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Institutions, politics, and contracts: the privatization attempt of the water and sanitation utility of Lima, Perú
That Lima’s water system was in near-crisis was not enough to bring about radical change. Partial reforms to reduce many of the city’s worst problems were carried out under public management. But a quarter of Lima’s citizens still had no access to water or sewerage connections, extended service interruptions were common, and more than a […]
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Demanda inducida y ausentismo en los hospitales peruanos
This chapter analyzes the relationship between institutional arrangements, incentives, and corruption in four Peruvian hospitals. It focuses on two particular types of corrupt practice: absenteeism by doctors and provision of unnecessary services (i.e., induced demand). One of the hospitals was operated in the private sector. Of the three public-sector hospitals, two were under the aegis […]
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Integrating local and global knowledge, technology and production systems: challenges for technical cooperation
The paper concludes with some suggestions on the way technical cooperation could help in making better use of traditional knowledge and technologies.
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Determinantes de la eficiencia escolar
El marco teórico para estudiar determinantes del rendimiento escolar. Estudios empíricos en Latinoamérica. Estudios empíricos en el Perú. Uso de estudios de determinantes en el desarollo de políticas educativas
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La educación básica en el Perú a inicios del siglo XXI
Fines y estructura del sistema educativo peruano. Matrícula, cobertura, eficiencia y años de educación de la población adulta. Calidad y equidad en la educación peruana. Retos de la educación peruana.
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Peru: learning by doing
This section presents the principal conclusions of the project “Large-scale Mining and Local Communities” for Peru. The project’s main objective was to analyze the socioeconomic, cultural and environmental relations between large-scale mining companies and local communities, in order to identify practices that lead to sustainable local development. Our analysis, which began in June 1998, focuses […]
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Liberalización de la balanza de pagos: efectos sobre el crecimiento, el empleo y desigualdad y pobreza: el caso de Perú
En primer lugar se hace un recuento de los los cambios en el contexto macroeconómico y de las reformas estructurales, y otras reformas que se dieron simultáneamente para entender el cambio en la estructura productiva.
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Distribution, access and complementarity: capital of the poor in Peru
This chapter analyzes the possession of and access to assets by the poor. Private, public and organizational assets are the principal determinants of household spending. Income flows are therefore crucial in determining whether a family is successful in leaving poverty. In this respect, public policies need to be carefully designed to resolve unequal access to […]
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