Muchos perciben las cuentas públicas en América Latina y el Caribe como una caja oscura, llena de oportunidades para la corrupción y despilfarro. Pero a ciencia cierta es difícil saber con precisión si los recursos de los impuestos pagados por trabajadores y empresas y los ingresos fiscales de los recursos naturales que exportan muchos países de la región están siendo bien … [Lee más...] Acerca de Lo bueno y lo malo en el manejo financiero público en América Latina
Gilberto Chona
Former Lead Specialist, Urban Development Economics. Inter-American Development Bank (Washington, DC). He was an expert in the formulation and supervision of action plans for urban regeneration in intermediate cities of Central America and the Caribbean. In 2015-2017 he served as Regional Coordinator for the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Program (ESC) in the Urban Development and Housing Division of the IDB. He also formulated and supervised studies and investment projects for urban regeneration, human settlements improvement, and affordable/sustainable housing in several countries. His 30 years of experience at the IDB include fiscal, institutional, and operational analysis in 14 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. His areas of concentration were the fiscal sustainability of cities, leveraging private investment in cities, institutional governance of cities, and smart city solutions. He is an Urban Planner graduated from the Simón Bolívar University of Venezuela (1986) and has a Master in City Planning degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT (1991).
