A través de ejercicios de simulación, usando el sistema de Proyecto LINK, se analiza si las exportaciones de América Latina crecerían a un ritmo mayor que las tasas de interés internacionales. Al concluirse que ello no ocurriría, se estudian diversos escenarios basados en una recuperación...

An attempt is made to measure the loss of productivity and growth due to excessive military expenditures of five countries in the Southern Cone of Latin America during the 1970's and 1980's. These countries are Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Peru. A transcendental production function...

The article reviews proposals to create a United Nations standing armed force as opposed to a rapid reaction force. In either case, to play its optimal role in the future of peacekeeping operations, the U.N. will have to face up to new demands, beyond those contemplated in 1945. Given the...