01763nam a2200253Ia 4500 0000003305 20251012174317.0 940728s1995 dcua o 000 0 eng 0821330284 9780821330289 cl----- cc----- HC130.C3 M44 1995 363/.098 20 Meeting the infrastructure challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean. [electronic resource]. Washington, D.C. World Bank 1995. viii, 55 p. ill. 23 cm. Annotation The steady deterioration of infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean has significantly reduced the region's competitiveness in the global market. Inefficient public sector monopolies are widely blamed for the failure of infrastruc ture to provide adequate services. The study looks at the historical parallels between improvements in infrastructure and economic growth in this region. It examines the causes of the decline in infrastructure and presents options for reform. In recommending that reforms be systematic and pervasive, the study proposes that World Bank assistance should raise operating and investment efficiency in the power, telecommunications, transport, and water and sanitation sectors. The report also urges governments to create a regulatory framework. Also available in Spanish: (ISBN 0-8213-3029-2) Stock No. 13029. Electronic reproduction. [Washington, D.C.] : World Bank Group, [2007]. (World Bank e-Library). Infrastructure (Economics) Caribbean Area. Infrastructure (Economics) Latin America. Electronic books. Directions in development (Washington, D.C) World Bank e-Library. 926 926 0 0 0 0 KEM KEM 2012-12-07 0 0000002230 2025-10-12 08:34:26 2025-10-12 OS