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Government Capabilities in Latin America: Why They Are So Important, What We Know about Them, and What to Do Next

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  • Carlos Scartascini
  • Mariano Tommasi

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This policy brief takes stock of the research on government capabilities undertaken at the Inter-American Development Bank, highlights the relevance of government capabilities for generating better policies and higher levels of development, summarizes what has been learned about the origins of those capabilities, suggests avenues for further exploration, and derives lessons (and caveats) for institutional reforms and for the operational work of the Bank.

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  • Carlos Scartascini & Mariano Tommasi, 2014. "Government Capabilities in Latin America: Why They Are So Important, What We Know about Them, and What to Do Next," Research Department Publications IDB-PB-210, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    • Handle: RePEc:idb:wpaper:idb-pb-210
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    1. Pessino, Carola & Izquierdo, Alejandro & Vuletin, Guillermo, 2018. "Better Spending for Better Lives: How Latin America and the Caribbean Can Do More with Less," IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank, number 9152, November.

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    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation

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