Revisiting Ecuador's Economic and Social Agenda in an Evolving Landscape. (Record no. 65777)
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| Classification number | 330.9866 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Giugale, Marcelo M. |
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| Title | Revisiting Ecuador's Economic and Social Agenda in an Evolving Landscape. |
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| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Herndon : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | The World Bank, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2008. |
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| Extent | 1 online resource (484 pages) |
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| Formatted contents note | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editor Biographies -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Context and Executive Summary -- I. Introduction -- II. Overview -- III. Preserving Stability and Accelerating Growth -- IV. Promoting Sustainable and Equitable Social Development -- V. Improving Governance and Strengthening Institutions . -- Chapter 1. Fiscal Sustainability and Debt Management in Ecuador -- I. Background and Current Contex -- II. Fiscal Trends and Challenges -- III. Fiscal Policy and Public Debt Sustainability -- IV. Public Debt Trends -- V. Policy Options to Strengthen Fiscal Sustainability -- Annex. Public Debt Management -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2. Tax Policy and Administration -- I. Background -- II. Three Primary Problems of Ecuador's Tax Policy -- III. Modernization of the Tax Administration-Two Priority Reforms -- IV. Recommendations -- Annex -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3. The Banking System: Current Context and Remaining Challenges -- I. Profile of Ecuador's Financial System -- II. Structure of the Financial Sector -- III. Liquidity Management and Solvency -- IV. Risk Profile of the Banking System -- V. Policy Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4. The Oil and Gas Sector -- I. Current Situation -- II. Principal Aspects of Sector Reform -- III. Final Recommendations -- Annex -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5. Economic Growth through Improved Competitiveness and an Enhanced Investment Climate -- I Introduction -- II. Competitiveness Challenges -- III. The Financial Sector -- IV. Policy Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6. Electricity Sector -- I. Overview of the Current Situation -- II. Key Challenges -- III. Policy Options -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7. Boosting Sustainable and Equitable Social Development -- I. Sector Overviews, Trends, and Diagnostics -- II. Policy Recommendations -- Bibliography. |
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| Formatted contents note | Chapter 8. The Pension System -- I. System Diagnostic -- II. Proposed Policy Solutions -- III. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9. Sustainable and Inclusive Rural Development -- I. The Context for Sustainable and Inclusive Development in Ecuador -- II. The Agricultural Sector -- III. The Institutional Setup for Rural Development -- IV. Ethnicity in Rural Development -- V. Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Challenges -- VI. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Annex -- Bibliography -- Chapter 10. Enhancing Public Sector Transparency and Accountability -- I. Three Key Governance Problems: Corruption, Lack of Transparency in Public Management, and Weak Delivery of Justice -- II. Foundations for Further Reform -- III. Policy Alternatives to Increase Transparency and Accountability in Public Administration -- Annex -- Bibliography -- Chapter 11. Labor Market and Civil Service in Ecuador -- I. Labor Market in Ecuador -- II. Civil Service -- Bibliography -- Chapter 12. Decentralization -- I. Introduction -- II. Issues -- III. Moving Forward: Strategy and Policy Options -- Annex -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13. Basic Infrastructure: Water Supply and Sanitation, Telecommunications, Transport, and Urban Planning -- I. Introduction -- II. Description of the Sectors -- III. Diagnosis of the Main Problems and Challenges -- IV. Sectoral Policy Recommendations -- Annex -- Bibliography -- Table Summary of Some Policies for Improving Economic and Social Development in Ecuador -- Table1.1 Ecuador Macroindicators, International Comparisons -- Table 1.2 Banking System Indicators -- Table 1.3 Key External Indicators -- Table 1.4 Main Fiscal Indicators -- Table 1.5 Evolution of Public Wages and Salaries -- Table 1.6a Assumptions Underlying Debt Simulations, 2007-10 -- Table 1.6b Sensitivity of Debt Projections to Fiscal Assumptions. |
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| Formatted contents note | Table 1.7 Net Central Government Debt -- Table 1.8 Credit Sovereign Debt Rating -- Table 1.9 Total Debt, by Source of Funds -- Table 1.10 Public Debt by Currency -- Table 2.1 Total Income by the Nonfinancial Public Sector and the Central Government, 1995-2006 -- Table 2.2 Selected Tax Administration Indicators, 2001-03 -- Table 2.3 The Structure of the Tax System -- Table 2.4 Estimated Tax Cost of the Internal VAT Exemptions in 2001 -- Table 2.5 Tax Cost of Exemptions on Customs Tariffs and on the VAT on Imports, 2000 and 2001 -- Table 2.6 Preallocation Percentages of the ICE Tax Revenues, 2006 -- Table Summary Table of the Estimated Tax Revenue Effects of the Recommendations in 2006 -- Table Summary Table of the Priority of the Recommendations -- Table Recommendation Matrix -- Table A.1 Value of VAT Exemptions, 2000 -- Table A.2 Value of VAT Exemptions, 2005 -- Table 3.1 Number of Entities in the Financial System -- Table 3.2 Private Banking System: Consolidated Balance Sheet -- Table 3.3 Private Banks: Income Statement -- Table 3.4 Private Bank Financial Indicators -- Table 3.5 Number and Size of Institutions in the Financial System -- Table 3.6 Integration with Global Financial Markets -- Table 3.7 Analysis of Liquidity -- Table 3.8 Liquidity in the Banking System -- Table 3.9 Risk Indicators for the Banking System -- Table 4.1 Ecuador Hydrocarbon Reserves -- Table 4.2 Production, Imports, and Exports of Refined Products -- Table 4.3 Estimate of 2006 Subsidy Levels (without VAT) -- Table 4.4 Average Gasoline and Diesel Prices Paid by Domestic Consumers -- Table 4.5 Institutional Structure Proposed for the Oil and Gas Sector -- Table 5.1 Changes in Competitiveness Rank, 2005-06 -- Table 5.2 Constraints to Doing Business in Ecuador -- Table 5.3 Cost and Difficulty of Starting a Business -- Table 5.4 Business Licensing. |
