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The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders. On the contrary, it often blocks viable indigenous innovation cultures. In African societies and African Diasporas...
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The currency crisis in Brazil and its adverse effects on neighboring countries are widely perceived to be short-lived phenomena. However, optimists—stressing favorable growth and investment prospects in Latin America—tend to ignore home-made causes of Brazil's crisis and -underrate the risks...
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This paper aims to evaluate the profile of Brazilian trade structure in recent years through a methodology that seeks to assess the relative quality of trade. The paper not only evaluates the quality of Brazilian total exports, but also the exports to ALADI, a region where traditionally...
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This study presents first a brief overview of the efforts towards creating a free trade area in Latin America (Chapter II); it then reviews the developments of preferential trade policies since the foundation of ALADI in 1980 (Chapter III) as well as the development and patterns of preferential...
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Der "Tequila-Effekt" traf die beiden lateinamerikanischen Länder sehr ungleich. Während Argentinien bis heute unter den Folgen der Mexikokrise leidet, wurde die realwirtschaftliche Situation Brasiliens kaum tangiert. Als Ursache der unterschiedlichen Auswirkung des massiven Kapitalabzugs...
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Mit der Unterzeichnung des Vertrages von Asunción im März 1991 legten die Präsidenten Argentiniens, Brasiliens, Paraguays und Uruguays den Grundstein für die Schaffung eines gemeinsamen Marktes des Südens. Dieses Wirtschaftsbündnis wird Mercosur genannt. Seit dem 1. Januar 1995 bilden die...
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