"A copublication of Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Standford University Press, and the World Bank."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Francis Fukuyama -- State reform in Latin America : a silent revolution / Eduardo Lora -- Reforming the rules of the game : political reform / J. Mark Payne and Juan Cruz Perusia -- A brief overview of judicial reform in Latin America : objectives, challenges, and accomplishments / Mariana Sousa -- Public administration and public employment reform in Latin America / Koldo Echebarría and Juan Carlos Cortázar -- Budgetary institutions / Gabriel Filc and Carlos Scartascini -- Trends and outcomes of tax reform / Eduardo Lora -- Fiscal and political decentralization reforms / Robert Daughters and Leslie Harper -- Privatization and regulation in Latin America / Alberto Chong and Juan Benavides -- Two decades of financial reforms / Arturo Galindo, Alejandro Micco, and Ugo Panizza -- Productive development policies and supporting institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean / Alberto Melo and Andrés Rodríguez-Clare -- Reform of pension and social assistance systems / Carmelo Mesa-Lago and Gustavo Márquez -- Education reform as reform of the state : Latin America since 1980 / Juan Carlos Navarro.