Paraguay: Regional Development in Eastern Paraguay

摘要

Since the beginning of this decade the Paraguayan economy has achieved high rates of economic growth relative to historical standards. This growth performance has been generated by two main factors: the expansion of agricultural production made possible by earlier investments in infrastructure and the favorable external demand for important products, and, more recently, the stimulus and expectations that construction of the two huge hydroelectric projects of Itaipu and Yacyreta have fostered. Both of these developments are taking place largely in the area of eastern-most Paraguay within the departments of Alto Parana and Itapua. (Copyright (c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank 1978.)