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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Poverty alleviation and social investment funds : the Latin American experience / Philip J. Glaessner . . . [et al.]. p. cm. (World Bank discussion papers ; 261) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8213-3025-X 1. InvestmentsSocial aspectsLatin America. 2. Latin America Social policy. 3. PovertyLatin America. I. Glaessner, Philip J., 1919- . II. Series. HG5160.5.P68 1994 332.6'73'098dc20 94-33268 CIP Page iii Contents Foreword v Abstract vii Glossary of Acronyms ix Executive Summary xi I. Background 1 The Debt Crisis and Structural Adjustment 1 Weak Institutional Capacities 2 Political and Social Cohesiveness 3 II. Objectives and Basic Characteristics of Social 4 Investment Funds in Latin America III. Implementation Experience 9 Employment Generation 9 Construction and Rehabilitation of Social and Economic 10 Infrastructure Delivery of Social Services 12 Credit Programs 13 Reaching the Poor 15 Promoting Municipal and Community Development 17 Strengthening Public Sector Management 21 Project Sustainability and the Relationship between 21