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The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Economics

José Antonio Ocampo (editor), Jaime Ros (editor)

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1

Shifting Paradigms in Latin America’s Economic Development

3

2

Institutions and the Historical Roots of Latin American Divergence

26

3

Political Institutions, Policymaking, and Economic Policy in Latin America

50

4

The Washington Consensus: Assessing a “Damaged Brand”

79

5

From Old to New Developmentalism in Latin America

108

6

Environmental Sustainability

130

7

Taming Capital Account Shocks: Managing Booms and Busts

161

8

Exchange Rate Regimes in Latin America

187

9

Monetary Policy in Latin America: Performance under Crisis and the Challenges of Exuberance

214

10

Domestic Financial Development in Latin America

241

11

Fiscal Policy in Latin America

266

12

Fiscal Legitimacy, Inequalities, and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America

293

13

Latin America in the World Trade System

317

14

Regional Integration

341

15

The Effects of Trade Liberalization on Growth, Employment, and Wages

368

16

The Recent Commodity Price Boom and Latin American Growth: More than New Bottles for an Old Wine?

394

17

Curse or Blessing? Natural Resources and Human Development

411

18

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America

438

19

China and the Future of Latin American Economic Development

461

20

Latin America in the Recent Wave of International Migration

488

21

Structural Transformation and Economic Growth in Latin America

519

22

Learning, Technological Capabilities, and Structural Dynamics

546

23

Why Has Productivity Growth Stagnated in Most Latin American Countries since the Neo-Liberal Reforms?

568

24

Agricultural and Rural Development

608

25

An Energy Panorama of Latin America

636

26

Infrastructure in Latin America

659

27

Th e Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Latin America

691

28

Multidimensional Poverty in Latin America: Concept, Measurement, and Policy

715

29

Economic Insecurity and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

741

30

Employment: The Dominance of the Informal Economy

767

31

Latin American Labor Reforms: Evaluating Risk and Security

790

32

Education

813

33

Social Protection in Latin America: Achievements and Limitations

836

34

Social Security Reforms in Latin America

863

Publication Information

Type Books
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Posted 08/15/11
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year 2011
# Pages 896 pp