Why should people - and economies - save? This book on the savings problem in Latin America and the Caribbean suggests that, while saving to survive the bad times is important, saving to thrive in the good times is what really counts. People must save to invest in health and education, live...

The puzzling resilience of neoliberalism -- Explaining the resilience of neoliberalism -- Neoliberal policies and supporting actors -- Neoliberal resilience and the crafting of social blocs -- Creating support : privatization and business power -- Blocking opposition : political representation...

"América Latina es autora de un prolífico pensamiento crítico sobre el desarrollo, que cuestiona las premisas de este concepto y reconoce la heterogeneidad y especificidades de la región. A lo largo del siglo XX, América Latina produjo interpretaciones originales como la Teoría de la...

While Latin America accounts for approximately 7 percent of the world economy, easily accessible information on the economies of the region is not always easy to find. The existing literature on Latin American economics usually assumes some previous familiarity with the region and is focused on...

'This book presents Latin America's innovation systems in a new theoretical and political light. The focus is upon how innovation processes can become inclusive; a major challenge for the non-egalitarian Latin American countries. The analytical framework combines Amartya Sen's capacity approach...

Challenges and prospects for change in Latin America : a foresight perspective / Ronaldo Munck -- Whither Latin america : outcomes of the progressive cycle / Claudio Katz -- Extractivism : tendencies and consequences / Eduardo Gudynas -- The social economy in Latin America : alter- or...