Latin American Development Priorities (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521766906)

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 José 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: Bjørn Lomborg
ISBN-10: 0521766907
ISBN-13: 9780521766906
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/28/2010
Pages: 724
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2011