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| Formatted contents note | Table 5.5 Employment and Competitiveness -- Table 5.6 Tax Burden -- Table 5.7 Requirements and Costs for Importing and Exporting -- Table 5.8 Dimensions of Investor Protection -- Table 5.9 Contract Enforcement -- Table 5.10 Closing a Business -- Table 6.1 Comparative Energy Statistics in Latin America -- Table 6.2 Energy Balance of Distribution Companies, 2001-05 -- Table 6.3 OLADE Electricity Prices in LAC, 2004 -- Table 6.4 Average Price of Electricity for Distributors in Spot Market and Fixed-Term Contracts -- Table 6.5 Estimated Renewable Energy Potential for Electricity Generation -- Table 6.6 Efficiency Indexes of Distribution Companies, 2005 -- Table 6.7 What Happens to 100 kWh Purchased by a Distribution Company -- Table 6.8 Distribution of Tariff Deficit and Arrears to the MEM -- Table 6.9 Options to Eliminate Accumulated and Annual Tariff Deficits -- Table 6.10 Options to Ensure Adequate Investment in Generation -- Table 6.11 Options to Improve Sector Regulation for Price and Tariff Setting -- Table 6.12 Options to Improve Governance to Facilitate Efficiency in the Sector -- Table 6.13 Options to Develop Cost-Effective New and Renewable Energy Sources -- Table 6.14 Options to Maximize Energy Efficiency -- Table 7.1 Increase in Social Spending by Expenditure Group, 2002-05 -- Table 7.2 Real Change of Priority Program Budgets -- Table 7.3 Net Enrollment Rates -- Table 7.4 Internal Efficiency Indicators -- Table 7.5 Total Education Sector Budget -- Table 7.6 Trends in Selected Health-Related MDG Indicators -- Table 7.7 Social Assistance Spending, 2003-06 -- Table 7.8 Nutrition Outcomes of Children under Five in Selected Countries -- Table 7.9 Overview of Social Security Network -- Table 8.1 Average Monthly Pension Benefits, 2000-06 -- Table 9.1 Selected Characteristics of Ecuadoran Subregions. |
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| Formatted contents note | Table 9.2 Characteristics of Core Rural Territories -- Table 9.3 Total Productivity Contribution of Labor and Capital to the Value-Added Growth, 1994-99 -- Table 9.4 Sources of Farmers' Technical Assistance -- Table A.1 Selected Characteristics of Ecuador's Rural Zones -- Table A.2 Ecuador: Main Dynamic Rural Territories -- Table 10.1 Public Institutions Perceived as Most and Least Transparent -- Table 10.2 Key Areas and Activities of CSOs in Ecuador -- Table 10.3 Average Duration of a Civil Case in Quito -- Table 10.4 Clearance Rate in Pilot Courts -- Table A.1 Ecuador Governance Indicators -- Table A.2 Comparison of Governance Indicators with Other Countries of the Region -- Table A.3 Regulatory Quality, Selected Countries, 2005 -- Table A.4 Rule of Law, Selected Countries, 2005 -- Table 11.1 Economic Growth and Key Indicators for Labor Market -- Table 11.2 Employment Distribution by Sector and Employment Situation -- Table 11.3 Real Monthly Labor Income -- Table 11.4 Structure of Government Jobs under the Public Employees System, 2002 -- Table 12.1 Basic Services Coverage -- Table A.1 Special Laws Governing the Transfer of Resources and Revenue Sharing for the Benefit of Municipalities and Provincial Councils -- Table 13.1 Institutions Related to the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector -- Table 13.2 Service Providers -- Table 13.3 Coverage of Potable Water Supply and Sewerage Services, 2001 -- Table 13.4 Operational Efficiency of Water Supply Companies in a Selection of Large- and Medium-Size Cities -- Table 13.5 Machala: Monthly Expenditure on Water Supply and Sanitation Services-Families with and without Home Connection, 2002 -- Table 13.6 Characteristics of the Ecuadoran Road System, by Region -- Table A.1 Measures of Migration as a Proportion of Total Population, by Province. |
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| Formatted contents note | Table A.2 Characteristics of Poor and Nonpoor Urban Households in Ecuador, 1997-2002. |
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| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Economics -- Ecuador. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Ecuador -- Economic policy. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Ecuador -- Economic conditions -- 1972-. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Ecuador -- Social policy. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Ecuador -- Social conditions. |
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| Personal name | Fretes-Cibils, Vicente. |
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| Personal name | Somensatto, Eduardo. |
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| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Giugale, Marcelo M. |
| Title | Revisiting Ecuador's Economic and Social Agenda in an Evolving Landscape |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Herndon : The World Bank,c2008 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780821371459 |
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