La larga marcha ( Shahid Javed Burki)

There is now a general awareness among policymakers that additional reforms need to be undertaken if Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) economies are to grow at more than 6 percent a year--the growth rate required to reduce the number of people living in poverty in the region. This report offers a proposal for the discussion of such reforms. Chapter one identifies items in the reform agenda required to consolidate macroeconomic stability in the region, a necessary condition for sustaining high rates of growth. Chapters two and three addresses the additional structural reforms needed to...