Latin America's insertion in the world trade system is entering a period of historical change. Driving that change will be the outcome, or failure, of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; the increasing regionalisation of trade relations; and the profound liberalisation in Latin...

This paper addresses aspects of the links between capital inflows through foreign direct investment (FDI) and industrial competitiveness in Brazil. It provides an analysis of the two-way theoretical relationship between FDI and competitiveness, as well as some empirical evidence drawn from the...

Latin America's insertion in the world trade system is entering a period of historical change. Driving that change will be the outcome, or failure, of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; the increasing regionalisation of trade relations; and the profound liberalisation in Latin...