Reforming Latin America's Economies
After Market Fundamentalism
Published on 30. September 2005
Book
Hardback
XIV, 258 pages
978-1-4039-4945-5 (ISBN)
Description
Provides a comprehensive analysis of why reforms in Latin America have failed in achieving growth and equity. The book focuses on three strategic areas of reforms of the Washington Consensus: Macroeconomics, Trade and Finance.
Reviews / Votes
'Ricardo Ffrench-Davis has long been at the forefront of Washington Consensus-skeptics. This book is essential reading for economists interested in building a sensible economic framework in Latin America.' - Dani Rodrik, Professor of International Political Economy, John F.Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA
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Edition
2005 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
XIV, 258 p.
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
449 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-4945-5 (9781403949455)
DOI
10.1057/9780230509900
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
RICARDO FFRENCH-DAVIS is Principal Advisor of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Professor of Economics at the University of Chile; Co-Directs with Joseph Stiglitz and Deepak Nayyar the 'Macroeconomic Task Force' of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (University of Columbia) launched by Joseph Stiglitz. Ffrench-Davis was Chief Economist of the Central bank of Chile and Director of the Centre for Economic Research on Latin America (CIEPLAN). He has published 19 books and some 120 technical articles.
Ricardo Ffrench-Davis was awarded the Chilean National Prize of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2005.
Ricardo Ffrench-Davis was awarded the Chilean National Prize of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2005.
Content
Reforming the Reforms: Why and How PART 1: FROM FINANCIERISTIC TO REAL MACROECONOMICS Macroeconomic Policies for Development Growth, Productive Investment and the Macroeconomic Environment PART 2: TRADE FOR DEVELOPMENT Trade Liberalization Strategies and Growth Export Dynamism in Latin America: Why it has Been Insufficient for GDP Dynamism? PART 3: FINANCIAL REFORMS FOR DEVELOPMENT Taming Financial Shocks: How to Manage Boom and Bust The Latin American and Asian Financial Crises: Contagion of Causes and Costs Policy Lessons for this Decade PART 4: A CASE OF REAL MACROECONOMICS A Macroeconomics-for-Growth in the Democratic Transition in Chile