In this book, policymakers, academics and market practitioners exchange views on the current economic situation, appropriate financial regulatory and supervisory standards, design of financial market institutions, and efficient safety nets for banks and other financial institutions. This volume...

For decades, the prevailing sentiment was that, since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies should take it into account. In fact, charges that geographic interpretations of development were deterministic, or even racist, made the subject a virtual taboo in academic...

"Es difícil describir o interpretar la historia económica de América Latina sin hacer referencia a la enorme contribución de Raúl Prebisch. Su figura se proyecta a través de la región como la de un gigante en pensamiento y acción. Las huellas de su legado continuan siendo indudablemente...

This book addresses questions of international trade policy and the relationship between growth, distribution, and human resource development in the Latin American region.Abstract: Este libro presenta un análisis de cuestiones sobre comercio internacional y la relación entre crecimiento,...

This volume honors Raúl Prebisch's contributions to economic thought and uses his 1970 report Change and Development: Latin America's Great Task as a point of departure for analyzing trends in the region in the 1970s and 1980s. This volume comprises a collection of the papers presented at the...

Este libro examina los fundamentos teóricos de un programa financiero utilizado en Costa Rica, describe la evolución de las principales variables de los sectores real, monetario, fiscal y externo de Costa Rica, en particular para 2004-2008, analiza algunas de las políticas económicas de ese...

In this book, policymakers, academics and market practitioners exchange views on the current economic situation, appropriate financial regulatory and supervisory standards, design of financial market institutions, and efficient safety nets for banks and other financial institutions. This volume...

For decades, the prevailing sentiment was that, since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies should take it into account. In fact, charges that geographic interpretations of development were deterministic, or even racist, made the subject a virtual taboo in academic...

This book addresses questions of international trade policy and the relationship between growth, distribution, and human resource development in the Latin American region.Abstract: Este libro presenta un análisis de cuestiones sobre comercio internacional y la relación entre crecimiento,...

After decades of trial, error, and occasional regress, the pieces of a successful Latin American economic model can be seen scattered among the leading economies of the region. The most traditional macroeconomic maladies of the emerging world, such as chronic fiscal imbalances and monetary...