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When governments buy goods and services, the price always seems to be inflated. Photo by Willie Heinz—IDB.  

Lousy deal

Why do governments always seem to pay too much?

Shorter lines and better service. That is what the customers of the national tax service in a large Latin American country were promised when a multinational computer firm was given a $250 million contract to automate the service's operations...

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