Does economic size matter for economic development outcomes? If so are current policies adequately addressing the role of size in the development process? Using working age population as a proxy for country size, Open and Nimble, systematically analyzes what makes small economies unique. Small...

"Front Cover" -- "Contents" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "About the Authors" -- "Abbreviations" -- "Chapter 1 Introduction" -- "Note" -- "Chapter 2 What Is a Small Economy?" -- "What Is a “Small” Economy?" -- "Differences in Economic Orientation among Small Economies in LAC" -- "Economic...

This paper studies the relationship between the growth of China and India in world merchandise trade and Latin American and Caribbean commercial flows from two perspectives. First, the authors focus on the opportunity that China and India's markets have offered Latin American and Caribbean...