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 “Use them or lose them,” say physical fitness
advocates about the need to exercise one’s muscles. Urban preservationists say largely the same thing: if people don’t use
their city’s historic center, they will have little incentive to maintain it. In Old Cities, New Assets, IDB
urban development specialist Eduardo Rojas looks at ways that various stakeholders—particularly the private sector—can be
encouraged to help preserve historic buildings and neighborhoods based on experiences in the cities of Cartagena, Colombia;
Quito, Ecuador; and Recife, Brazil.
During the last decade, Latin American countries gained a great deal of experience in privatizing state enterprises. Can Privatization Deliver? , edited by Federico Basañes, Evamaría Uribe and Robert Willig, contains analyses and recommendations by private sector specialists, academics and financial experts on reforms needed to further promote the participation of the private sector in the building of infrastructure. It also examines strategies for harmonizing national legislation with international standards. Case studies look at the privatization of electricity services in Central America and public water systems in Trinidad and Tobago and Chile.
How can modern management techniques be enlisted to solve serious problems in the delivery of public services in Latin
America? ¿De burócratas a gerentes? (Spanish only) presents a series of essays that examine a wide range
of topics, including public marketing, personnel management and new techniques for providing services.
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