Competitiveness in Central America: The Road to Sustained Growth and Poverty Reduction

Abstract

In this report, senior fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez and José Luis Guasch, senior regional advisor on regulation and competition at the World Bank, investigate what donors can do to help Central America secure sustained growth, alleviate poverty, and reduce inequality, and what the role is for the private sector. They focus their recommendations on five areas in which policy changes can make Central American economies more competitive.

Keywords: Central America, Sustainable Growth, Poverty Reduction, Competitiveness