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...

Critical Studies on Corporate Responsibility, Governance and Sustainability examines the social, economic and environmental impacts of corporations, and the real effects of corporate governance, CSR and business sustainability on societies in different regions. It facilitates a better...

Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Part I The political economy of state socialism -- Chapter 1 The system of state socialism -- Chapter 2 The successes and failures of central planning -- Chapter 3 From reform to breakdown -- Part II Macro-economic transformations: From shock to...