Bolivia: Public Policy Options for the Well-being of AllVicente Fretes Cibils, Marcelo Giugale, Connie Luff World Bank Publications, 2006 - 538 pages Bolivia's challenges with regard to policy are multiple, deep and multifaceted, and as such they require integral proposals. The book tries to cover these challenges in their different dimensions and presents options to grow more and better - creating jobs, with benefits for all, and without corruption and with civic participation. The design and implementation of all these options, simultaneously or in the short- and medium-term, is not feasible; and from here blooms options. |
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... Political Decentralization , March 2005 488 Figure 2 . Estimate of the Departmental Prefectures ' Autonomy in Decision Making on Budget Matters , 2004 496 Figure A1 . The Intergovernmental System and Political Representation Prior to ...
... Political Decentralization , March 2005 488 Figure 2 . Estimate of the Departmental Prefectures ' Autonomy in Decision Making on Budget Matters , 2004 496 Figure A1 . The Intergovernmental System and Political Representation Prior to ...
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... political and the other economic. On the social- political side, the Bolivian people have elected representatives from groups historically excluded from political and economic power. Moreover, for the first time in recent years, an ...
... political and the other economic. On the social- political side, the Bolivian people have elected representatives from groups historically excluded from political and economic power. Moreover, for the first time in recent years, an ...
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... political and social ) and external ( especially , economic and financial ) changes . Recent economic growth , although positive , is insufficient to reverse poverty and inequality , and investment is insufficient to sustain economic ...
... political and social ) and external ( especially , economic and financial ) changes . Recent economic growth , although positive , is insufficient to reverse poverty and inequality , and investment is insufficient to sustain economic ...
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... political power are marked by differences of ethnicity , race , region , and gender ; that is , factors beyond the control of the individual . History and public policies have not reversed social exclusion . Nonetheless , Bolivia over ...
... political power are marked by differences of ethnicity , race , region , and gender ; that is , factors beyond the control of the individual . History and public policies have not reversed social exclusion . Nonetheless , Bolivia over ...
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... political crisis has hindered the development of stable policies, proper coordination, and follow-up. Second, the decentralization of the sector has not always been beneficial and has resulted in high transaction costs. Third, misalloca ...
... political crisis has hindered the development of stable policies, proper coordination, and follow-up. Second, the decentralization of the sector has not always been beneficial and has resulted in high transaction costs. Third, misalloca ...
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