Between the market and the state
Three decades of electric power sector reform in Latin America

An opportunity for Latin America’s neglected majority

‘[Politics] is still the best hope we have for solving our problems’
Former U. S. President Bill Clinton and IDB President Moreno discuss public service and the challenges facing Latin America 

Connecting to the future

What works at the top doesn’t work at the base

The roots of financial democracy

Forging new goals for the IDB
Bank president presents set of initiatives to bring opportunities to the majority of Latin Americans

Health management starts in a terminal

A home-grown solution for Latin America’s water crisis

A smoother road
Thanks to an innovative maintenance program, El Salvador’s roads are now among the best in Central America

How to defuse an explosive reform
Firm leadership, financial incentives and luck all played a part in FOVIAL’s success

A brighter outlook for pensions?
New book analyzes triumphs and pitfalls of the pension reforms that swept Latin America, and offers lessons for the road ahead

An opportunity to see how we’re doing

Social justice starts with taxes
Central America’s tax systems are being overhauled in order to boost spending on social services

One-stop justice
In Peru, unconventional courthouses make it easy for citizens in marginal areas to take their problems to a judge

Verdict pending
After a decade of reforms, Latin America’s courts are constantly in the news. But are they changing for the better?

Your court or mine?
A primer on differences between inquisitorial and adversarial trials

The black hole of public administration
Boosting institutional capacity depends on local solutions

I can do it better!
Awards that recognize innovation offer a popular and effective way to foster creative solutions to public sector problems

The mother of all reforms
How Uruguayans undertook the delicate task of overhauling their social security system