Key Features:First comprehensive book on the topicThe subject matter is of fundamental importance for Latin Americans and also relevant to ChinaContributed by a senior Latin American Ambassador and scholar, the book is very useful for decision makers both in Latin America and China.

Latin America's economic performance is mediocre at best, despite abundant natural resources and flourishing neighbors to the north. The perplexing question of how some of the wealthiest nations in the world in the nineteenth century are now the most crisis-prone has long puzzled economists and...

In the 1980s and 1990s, nations throughout Latin America experienced the dual transformations of market liberalizing reforms and democratization. Since then, perhaps no issue has been more controversial among those who study the region than the exact nature of the relationship between these two...

The essays brought together in this volume share a common objective: To bring a unifying methodological approach to the analysis of financial problems in developing, open economies. While the primary focus is on contemporary Latin America, the methods employed and the lessons learned are of...

Using tax and mintage records, this book provides a district-by-district annual accounting of the gold and silver officially produced and minted in colonial Latin America, placing that output within the context of the emerging early-modern world economy.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Enter the Dragon -- 2. China to the Rescue? China and the Latin American Commodities Boom -- 3. Lost in Translation? China and the Competitiveness of Latin American Manufacturing -- 4. Taking Away the...

This volume chronicles the recent experience of governments in the Latin American region that have successfully completed financial services negotiations in the context of regional trade agreements. It aims at providing policymakers and negotiators with a better understanding of the complexities...

The Schumpeterian process of "creative destruction" is an essential ingredient of a dynamic economy. In many countries around the world, however, this process is weakened by pervasive regulation of product and factor markets. This book documents the regulatory obstacles faced by firms,...