This paper aims at drawing lessons from Keynes's plan presented at the Bretton Woods conference, in order to help improving current regional monetary agreements in Latin America. Some promoters of the Bank of the South and the New Financial Architecture in Latin America are proposing to...

In this paper, the authors lay out a proposal for the institutional framework for the Banco del Sur. Considering the recent historical experiences of Latin America and the need to promote economic activity based in domestic currencies and channeled through nationally owned banks, the authors...

"This ground-breaking book analyses the severe monetary policy challenges facing Latin American countries. Contributors reflect on how these issues should be addressed by policy-makers, identifying the need for a synergic response from regional central banks. Arguing that the challenges...

Introduction: The issues at stake / Noemi Levy-Orlik, Jorge Alonso Bustamante-Torres and Louis-Philippe Rochon -- Part I. Post crisis new capital movement trend -- 1. Financial geography and the 'social reality of finance': Aspatial or 'real space' analyses of financial crises? / Gary Dymski and...