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Author : Gian Carlo Guarda
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Financing Urban Services in Latin America written by Gian Carlo Guarda and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1989 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George E Peterson
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761935643
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (356 download)
Download or read book Financing Cities written by George E Peterson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-04-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the need to boost infrastructure investment in cities as also the necessity for fiscal management across all levels of government-within the context of decentralizing service delivery responsibilities. The volume provides case studies reflecting various viewpoints and a range of success and failure stories from five countries. The topics covered include: - Impact of political and fiscal decentralization - Limitations on borrowing - Managing moral hazard - The role of the financial sector in striking a balance between controls and encouraging the local government to maintain fiscal discipline
Author : Harold Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Housing and Urban Development Programs, Latin America Bureau written by Harold Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dimitri Vittas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Financing Urban Services in Latin America written by Dimitri Vittas and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses urban services finance in the Latin American context of rapid urbanization, severe fiscal constraints and democratization of administrative systems. Analyzing the situation in thirteen different countries, it draws several conclusions which may be helpful in the design of new lending operations. The report's main theme is that the World Bank's approach to the urban sector needs to be re-directed. The structure of the report is as follows: first it reviews the rising demand for urban services, noting the positive correlations of rapid urban growth with national development, but also the corresponding, incremental fiscal pressures. The macro-economic constraints to urban expenditures are summarized and the adverse circumstances limiting new capital formation and service provision in Latin American cities is mentioned. The report also discusses whether Latin American governments are truly decentralizing and reviews the strategies to relieve the fiscal gap of subnational governments, including changes in the existing systems of revenue sharing, reassignment of public service functions, pricing adjustments, deregulation or privatization of certain services, technical assistance, and restructuring of institutional credit. The main findings and recommendations are organized according to three main groups: country concerns; theoretical concerns; and operational concerns. The text is accompanied by three case studies in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.
Author : Hela Cheikhrouhou
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821371401
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)
Download or read book Structured Finance in Latin America written by Hela Cheikhrouhou and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structured Finance in Latin America explores how structured finance mechanisms can channel pension savings to support projects in underserved sectors, deepen capital markets, and contribute to investment and economic growth. Private pension funds have been accumulating assets rapidly in the wake of pension system reforms in many Latin American countries. Strict investment regulations to protect workers' savings have limited their investment in highly creditworthy domestic securities, yet pension fund demand for new securities has outstripped issuance of eligible traditional corporate debt instruments. This has contributed to a high concentration of pension fund assets in public debt. Innovative structured finance mechanisms can help bring to the market a new set of creditworthy securities backed by pools of loans to small borrowers, mortgage loans or the expected proceeds of large infrastructure projects. These mechanisms create new investment opportunities for pension funds, while establishing additional sources of funding for underserved market segments. Policy makers and regulatory authorities have a catalytic role to play in the development of structured finance securities by establishing a conducive legal, regulatory, and tax framework. Structured Finance in Latin America serves as a practical guide for development practitioners, policy makers, and others working in government, international or nongovernmental organizations, and financial institutions, who focus on finance and investment; infrastructure, transport, and urban development; housing finance; small and medium-sized enterprise development; and pension reform.
Author : Antonio Estache
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821350393
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reform written by Antonio Estache and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This book provides practical guidelines and options for infrastructure reform that result in access and affordability for the poor. It includes a new model for reform that consists of three main components - policies, regulation, and provision which when properly balanced minimize the risks associated with reform.
Author : Carlos Leite
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783030160142
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Social Urbanism in Latin America written by Carlos Leite and published by Springer. This book was released on 2020-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights current concepts of Social Urbanism, the contemporary set of multiple and interdisciplinary urban studies that have emerged mainly from the complex realities of Latin American cities. The discussion that follows places special emphasis on public land policy and the innovative urban instruments developed in that region to promote social and territorial inclusion. Critical reflections throughout the pages of this book shed light into the local context of each case-study in order to understand their specific set of challenges and opportunities. Relevant lessons are extracted from the three cities here analyzed, the medium-scale city of Medellin, the large-scale city of Bogota, and the megacity of Sao Paulo, as well as from local innovative experiences in Argentina and Uruguay. These cities underwent promising transformation processes over two decades, applying planning and financing instruments of land policy which have produced significant shifts in the urban development paradigm in the region. The quest for social inclusion has emerged as the common denominator in these cities, awakening growing interest across several fields of urban studies, from public policies and city management to urban law, city financing, urban development, and innovative community participation processes. The book brings implications on urban land policy for transition cities in the Global South. The question of social inclusion in Global South cities is however far from being solved; the analysis presented in this book shows advances and hope, besides a long path still ahead, which can only be faced through a continuous and challenging incremental process. May this book be an incremental step.
