Latin American democracies in the new global economy / edited by Ana Margheritis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Margheritis, Ana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin America--Economic conditions--1982-.

Latin America.

Economic conditions.

Globalization--Economic aspects--Latin America.

Globalization.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Democratization--Latin America.

Democratization.

Latin America--Politics and government--1980-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

ix, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Coral Gables, Fla. : North-South Center Press ; Boulder, CO : Distributed by L. Rienner, [2003]

Contents:

Introduction: Foreign Policy and Domestic Restructuring in Latin America: Recent Achievements and Future Challenges / Ana Margheritis 1

Part I Betting on Economic Integration

Chapter 1 Economic Integration and Trade Negotiations in Latin America and the Caribbean at the Turn of the Century / Jose Salazar-Xirinachs 31

Chapter 2 Economic Integration in the Southern Cone: Can MERCOSUR Survive? / Roberto Bouzas 63

Chapter 3 Mexico: Export Promotion, North American Free Trade Agreement, and the Future of North American Economic Integration / Gustavo Vega-Canovas 83

Part II Coping With Financial Instability

Chapter 4 Mexican and Other Recent Latin American Financial Crises: How Much Systemic, How Much Policy? / Sidney Weintraub 109

Chapter 5 Alternatives to Cope with Financial Instability in Latin America / Sylvia Maxfield 125

Part III Accumulating Human Capital

Chapter 6 What Human Capital Policies Can and Cannot Do for Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Latin America / Suzanne Duryea, Carmen Pages 145

Chapter 7 Education Policy Reform in Latin America: New Opportunities, Old Constraints / Wendy Hunter 173

Part IV Improving Democratic Governance

Chapter 8 The Dilemma of Decentralization in Latin America: Risks and Opportunities / Kent Eaton 199

Chapter 9 Democratic Governance and the Dilemma of Social Security Reform in Brazil / Peter Kingstone 221

Chapter 10 Foreign Investment and Democratic Governance in Latin America / Richard Youngs 241

Conclusion: The Death of the Universal Development Model: Sustaining Growth through Differentiating Domestic Norms / Brian Potter 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1574541293

OCLC:

52937348