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Greater Efficiency and the Path to a Prosperous Future for Latin America and the Caribbean

October 15, 2018 by Alejandro Izquierdo Leave a Comment

Latin America and the Caribbean has a difficult puzzle to solve. Growing national income is feeding demands for more and better government services.  At the same time, because many governments increased expenditure during the years of the commodity boom and now face less favorable external conditions, they will need to adjust. In a context of external headwinds there is … [Read more...] about Greater Efficiency and the Path to a Prosperous Future for Latin America and the Caribbean

How Latin America Can Be Smarter on Crime

September 26, 2018 by Rodrigo Serrano-Berthet - Steven Ambrus Leave a Comment

Latin America and the Caribbean confronts a paradox when it comes to guaranteeing the lives of its citizens. The region is wracked by organized crime, gangs, and street violence. It suffers a homicide rate (24 per 100,000) that is four times the world's average and spends a considerable portion of its total budget (5.4%) on citizen security. Yet, it continues to employ … [Read more...] about How Latin America Can Be Smarter on Crime

To Boost Education, Latin America Needs to Spend More Efficiently

September 14, 2018 by Gregory Elacqua - Matías Martínez Leave a Comment

Over the last two decades, Latin America and the Caribbean has made huge efforts to improve education. Investment in the sector has grown from 3.6% to 5.3% of GDP; the percentage of adolescents who finish primary school has reached well over 90%, and results on PISA, the international exam that measures core competencies in mathematics, language and science, have improved … [Read more...] about To Boost Education, Latin America Needs to Spend More Efficiently

Tackling Soaring Drug Prices in Latin America and the Caribbean

August 29, 2018 by Gianluca Cafagna - Diana Pinto 1 Comment

Faced with soaring drug prices, officials in the United States are taking on the pharmaceutical companies, desperate to stop the hemorrhage of up to thousands of dollars a month in family income towards prescription drugs. Individual states in just the last year have passed 37 drug laws, conscious that current trends are unsustainable. But the United States is not alone in … [Read more...] about Tackling Soaring Drug Prices in Latin America and the Caribbean

Boosting Efficiency En Route to Universal Health Coverage

August 16, 2018 by Steven Ambrus 1 Comment

By boosting efficiency in health spending, Latin America could significantly increase its health coverage

Latin America and the Caribbean has made real progress in expanding health services to its citizens over the last two decades, boosting spending, increasing overall life expectancy and contributing to a decline in mortality rates for children under five. But despite those improvements, the region needs to become more efficient to achieve its goal of universal health coverage in … [Read more...] about Boosting Efficiency En Route to Universal Health Coverage

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