Can privatization deliver?
Subtitle: infrastructure for Latin America
By: edited by Federico Basañes, Evamaría Uribe, Robert Willig.
Contributors: Basañes, Federico.; Uribe, Evamaría.; Willig, Robert D., 1947-; Inter-American Development Bank.
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank; Distributed by the Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
Subjects: Privatization -- Latin America.; Privatization -- Law and legislation -- Latin America.; Investments -- Latin America.; Infrastructure (Economics) -- Latin America.; Contracting out -- Latin America.; Concessions -- Latin America.; Electric utilities -- Latin America.; Water utilities -- Latin America.
Description: While privatization of water, electricity, transportation and communications infrastructure continues to gain momentum in Latin America, its success often depends on whether countries implement the reforms essential to attract private investment.

This book analyzes the legal, regulatory, economic and institutional issues that are key to smoothing the transition to privatized infrastructure. As the reform process reaches economies that are smaller and less developed, the emphasis is on establishing sound and credible rules that foster private initiative, preserve property rights, settle disputes, and protect contracts and consumers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.