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    Assessing The Governance of Electricity Regulatory Agencies In The Latin American And The Caribbean Region : A Benchmarking Analysis (2007)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (57 p.))
    Edition: Online-Ausg. World Bank E-Library Archive
    Parallel Title: Andres, Luis Assessing The Governance of Electricity Regulatory Agencies In The Latin American And The Caribbean Region
    Keywords: Accountability ; Banks and Banking Reform ; Country Strategy and Performance ; Disclosure ; Good Governance ; Governance ; Governance Indicators ; Governance Indicators ; Institutional Arrangements ; Institutional Development ; Judiciary ; Macroeconomics and Economic Growth ; National Governance ; Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures ; Regulatory Policies ; Regulatory Policy ; Transparency ; Accountability ; Banks and Banking Reform ; Country Strategy and Performance ; Disclosure ; Good Governance ; Governance ; Governance Indicators ; Governance Indicators ; Institutional Arrangements ; Institutional Development ; Judiciary ; Macroeconomics and Economic Growth ; National Governance ; Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures ; Regulatory Policies ; Regulatory Policy ; Transparency ; Accountability ; Banks and Banking Reform ; Country Strategy and Performance ; Disclosure ; Good Governance ; Governance ; Governance Indicators ; Governance Indicators ; Institutional Arrangements ; Institutional Development ; Judiciary ; Macroeconomics and Economic Growth ; National Governance ; Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures ; Regulatory Policies ; Regulatory Policy ; Transparency
    Abstract: This paper focuses on an evaluation and benchmarking of the governance of regulatory agencies in the electricity sector in Latin American Countries (LAC). Using a unique database, we develop an index of regulatory governance and rank all the agencies in the LAC countries. The index is an aggregate number of the evaluation of four key governance characteristics: autonomy, transparency, accountability, and regulatory tools, including not only formal aspects of regulation but also indicators related to actual implementation. Based on 18 different indexes, we analyze the positions of agencies with regard to different aspects of their regulatory governance, considering not only performance in each variable but also scores in the different components of each category. This evaluation allows for the identification of particular country shortcomings regarding governance, and indicates needed improvements. Although the region shows an overall good governance design of their regulatory agencies, the implementation of the independent regulator model still faces several challenges. This is particularly evident in political autonomy and in the informal aspects of governance, where the region shows the largest number of countries with the lowest scores. Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil show the best results and Ecuador, Honduras, and Chile the poorest performances. The rest of the countries vary according to the different indexes. We give each governance variable equal weights and positively test the robustness of our approach using Principal Component Analysis
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    Sistemas de calidad y estandares hacia la construccion de ventaja competitiva (2008)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    Language: Spanish
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (310 p)
    Series Statement: World Bank E-Library Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Abstract: Este libro plantea la urgente necesidad de que los paises avancen con determinacion en la adopcion y mejora tanto de la calidad como de los estandares. El enfoque esta puesto en los paises en desarrollo, muchos de los cuales van atrasados en la carrera por la adopcion de estandares, y dentro de esa categoria, en los paises de ingreso mediano. El texto analiza el impacto economico de la calidad y los estandares en el crecimiento economico, en el comercio internacional y como punto de entrada hacia la actualizacion e integracion de las pequenas empresas. Ofrece lineamientos detallados para la creacion de sistemas nacionales de calidad que pueden dar un respaldo eficaz al uso y adopcion de estandares. Describe la estructura optima para un sistema nacional de calidad, evalua las funciones especificas de los sectores privado y publico, y propone lineamientos y normas de buenas practicas para tales roles. Tambien alude al tema del financiamiento, inclusive el alcance y la justificacion de los subsidios focalizados, asi como cuestiones de jurisdiccion. Se da especial enfasis a la integracion internacional a traves de convenios de reconocimiento mutuo que mejoran el acceso a los mercados externos, un objetivo clave para los paises en desarrollo
    DOI: 10.1596/978-9-5883-0735-0
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    Press Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, September 6, 2012 (2012)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 pages)
    Series Statement: World Bank E-Library Archive
    Series Statement: Speeches of World Bank Presidents
    Abstract: Pravin Gordhan, South African Finance Minister, summarized the nature of the meetings held with ministers and deputies. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses that gender and equity is critical for sustainable economic development, as are good jobs for youth. He believes that along with the South African government, social inclusion and economic growth, especially in the private sector, are not mutually exclusive. The Bank is focused around this issue, and so the Bank needs to figure out a way to be the most effective organization in ending poverty and boosting prosperity. South Africa needed energy in order for the economy to grow and provide good jobs. The Bank is working with the government on many clean energy projects. Makhtar Diop, World Bank Vice President for Africa, joined Gordhan and Kim in answering questions. Issues included South Africa's infrastructure program, inclusive growth, new directions at the Bank, energy options, the euro crisis, mining, pension plans and other social infrastructure, the Bank's budget for Africa. Kim stated that Africa is one of his absolute top priorities
    DOI: 10.1596/24355
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