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“jaime gatica barros”

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  • Deindustrialization in Chile

    by Jaime Gatica Barros ...
    This book analyzes the performance of the manufacturing sector in Chile from 1974 to 1982, looking specifically at the effect of the "neoconservative" or "monetarist experiment" implemented in Chile during that period on the behavior of the Chilean industrial sector. ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

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  • The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008

    by Paul Krugman ...
    The New York Times bestseller: the Nobel Prize–winning economist shows how today’s crisis parallels the Great Depression—and explains how to avoid catastrophe. With a new foreword for this paperback edition.In this major bestseller, Paul Krugman warns that, like diseases that have become resistant to antibiotics, the economic maladies that caused the Great Depression have made a comeback. He lays ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

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  • Fragile by Design

    The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit

    by Charles W. Calomiris, Stephen Haber ...
    Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
    Why stable banking systems are so rareWhy are banking systems unstable in so many countries—but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to business enterprises and households.Analyzing the political and banking ... Read more

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  • And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out) Wall Street, the IMF, and the Bankrupting of Argentina

    by Paul Blustein ...
    In the 1990s, few countries were more lionized than Argentina for its efforts to join the club of wealthy nations. Argentina's policies drew enthusiastic applause from the IMF, the World Bank and Wall Street. But the club has a disturbing propensity to turn its back on arrivistes and cast them out. That was what happened in 2001, when Argentina suffered one of the most spectacular crashes in ... Read more

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  • Saving for Development

    How Latin America and the Caribbean Can Save More and Better

    by Inter-American Development Bank ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Why should people - and economies - save? This book on the savings problem in Latin America and the Caribbean suggests that, while saving to survive the bad times is important, saving to thrive in the good times is what really counts. People must save to invest in health and education, live productive and fulfilling lives, and make the most of their retirement years. Firms must save to grow their ... Read more

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  • Social Insecurity

    401(k)s and the Retirement Crisis

    by James W. Russell ...
    **How 401(k)s have gutted retirement security, from charging exorbitant hidden fees to failing to replace the income of traditional pensionsNamed one of PW's Top 10 for Business & Economics**A retirement crisis is looming. In 2008, as the 401(k) fallout rippled across the country, horrified holders watched 25 percent of their funds evaporate overnight. Average 401(k) balances for those approaching ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Job Creation In Latin America And The Caribbean: Recent Trends And Policy Challenges

    by Pages Carmen; Pierre Gaelle; Scarpetta Stefano ...
    This book analyzes recent labor market trends in Latin American countries and the factors that underlie the failure to create more and more productive and rewarding jobs, a failure with substantial political and social costs. The authors analyze how growth and job creation in the region's economies compare with other emerging countries, the impact of job creation and destruction on productivity ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Taxation in Developing Countries

    Six Case Studies and Policy Implications

    Edited by Roger Gordon ...
    Series series Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization
    Taxes are a crucial policy issue, especially in developing countries. Just recently, proposals to raise middle-class taxes toppled the Bolivian government, and plans to extend or increase the value-added tax caused political unrest in Ecuador and Mexico. Despite the impact of tax policy on developing countries, a comprehensive study has yet to be written. Treating Argentina, Brazil, India, Kenya, ... Read more

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  • Fiscal Policy, Stabilization, And Growth: Prudence Or Abstinence?

    by Serven Luis; Perry Guillermo E.; Suescun Rodrigo ...
    Fiscal policy in Latin America has been guided primarily by short-term liquidity targets whose observance was taken as the main exponent of fiscal prudence, with attention focused almost exclusively on the levels of public debt and the cash deficit. Very little attention was paid to the effects of fiscal policy on growth and on macroeconomic volatility over the cycle. Important issues such as the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Dance of the Trillions

    Developing Countries and Global Finance

    by David Lubin ...
    Series series Insights: Critical Thinking on International Affairs
    In Dance of the Trillions, David Lubin tells the story of what makes money flow from high-income countries to lower-income ones; what makes it flow out again; and how developing countries have sought protection against the volatility of international capital flows. The book traces an arc from the 1970s, when developing countries first gained access to international financial markets, to the ... Read more

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  • Financial Crises, 1929 to the Present, Second Edition

    by Sara Hsu ...
    This fascinating volume offers a comprehensive synthesis of the events, causes and outcomes of the major financial crises from 1929 to the present day. Beginning with an overview of the global financial system, Sara Hsu presents both theoretical and empirical evidence to explain the roots of financial crises and financial instability in general. She then provides a thorough breakdown of a number ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Paraguay: Corruption, Reform, and the Financial System

    by Jeffrey Mr. Franks, Randa Miss Sab, Valerie Ms. Mercer-Blackman, Roberto Benelli ...
    Following some historical background, this paper describes how corruption is manifested in Paraguay. The paper distinguishes between factors that explain the growth performance of Paraguay since 1960 (where corruption does not directly enter as a significant factor) and factors that explain the relative level of income of Paraguay in the past 40 or 50 years compared with other countries. It then ... Read more

    $10.29 USD