Abstract: Der Band analysiert die Gründe für das Scheitern bilateraler Freihandelsabkommen und ermittelt dabei indirekt die notwendigen Bedingungen für den erfolgreichen Abschluss dieser Art von Abkommen. Der Autor entwickelt einen heuristischen und eklektischen theoretischen Rahmen, in dem...

While Latin America accounts for approximately 7 percent of the world economy, easily accessible information on the economies of the region is not always easy to find. The existing literature on Latin American economics usually assumes some previous familiarity with the region and is focused on...

This contributed volume is the first book in English to offer a current and critical vision of regional problems and policies in the countries of Latin America. The book is in three main parts: a general overview of regional processes and trends in Latin America as a whole; country-level coverage...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) co-operate in competition law and policy to promote increased economic growth, employment and economic efficiency, and a higher average standard of living in the medium to long term....