Publications of State reform and public institutions
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Does participatory budgeting have an effect on the quality of public services? The case of Peru’s water and sanitation sector
Since 2004 the government of Peru has implemented a process of participatory budgeting (PB), which is mandatory for every sub-national government. We analyze the link from PB to coverage and water service quality indicators. We find no statistically significant relationship between PB and our measures of coverage and service continuity, regardless of whether the outcome […]
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Does participatory budgeting have an effect on the quality of public services? The case of Peru’s water and sanitation sector
Since 2004 the government of Peru has implemented a process of participatory budgeting (PB), which is mandatory for every sub-national government. We analyze the link from PB to coverage and water service quality indicators. We find no statistically significant relationship between PB and our measures of coverage and service continuity, regardless of whether the outcome […]
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Equity in health and health care in Peru, 2004-2008
Este estudio evalúa si las recientes tendencias económicas positivas y las políticas de salud pro-pobres han logrado mayor equidad en la salud, y explora los factores claves que explican este cambio.
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El financiamiento del sistema educacional del Perú: elementos para el diseño de una fórmula per cápita en un contexto descentralizado
El objetivo del estudio es proponer el diseño de un nuevo sistema para financiar la educación pública en el Perú enfocado en el suministro de recursos basado en la población atendida y con criterios compensatorios.
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The changing role of international cooperation in developing countries (as they develop): A case study of skills development policies in Peru.
A focus on the changes in the relationship between international cooperation and local actors in the skills development field in Peru as the country strengthened its financial position in the last two decades allows us to examine the role of the economic factor in these changes.
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Descentralización funcional y presupuestal de la educación pública en el Perú: un balance de avances y desafíos
Un diagnóstico de la gestión presupuestal de la educación pública en un contexto de descentralización política que ha implicado la transferencia de competencias y funciones educativas a los gobiernos subnacionales.
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Las políticas públicas de protección infantil: Una mirada a las DEMUNA
Se discute la relevancia de la creación de la Defensoría Municipal del Niño y Adolescente (DEMUNA) en el contexto social peruano, y analiza el servicio sobre la base de las percepciones de un grupo de jóvenes con acceso a este programa.
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Ventanas de oportunidad: el caso de la reforma del Servicio Civil
Razones por las que la reforma del Servicio Civil destacó en la agenda y el interés de los tomadores de decisiones, y sugerencias para aprovechar las oportunidades del cambio de las políticas públicas en un momento dado.
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Educating for the knowledge economy?: critical perspectives
The promise, embraced by governments around the world, is that the knowledge economy will provide knowledge workers with a degree of autonomy and permission to think which enables them to be creative and to attract high incomes. What credence should we give to this promise? The current economic crisis is provoking a reappraisal of both […]
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