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DEV Working Paper No. 317: Opening the black box of contract renegotiations: An analysis of road concessions in Chile, Colombia and Peru

This paper reviews road concession programmes in Chile, Colombia and Peru over the period 1993-2010 and analyses how their shortcomings have resulted in large extra fiscal costs. Weak State institutions, unclear legislation and deficient contract design have allowed for frequent and costly renegotiation of road concessions.

DEV Working Paper No. 316: The politics of transport infrastructure policies in Colombia

This joint work by the OECD Development Centre and Fedesarrollo focuses on the policy making process of transport infrastructure in Colombia for the period 2002-10. It identifies the main bottlenecks to be improved in the implementation of public policies in the main phases of the transport infrastructure policy cycle, namely planning, budgeting, execution (i.e. new investment and maintenance), and monitoring and evaluation.

Perspectives on Global Development 2013

Perspectives on Global Development 2013 - Industrial Policies in a changing world. Shifting up a gear

Latin American Economic Outlook 2013_Chinese

Latin American Outlook 2013 in Chinese

Making Development Happen

The OECD Development Centre's series 'Making Development Happen' addresses an increasing demand for policy analysis and targeted support in developing countries. It focuses on structural themes through the analysis of policies and institutions and is based on in-depth peer reviews involving both developed and emerging economies.

Making Development Happen: Política fiscal para el desarrollo en República Dominicana

Es necesario por tanto que las reformas fiscales constituyan una pieza clave del plan estratégico de desarrollo de un país en el medio y largo plazo. En este sentido, este informe sitúa algunas posibilidades de reforma en materia fiscal en la República Dominicana en un contexto regional e internacional de buenas prácticas.

Making Development Happen: Fiscal Policy for Development in the Dominican Republic

Tax reforms must play a central role in a country’s medium- and long-term development strategy. The report analyses some of the possible tax reforms in the Dominican Republic within a regional and international context of good practices. The fiscal recommendations are made within the context of the institutional frameworks, with particular emphasis on matters of economic policy that should be considered in the reform process.

Innovative Approaches to Poverty Reduction, Social Cohesion and Progress in a Post-2015 World

Economic growth has played a major role in lifting people out of poverty. However, there is increasing evidence that many of these people did not move up to the middle classes but into an intermediate state of “vulnerability”. Poverty continues to affect millions of people around the world, said OECD Secretary-General.

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Tackling Inequalities: At the Heart of the Post-2015 Agenda?

In a large majority of OECD countries, wage gaps widened and household income inequality increased during the three decades prior to the crisis. Inequalities have also been growing in many emerging economies and developing countries, despite their fast growth over the last years, said OECD Secretary-General.