Author : Carlos L. Acevedo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)
Download or read book Financing of Housing and Commmunity Improvement Programmes in Latin America written by Carlos L. Acevedo and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bertrand Renaud
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Urban Finance in Post-depression Latin America written by Bertrand Renaud and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pan American Union. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Financing of Economic Development in Latin America written by Pan American Union. Department of Economic and Social Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marianne Fay
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464811024
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)
Download or read book Rethinking Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Marianne Fay and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-08-02 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) does not have the infrastructure it needs, or deserves, given its income. Many argue that the solution is to spend more; by contrast, this report has one main message: Latin America can dramatically narrow its infrastructure service gap by spending efficiently on the right things. This report asks three questions: what should LAC countries’ goals be? How can these goals be achieved as cost-effectively as possible? And who should pay to reach these goals? In doing so, we drop the ‘infrastructure gap’ notion, favoring an approach built on identifying the ‘service gap’. Benchmarking Latin America in this way reveals clear strengths and weaknesses. Access to water and electricity is good, with the potential for the region’s electricity sector to drive competitive advantage; by contrast, transport and sanitation should be key focus areas for further development. The report also identifies and analyses some of the emerging challenges for the region—climate change, increased demand and urbanization—that will put increasing pressure on infrastructure and policy makers alike. Improving the region’s infrastructure performance in the context of tight fiscal space will require spending better on well identified priorities. Unlike most infrastructure diagnostics, this report argues that much of what is needed lies outside the infrastructure sector †“ in the form of broader government issues—from competition policy, to budgeting rules that no longer solely focus on controlling cash expenditures. We also find that traditional recommendations continue to apply regarding independent, well-performing regulators and better corporate governance, and highlight the critical importance of cost recovery where feasible and desirable, as the basis for future commercial finance of infrastructure services. Latin America has the means and potential to do better; and it can do so by spending more efficiently on the right things.
Author : Jose Brakarz
Publisher : IDB
ISBN 13 : 9781931003278
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Citiesforall written by Jose Brakarz and published by IDB. This book was released on 2002 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sean M. Elliott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Financing Latin American Housing written by Sean M. Elliott and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jose Antonio Alvarado
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (226 download)
Download or read book Land-use Planning and the Finance of Urban Development in Latin America (Inter-American Bank for Land Development) written by Jose Antonio Alvarado and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ms.Valerie Cerra
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 147553759X
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (755 download)
Download or read book Highways to Heaven written by Ms.Valerie Cerra and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inadequate infrastructure has been widely viewed as a principal barrier to growth and development in Latin America and the Caribbean. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of infrastructure in the region and highlights key areas in which infrastructure networks can be enhanced. The public and private sectors play complementary roles in improving the infrastructure network. Therefore, it is critical to strengthen public investment management processes as well as the regulatory framework, including to ensure an appropriate mix of financing and funding for projects and to address environmental concerns.
Author : Michael Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429650639
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Urban Policy in Latin America written by Michael Cohen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book evaluates the impact of 20 years of urban policies in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico. It argues that evaluating the fulfillment of past commitments is essential for framing and meeting the new commitments that were taken in Habitat III over the next 20 years. Taken as a whole, the book provides a critical assessment of the economic, social and environmental consequences of urban interventions during Habitat II. The country-level chapters have been written by recognized experts in urban issues, with first-hand knowledge of the Habitat process, and deep familiarity with the problems, statistics, actors and political contexts of their nations. The latter part of the volume considers wider topics such as the Habitat Commitment Index, the New Urban Agenda and the regional and global-scale lessons that can be extracted from this group of countries. Urban Policy in Latin America will be of interest to advanced students, researchers and policymakers across development economics, urban studies and Latin American studies.
Author : Jorge Macón
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Financing Urban and Rural Development Through Betterment Levies written by Jorge Macón and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1977 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph on financing of urban development and rural development through betterment tax levies, illustrated by case studies of Latin America countries - analyses the role of the betterment levy system (tax system) in financing of infrastructure projects and recovering the cost of public works, and comments on the institutional framework and relevant legislation provisions for expropriation compensation, determination of liability, etc., in relation to each country. Bibliography pp. 139 to 142, references and statistical tables.
