An analysis of the failure of neoliberal market reforms in producing sustained growth in emerging markets. Focuses on problems with weak accountability institutions, and collusion between government and business, political patronage, and corruption - Provided by publisher

"À l'été 2008, la planète tremble en découvrant l'ampleur de la crise financière. Les subprimes deviennent en quelques semaines une réalité dévastatrice. Peut-on considérer que l'échec a eu une vertu et que du séisme est sorti un bien? Sans doute, mais à quel prix? Success story,...

Throughout the history of Ecuador, the ambivalent evolution of major political and social events such as the stability of serving presidents, coups and even war, has coincided with changes in the financial environment. The product of careful historical study, "Boom & Bust: Ecuador's Financial...