Since 1950, the economies of East Asia grew rapidly but received little international capital, while Latin America received considerable international capital even as their economies stagnated. The literature typically explains the failure of capital to flow to high growth regions as resulting...

La gran afluencia de capital hacia algunos paises de America Latina a partir de 1990 constituye una ventaja a medias: Hace mas dificil conciliar la desinflacion en el pais con la competitividad externa. En gran parte, las corrientes de capital involucradas parecen ser temporales mas que...

Since 1950, the economies of East Asia grew rapidly but received little inter-national capital, while Latin America received considerable international capitaleven as their economies stagnated. The literature typically explains the failureof capital to flow to high growth regions as resulting...

• Advanced developing countries are increasingly encouraged to remove existing capital controls, but mixed experiences with capital account opening caution that reform must be carefully designed to increase efficiency and growth without compromising stability • A gradual dismantling of...