La teoría estructuralista del desarrollo / Gabriel Porcile --Tendencias del grado de heterogeneidad estructural en América Latina, 1960-2008 / Ricardo Infante -- Objetivos básicos de las políticas de convergencia productiva / Víctor Godínez -- Políticas antivolatilidad del crecimiento...

This paper compares trends in key economic, political and social development outcomes in the Philippines with those of Latin America, particularly since the 1990s. To do so, it uses standard indicators of development, including measures of institutional quality and good governance. The paper...