Abstract
In this paper the author compares the factors that influence state reform ownership of World Bank intervention. World Bank intervention is defined as the loans destined to public administration reforms since the beginning of the 90’s and the different country strategies formulated by the World Bank during this period. The comparison contrasts two divergent cases, Argentina and Chile, with regards to the relation of each country with the Bank, and also concerning their financial and fiscal evolutions and the characteristics of their state apparatus. The paper demonstrates that the idea of ownership is limited in order to understand the performance of each country in relation to the technical and financial assistance given by the Bank. More relevant are the State structures and political trajectories in the ownership of the reform programs.
