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Oct 2020
28m 53s

From Structures to Services: Improving I...

CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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In this episode of Building the Future, Tomás Serebrisky, Principal Economic Adviser at the Inter-American Development Bank’s Infrastructure and Energy Department, speaks with Dan about his recent book, From Structures to Services: The Path to Better Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean. The pair cover the growing need to prioritize service prov ... Show More
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