This study aims to evaluate, in terms of their cardinal, ordinal, and dichotomy consistency, five alternative comercial specialization indicators: a Balassa symmetric index version; a Chi-Squared Index; and the Relative Trade Advantage Index, all these three based on revealed comparative...

"Discusses Latin America's current and potential role in the world economy. Analyzes feasibility of implementing various strategies to increase region's importance in world trade and the global order"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57