Regional programs / Latin America and the Caribbean regional project 598-0658 · 1989–1992 · good governance · Price Waterhouse. Ofc. of Government Services
At USAID's first major teleconference, RESPONDACON II, concerned citizens and public officials from 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at specially equipped viewing sites and were linked directly with conference… DEC abstract (PN-ABP-999)
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The one-paragraph answer: years, implementer, funder and purpose, each from document metadata.
At USAID's first major teleconference, RESPONDACON II, concerned citizens and public officials from 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at specially equipped viewing sites and were linked directly with conference speakers and panelists in Miami to address the issues of fraud and corruption in government. The conference included presentations from the presidents of Peru, Argentina, and Nicaragua, as well as from investigators of the BCCI (International Bank of Credit and Commerce) scandal, members of the press, and other leaders. This report on the conference includes summaries of the formal presentations and closing remarks, as well as of activities in selected countries. The conference reached the following four general conclusions. (1) Corruption increases poverty and leads to economic stagnation and a reduction in government social spending. It also erodes public faith in democracy. (2) Corruption is becoming increasingly globalized, particularly in the financial system, and is made increasingly difficult to control by the use of sophisticated technology. (3) Corruption flourishes because it benefits politicians economically and electorally. (4) Both
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ABP-999 (1992). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Latin America, Caribbean, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far
No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
Scope: regional. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: award years, end from years in documents. The start year comes from award fiscal year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Waterhouse. Ofc. of Government Services | implementer | 1989 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 6 sources |
| Price Waterhouse | implementer | 1989 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Good governance 41%; Program management, planning and administration 14%; Transnational crime 11%
DEC topic and subject tags. They describe the documents, not what the program was. Each tag opens its evidence in the drawer.
Programs worth reading next, by topic, implementer, country and years. Similar by facets (topic, implementer, country, years) and, when available, description. It says the programs look alike, not how they are related in time. Source: catalog facets
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Studies that assessed this program, and the lessons taken from them. Source: linked evaluation documents
| Title | Year | Document | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostico de la administracion financiera publica en la Republica de Costa Rica : auditoria | 1989 | PN-ABJ-765 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
| Curso de auditoria operativa | 1992 | PN-ABM-742 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
| Curso de auditoria de obras publicas | 1992 | PN-ABM-752 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library
| Casals and Associates | implementer | 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
None recorded for this program. A counterpart appears only when a document names the government body and its role.
| 1989 |
| Stated in a document |
| 2 sources |
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Latin America and the Caribbean | 1989 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 6 sources |
| USAID. Mission to Costa Rica | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latin American Regional | 1989 to 1992 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 9 sources |