01864nam a2200265Ia 4500001001100000005001700011008004100028020001500069020001800084043002100102050002300123090001700146245010200163260004100265300003000306520086400336533010501200650004801305650004701353655002201400830004801422830002601470999001301496952008901509000000330520251012174317.0  940728s1995    dcua    o     000 0 eng  z0821330284  z9780821330289  acl-----acc-----00aHC130.C3bM44 199504a363/.09822000aMeeting the infrastructure challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean.h[electronic resource].   aWashington, D.C.bWorld Bankc1995.   aviii, 55 p.bill.c23 cm.8 aAnnotationbThe 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.  aElectronic reproduction.b[Washington, D.C.] :cWorld Bank Group,d[2007].f(World Bank e-Library).  0aInfrastructure (Economics)zCaribbean Area. 0aInfrastructure (Economics)zLatin America. 4aElectronic books. 0aDirections in development (Washington, D.C) 0aWorld Bank e-Library.  c926d926  00104070aKEMbKEMd2012-12-07l0p0000002230r2025-10-12 08:34:26w2025-10-12yOS