The state of state reform in Latin America /
edited by Eduardo Lora.
- Stanford, CA : Washington D.C. : Stanford University Press ; World Bank, c2007.
- xxi, 446 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Latin American development forum series .
"A copublication of Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Standford University Press, and the World Bank."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / State reform in Latin America : a silent revolution / Reforming the rules of the game : political reform / A brief overview of judicial reform in Latin America : objectives, challenges, and accomplishments / Public administration and public employment reform in Latin America / Budgetary institutions / Trends and outcomes of tax reform / Fiscal and political decentralization reforms / Privatization and regulation in Latin America / Two decades of financial reforms / Productive development policies and supporting institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean / Reform of pension and social assistance systems / Education reform as reform of the state : Latin America since 1980 / Francis Fukuyama -- Eduardo Lora -- J. Mark Payne and Juan Cruz Perusia -- Mariana Sousa -- Koldo Echebarría and Juan Carlos Cortázar -- Gabriel Filc and Carlos Scartascini -- Eduardo Lora -- Robert Daughters and Leslie Harper -- Alberto Chong and Juan Benavides -- Arturo Galindo, Alejandro Micco, and Ugo Panizza -- Alberto Melo and Andrés Rodríguez-Clare -- Carmelo Mesa-Lago and Gustavo Márquez -- Juan Carlos Navarro.