This article analyzes how external crises spread across countries. The authors analyze the behavior of four alternative crisis indicators in a sample of 20 countries during three well-known crises: the 1982 debt crisis, the 1994 Mexican crisis, and the 1997 Asian crisis. The objective is...

Cover -- Praise for "How Latin America Weathered the Global Financial Crisis -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Board of Directors -- Acknowledgments -- Map -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Latin America from a Global Perspective -- Latin America Compared with Other...