The New Economic Model in Latin America and Its Impact on Income Distribution and Poverty

by Victor Bulmer-Thomas (Editor)

Overview

The economies of Latin America have undergone a deep process of change in the last decade as a result of the application of major reforms. The outcome can be fairly described as a New Economic Model. This New Economic Model is distinguished from its predecessor, in force before the 1980s debt crisis, by an emphasis on market forces and export-led growth. This book explores the main features of the New Economic Model in Latin America and, through analysis of the reform process and case studies, examines its impact on income distribution and poverty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333658406
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	03/25/1996
Series:	Latin American Studies Series
Edition description:	1996
Pages:	370
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; A.Foxley - Introduction; V.Bulmer-Thomas - PART 1: THEMATIC STUDIES - The New Trade Regime, Macroeconomic Behaviour and Income Distribution in Latin America; E.V.K.FitzGerald - Chronic Fiscal Stress and the Reproduction of Poverty and Inequality in Latin America; L.Whitehead -The New Economic Model and Labour Markets in Latin America; J.Thomas - The New Financial Regime in Latin America; R.Fernandez - International Capital Flows to Latin America; S.Griffith-Jones - PART 2: CASE STUDIES - The Distributive Impact of the New Economic Model in Chile; C.Scott - Income Distribution and Poverty in Mexico; H.Panuco-Laguette & M.Szekely -Honduras, The New Economic Model and Poverty; A.Thorpe - Inequality and Poverty in the Lost Decade: Brazilian Income Distribution in the 1980s; F.Ferreira & J.Litchfield - The Manufacturing Sector in Latin America and the New Economic Model; J.Weeks - Conclusions; V.Bulmer-Thomas -Statistical Appendix - Bibliography - Index

Editorial Reviews

Examines reforms in balance of payments, financial markets, labor markets, and the boundaries between the private and public sectors in the region and their impact on income distribution and poverty, based on the work of a 1994/95 study group at the Institute of Latin American Studies in London. Includes case studies on the new economic model in Chile, Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, and the Latin American manufacturing sector. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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