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...
Main Authors: | Guasch, J. Luis, Straub, Stephane |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5804 |
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