Corruption and Concession Renegotiations : Evidence from the Water and Transport Sectors in Latin America

Corruption and Concession Renegotiations : Evidence from the Water and Transport Sectors in Latin America

Numerous renegotiations have plagued water and transport concession contracts in Latin America. Using a panel dataset of over 300 concession contracts from Latin America between 1989 and 2000, we show that country-level corruption is a significant determinant of these renegotiations and that the eff...

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Main Authors: Guasch, J. Luis, Straub, Stephane
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Bureaucracy
Administrative Processes in Public Organizations
Corruption D730
Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law K420
Railroads and Other Surface Transportation L920
Gas Utilities
Pipelines
Water Utilities L950
Formal and Informal Sectors
Shadow Economy
Institutional Arrangements O170
Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
Transportation O180
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5804

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