s Life in Latin America? Measuring Well-being for Policy Making addresses this question by presenting comparative evidence for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with a focus on 11 LAC countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay).

Author : Fred Carden
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788178299303

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Knowledge to Policy by Fred Carden Pdf

Investigates the effects of research in the field of international development.. Examines the consequences of 23 research projects funded by Canada's International Development Research Centre in developing countries. Shows how research influence public policy and decision-making and how can contribute to better governance.

Author : Bonvecchi, Alejandro,Scartascini, Carlos
Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464815737

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Who Decides Social Policy? by Bonvecchi, Alejandro,Scartascini, Carlos Pdf

This book combines an institutional political economy approach to policy making with social network analysis of social policy formulation processes. Based on extensive interviews with governmental and nongovernmental actors, the case studies of social policy formulation in Argentina, The Bahamas, Bolivia, and Trinidad and Tobago show that while societal actors are central in the networks in South American countries, government officials are the main participants in the Caribbean countries. The comparative analysis of the networks of ideas, information, economic resources, and political power across these cases indicates that differences in the types of bureaucratic systems and governance structures may explain the diversity of actors with decision power and the resources used to influence social policy formulation across the region. These analytical and methodological contributions-combined with specific examples of policies and programs-will help to enhance the efficiency, efficacy, and sustainability of public policies in the social arena.

Author : Abraham F. Lowenthal,Gregory F. Treverton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Latin America
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173018399312

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The Making of U.S. Policies Toward Latin America by Abraham F. Lowenthal,Gregory F. Treverton Pdf

Author : Candelaria Garay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107152229

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Social Policy Expansion in Latin America by Candelaria Garay Pdf

This book provides a novel explanation of widespread social policy expansion in Latin America beginning in the 1990s.

Author : José Antonio Ocampo,Jaime Ros
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 959 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199571048

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The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Economics by José Antonio Ocampo,Jaime Ros Pdf

A comprehensive overview of the key factors affecting the development of Latin American economies that examines long-term growth performance, macroeconomic issues, Latin American economies in the global context, technological and agricultural policies, and the evolution of labour markets, the education sector, and social security programmes.

Author : Mark Hallerberg,Carlos G. Scartascini,Ernesto Stein
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 159782089X

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Who Decides the Budget? by Mark Hallerberg,Carlos G. Scartascini,Ernesto Stein Pdf

The budget is the main tool used to allocate scarce public resources, and it is in the context of the budget process that politicians must make trade-offs between policy priorities. This book describes the budget practices, both formal and informal, in 10 countries of Latin America and explains fiscal results in terms of four features.

Author : Gustavo Crespi,Gabriela Dutrénit
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319041087

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Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Development by Gustavo Crespi,Gabriela Dutrénit Pdf

This book examines the implementation of science, technology and innovation (STI) policy in eight Latin American countries and the different paths these policies have taken. It provides empirical evidence to examine the extent to which STI policies are contributing to the development of the region, as well as to the solution of market failures and the stimulus of the region’s innovation systems. Since the pioneering work of Solow (1957), it has been recognized that innovation is critical for economic growth both in developed and in less-developed countries. Unfortunately Latin America lags behind world trends, and although over the last 20 years the region has established a more stable and certain macroeconomic regime, it is also clear that these changes have not been enough to trigger a process of innovation and productivity to catch-up. Against this rather grim scenario there is some optimism emerging throughout the region. After many years of inaction the region has begun to invest in science, technology and engineering once again. Furthermore, after many changes in innovation policy frameworks, there is now an emerging consensus on the need for a solution to coordination failures that hinder the interaction between supply and demand. Offering an informative and analytic insight into STI policymaking within Latin America, this book can be used by students, researchers and practitioners who are interested in the design and implementation of innovation policies. This book also intends to encourage discussion and collaboration amongst current policy makers within the region.

Author : William Michael Schmidli
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801469619

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The Fate of Freedom Elsewhere by William Michael Schmidli Pdf

During the first quarter-century of the Cold War, upholding human rights was rarely a priority in U.S. policy toward Latin America. Seeking to protect U.S. national security, American policymakers quietly cultivated relations with politically ambitious Latin American militaries—a strategy clearly evident in the Ford administration’s tacit support of state-sanctioned terror in Argentina following the 1976 military coup d’état. By the mid-1970s, however, the blossoming human rights movement in the United States posed a serious threat to the maintenance of close U.S. ties to anticommunist, right-wing military regimes. The competition between cold warriors and human rights advocates culminated in a fierce struggle to define U.S. policy during the Jimmy Carter presidency. In The Fate of Freedom Elsewhere, William Michael Schmidli argues that Argentina emerged as the defining test case of Carter’s promise to bring human rights to the center of his administration’s foreign policy. Entering the Oval Office at the height of the kidnapping, torture, and murder of tens of thousands of Argentines by the military government, Carter set out to dramatically shift U.S. policy from subtle support to public condemnation of human rights violation. But could the administration elicit human rights improvements in the face of a zealous military dictatorship, rising Cold War tension, and domestic political opposition? By grappling with the disparate actors engaged in the struggle over human rights, including civil rights activists, second-wave feminists, chicano/a activists, religious progressives, members of the New Right, conservative cold warriors, and business leaders, Schmidli utilizes unique interviews with U.S. and Argentine actors as well as newly declassified archives to offer a telling analysis of the rise, efficacy, and limits of human rights in shaping U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War.