Latin American Development Priorities: Costs and Benefits (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521747523)

Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have achieved considerable economic growth, yet the region still faces many seemingly intractable problems. The conventional wisdom in development agencies - that prioritization is impossible and that everything must be done - is simply not effective. Latin American Development Priorities shows how limited resources could be used for the greatest benefit of the Latin American and Caribbean region. A panel of economists met over three days in San Jos to review proposals to tackle the ten most important challenges, which emerged from a survey by the Inter-American Development Bank. The expert panel was asked a question which appears simple but is actually very difficult to answer: What should Latin American governments do with an additional nominal $10 billion? Hard choices are needed if Latin America's problems are to be tackled effectively. This book provides the means to make those choices as objectively as possible.

Author: Bjn Lomborg
ISBN-10: 052174752X
ISBN-13: 9780521747523
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/28/2010
Pages: 724
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d