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This fourth edition of Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean, a joint project of the OECD and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), responds to the growing demand for quantitative and qualitative evidence on public governance in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. It brings together the expertise developed by the OECD in collecting information on public governance practices based on OECD instruments, with the in-depth country knowledge and presence of the IDB in most LAC countries. Over time, the LAC regional edition of Government at a Glance has included an increasing number of indicators in a variety of public governance areas that allow LAC and OECD countries to be benchmarked.
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The need for a green transition represents both a challenge and an opportunity for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The region faces unique structural challenges including fragile social protection systems, low productivity and weak trust in institutions. It is also one of the most vulnerable regions to the impact of climate change (OECD et al., 2022[1]). Governments need to ensure that they use the green transition as an opportunity to address structural inequalities while also fostering sustainability.
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In order to accurately interpret the data included in Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, readers need to be familiar with the following methodological considerations that cut across a number of indicators. Starting with Chapter 2, individual indicators are presented in a standard format on two pages. The first page contains text that explains the relevance of the topic and highlights some of the major differences observed across LAC countries and, where possible, compares them to OECD countries. This is followed by a “Methodology and definitions” section, which describes the data sources and provides important information necessary to interpret the data. Closing the first page is a “Further reading” section, which lists useful background literature providing context to the data displayed. The second page showcases the data. Figures show current levels and, where possible, trends over time.
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