Political economy scholarship suggests that private sector investment, and thus economic growth, is more likely to occur when formal institutions allow states to provide investors with credible commitments to protect property rights. This book argues that this maxim does not hold for infrastructure privatization programs. Rather, differences in firm organizational structure better explain the viability of privatization contracts in weak institutional environments. Domestic investors - or, ...

We've been best friends our entire lives. I'd been in love with him almost half that time. Never once did he give me a sign that he saw me as something more, until he found out I'd never been able to "relax" with another man before.After that, he makes it his mission to be the one to help me. To show me I wasn't the problem. We both agree to the rules - one night only. But when it becomes apparent he wants to continue our agreement, I shut him down. There's no way I can be in a fli...

Carrie Lewis did the one thing a girl should never do. She fell in love with her brother's best friend. It wouldn't be so bad except for the fact that he obviously didn't return the same feelings. He sees her as nothing more than the little sister of his best friend. This year, she's determined to forget him. Now that he no longer goes to the same college as her, she is finally able to go days without seeing him. Out of sight, our of mind, right? She'd never been more wrong.David C...

Aurora Daniels grew up dreaming of an epic love story to match that of her parents but after countless dates and disappointing relationships she decides that it's just not going to happen for her. With senior year of college just beginning she knows she has to focus on school – and push the idea of true love out of her mind.Jace Rivers is the campus player and the hockey team captain, and both of those titles have clearly gone to his head. Aurora hates everything about him, but whe...

Aurora Daniels grew up dreaming of an epic love story to match that of her parents but after countless dates and disappointing relationships she decides that it's just not going to happen for her. With senior year of college just beginning she knows she has to focus on school – and push the idea of true love out of her mindJace Rivers is the campus player and the hockey team captain, and both of those titles have clearly gone to his head. Aurora hates everything about him, but when...

An enemies-to-lovers small town romance...After leaving her dangerous husband, Elizabeth Porter decides to move back home. She immediately begins to rekindle her relationships with her parents and her best friend. But when she begins to get harassing messages from her husband, she has no one to turn to but her old rival. The one man she hates almost as much as her husband. Nick Wilder.Nick Wilder hasn't given Elizabeth Porter one moment of his attention in ...

Taylor Ames had her heartbroken six years ago, and since then he's learned to focus on the good things that life has to offer, like her son, Christopher. She works at a diner during the day and is a full time mother every moment after, sure that She was so sure that her life will never be anything more –that she will never want anything more.John Lewis came into the diner that she works at during a rainstorm, changing her life forever. He showed her that she's still capable of lovi...

Why should people - and economies - save? This book on the savings problem in Latin America and the Caribbean suggests that, while saving to survive the bad times is important, saving to thrive in the good times is what really counts. People must save to invest in health and education, live productive and fulfilling lives, and make the most of their retirement years. Firms must save to grow their enterprises, employ more workers in better jobs, and produce quality goods. Governments must s...

This book analyzes recent labor market trends in Latin American countries and the factors that underlie the failure to create more and more productive and rewarding jobs, a failure with substantial political and social costs. The authors analyze how growth and job creation in the region's economies compare with other emerging countries, the impact of job creation and destruction on productivity growth and the creation of "good" jobs, and the relative importance and role of labor market p...

**Instant USA Today bestseller!“Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin“Meet our bookish millennial heroine—a modern-day Elizabeth Bennet, if you will… Waxman’s wit and wry humor stand out. She is funny and imaginative, and “Bookish” lands a step above run-of-the-mill romantic comedy fare.”—The Washington Post“Abbi Waxman offers up a quirky, eccentric romance that will charm any boo...

Latin America suffered a profound state crisis in the 1980s, which prompted not only the wave of macroeconomic and deregulation reforms known as the Washington Consensus, but also a wide variety of institutional or "second generation" reforms. The State of State Reform in Latin America reviews and assesses the outcomes of these less studied institutional reforms. This book examines four major areas of institutional reform: a) political institutions and the state organization; b) fiscal instit...

This Peru Country Program Evaluation for the World Bank Group 2003-2009 is part of IEG?s country program evaluation series. To date IEG?s in-depth country evaluations have comprised IEG-WB Country Assistance Evaluations (CAEs) and IEG-IFC Country Impact Reviews (CIRs). Both the CAEs and CIRs have involved comprehensive evaluations of the respective institutions? activities in a country. In a pilot approach this evaluation was prepared by a single IEG team that looked at development interventi...