This semiannual report examines the short and medium-term challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as the external factors that were instrumental in the region???s recent performance recede. In particular, we address the role of the exchange rate as a counter-cyclical policy tool to...

"Discusses impact of economic policy and performance on well-being of region's workers. Focuses on impact of policy reforms on labor markets in 1980s-90s. Concludes that countries with well-established reforms will experience significant gains for their workers"--Handbook of Latin American...