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From Data to Action: Learn How Latin American and Caribbean Governments Are Pursuing Better Governance

Inter-American Development Bank

The massive online course launched by the IDB based on this series has had more than 70,000 participants registered. Mechanisms exist but must become more effective to ensure equal access, representation, and inclusiveness in public decisions. Available in English and Spanish. Available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

On the one hand, procurement can be a catalyst for trade liberalisation and there are many economic advantages stemming from increased (international) competition for public contracts—as evidenced in the context of the World Trade Organisation Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) ( Georgopoulos et al [2017] ).