Colombia : an opening economy? / edited by Colleen M. Callahan and Frank R. Gunter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Callahan, Colleen M.

Gunter, Frank R.

Series:

Contemporary studies in economic and financial analysis ; v. 84.

Contemporary studies in economic and financial analysis ; v. 84

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colombia--Economic policy.

Colombia.

Economic policy.

Colombia--Economic conditions--1970-.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xii, 428 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stamford, Conn. : JAI Press, 1999.

Summary:

Has the liberalization of the Colombian economy gone too far or not far enough? This second volume of studies on the Colombian economy seeks to shed some light on this difficult question. A variety of issues related to the economic opening or liberalization (commonly referred to as "apertura") of Colombia are discussed. The authors' analysis not only improves our understanding of Colombia during a period of dramatic change but also may provide insight into the impact of liberalization throughout Latin America.

Contents:

Part I. Colombia at the Turning Point

Colombia: an Opening Economy? / Frank R. Gunter 3

Apertura or Re-Apertura: the Return of the Gologotas? / David Bushnell 13

The Economic and Social Strategy of the Samper Administration, 1994-1998 / Jose Antonio Ocampo 31

Part II. Coffee and Oil: the old Colombia and the New

Continuity and Change in the Colombia Coffee Industry / Roberto Junguito, Diego Pizano 51

Macroeconomic Policy Implications of oil in Colombia / Robert G. Murphy 67

Comments on Coffee and Oil / Fabio Giambiagi 91

Part III. The Sectoral Impact of Apertura

Wage Dispersion and Trade in Colombia: an Analysis of Greater Bogota, 1976-1989 / Donald J. Robbins 97

Income Distribution Effects of Trade Liberalization and Labor Reform in Colombia / Albert Berry, Jaime G. Tenjo 131

Drug Consumption in Colombia and the Issue of Legalization / Augusto Perez-Gomez 163

Crime, Poverty and Economic Growth in Colombia / Armando Montenegro, Carlos Esteban Posada 181

Comments on Trade Liberalization, Income Distribution, Drug Legalization and Economic Growth / Alvin Cohen 199

Part IV. Issues of Policy: Fiscal and Monetary

Recent Exchange Rates and Monetary Policy in Colombia / Alberto Carrasquilla 205

Decentralization in Colombia: Recent Changes and Main Challenges / Patricia Correa, Roberto Steiner 221

Part V. The Future of Apertura

Building a Learning Nation: Lessons From Post-Apertura Colombia / Michael Fairbanks, Stace Lindsay 261

Apertura: Comments on Its Future / Carlos Caballero Argaez, Andres O'Byrne Olano 297

Domestic and International Economic Integration: Lessons From the Andean Group and Alternatives for Colombia / Francisco E. Thoumi 315

Absolute Stability and Comparative Deterioration: "Has Apertura Gone Too Far or Not Far Enough?" / Frank R. Gunter 343

Annotated Bibliography of the English Language Literature on the Colombian Economy / Sarah Magargee, Javier Yanez 355.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0762304189

OCLC:

41026645