Multilateral development banks and state capacity: the IDB, Brazil and Argentina in the neoliberal era (1990-2002)

Abstract

The article analyzes the relationbetween the Inter-American Development Bank’s Modernization of the State programsand the state capacity of Brazil and Argentina during the Neoliberal Era in Latin America (1990-2002).The development studies indicate that state capacity is a precondition for any successful development strategy. Thus, agreater state capacity could be expected from those countries who participated in theseprograms, but the data obtained does not permit this conclusion.

Keywords

• Desenvolvimento multilateral
• Bancos
• Capacidade estatal