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Latin America 2040 : breaking away from complacency : an agenda for resurgence / [Vinod K. Goel ... [et al.]].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development--Latin America.
- Economic development.
- Latin America--Economic conditions--21st century.
- Latin America.
- Latin America--Economic policy--21st century.
- Latin America--Social conditions--21st century.
- Latin America--Social policy.
- Latin America--Commerce.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 287 p.) : col. ill.
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi ; London : SAGE, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Latin America 2040 presents a longer term vision of Latin American society and economies, within which current policy debates and actions must be anchored. It presents a set of multigenerational issues that must be tackled urgently in order for countries in the region to sharply reduce inequities as well as raise their economic growth rates. While most Latin Americans have weathered the latest economic turmoil reasonably well, the fact is that the region has been underperforming Asia for the past thirty years. Much of Latin America is mired in the "middle income trap". This book argues that th
- Contents:
- Breaking away from mediocrity to a prosperous future / Claudio M. Loser and Anil Sood
- Latin America : is average good enough? / Homi Kharas
- Successful macroeconomic performance : launching long-term reforms / Claudio M. Loser
- Is Latin America becoming less unequal? / Nora Lustig
- How can education help Latin America develop? / Jeffrey M. Puryear and Tamara Ortega Goodspeed
- Innovation and technology development for economic restructuring / Vinod K. Goel
- Infrastructure needs for a resurgent Latin America / Harpaul Alberto Kohli and Phil Basil
- Greater openness : regional cooperation and trade / Harinder S. Kohli and Claudio M. Loser
- Democratic governance and political sustainability : towards a prosperous Latin America / Michael Shifter.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612984747
- 9788132112341
- 8132112342
- 9781282984745
- 1282984748
- 9788132106647
- 8132106644
- OCLC:
- 701051448
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