Assessment Paper
Copenhagen Consensus Latin America: Infrastructure
By Julio A. Gonzalez, José Luis Guasch, and Tomas Serebrisky. Access to basic infrastructure services – roads, electricity, water, sanitation - still remains as a key challenge in the fight against poverty in Latin America and in the elusive search for sustainable growth. These services provide not only direct and fundamental benefits but also have important indirect effects on the living conditions of the population and are key ingredients for productive development and to enhance competitiveness.
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