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

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors: Carlos Scartascini
Format: Policy Briefs biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:Governance, Public Administration, D78 - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation, D73 - Bureaucracy • Administrative Processes in Public Organizations • Corruption, D72 - Political Processes: Rent-Seeking Lobbying Elections Legislatures and Voting Behavior, Government capabilities;Public policies;Institucionalización;Politics;Desarrollo;Development;Política;Proceso de formulación de políticas;Políticas públicas;Institutionalization;Capacidades gubernamentales;Policymaking process,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008510
https://publications.iadb.org/en/government-capabilities-latin-america-why-they-are-so-important-what-we-know-about-them-and-what-do
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