The Politics of Policies

Economic and Social Progress in Latin America, 2006 Report

Inter-American Development Bank

    Preface

    Acknowledgments

    Part I: Overview and Methodology

    1. Overview

    2. Understanding the Politics of Policies: A Methodological Approach

    Part II: Actors and Arenas in the Policymaking Process

    3. Political Parties, Legislatures, and Presidents

    4. Cabinets, the Bureaucracy, Subnational Governments, and Judiciary

    5. Actors from Civil Society

    Part III: The Policymaking Process and Policy Outcomes

    6. Political Institutions, the Workings of the Policymaking System, and Policy Outcomes

    7. Country Experiences in Policymaking

    Part IV: The Policymaking Process in Action

    8. The Art of Tax Policies

    9. Politicization of Public Services

    10. Two Kinds of Education Politics

    11. Decentralization, Budget Processes, and Feedback Effects

    Part V: Conclusion

    12. A New Lens for the Future

    Data Appendix

    References

    List of Acronyms

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The Inter-American Development Bank is the main source of multilateral financing for economic, social, and institutional development projects as well as trade and regional integration programs in Latin America and the Caribbean.