Trade, Industrialization, and Integration in Twentieth-Century Central America / Edition 1

by Irma T. de Alonso

Overview

The book expresses the views of the contributors about the present and future of Central America. Only by becoming more efficient in productivity, or by exporting non-traditional products, can this region meet the challenge ahead. Central American countries are accepting the challenge by diversifying their economies and accepting the advice of the world in terms of privatization, freedom of trade, capital, and free movement of labor. Central America needs a market for all of its products, and understanding for its new economic structure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275948047
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/22/1994
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	1500L (what's this?)

About the Author

IRMA T. de ALONSO is Professor of Economics at Florida International University. Dr. Alonso has taught in universities in Central America, and pursued her training in England and Puerto Rico. Her research interests are in international trade, purchasing power parties, and human resources. She has published many jourbanal articles and book chapters in addition to the following books: Elasticidad Ingreso de la Contribucion Sobre Ingresos En Puerto Rico y Jamaica, 1955-1963, Methodos Econometicos (with M. Dutta) and Trade Issues in the Caribbean.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Central America: The Challenges of Trade, Industrialization, and Integration in the Twentieth Century by Irma T. de Alonso and Bernadette West
Central America: A Macroeconomic Assessment by Irma T. de Alonso
Trade in Central America
Structure of Trade in Central America by Irma T. de Alonso and David R. Hicks
Industrialization and Trade in Central America by Irma T. de Alonso
Mexico as a Potential Market for Central American and Caribbean Products by Irma T. de Alonso and Jorge Salazar-Carrillo
Industrialization and Integration in Central America
The Intensity of Central American Economic Integration by Luis R. Cáceres and Carlos A. Imendia
Assembly Operations in Central America by Gregory K. Schoepfle and Jorge F. Perez-Lopez
Panama: Economic Integration Alternatives, Implications, and Perspectives by Francisco E. Thoumi
The Central American Common Market: An Analysis of Welfare Effects from 1970 to 1984 by Patrick C. Flower and Walton T. Wilford
Special Issues
Economic Prospects for Central America in the Decade of the 1990s by Raul Moncarz and Antonio Jorge
A Review of Recent Central American Economic Policies, Persisting Difficulties, and Strategies for Trade and Industrialization: Implications for Industrialization and Trade by Juan J. Buttari
The Dilemma of Export Revival: Nicaraguan Agriculture at a Turbaning Point by Richard Weisskoff
Challenges and Prospects for Central America in a Global Trade Context by Juan M. Villasuso
Index

Editorial Reviews

In 13 papers, most originally presented in March 1993 at a conference held at Florida International University, this volume examines the viability for Central America of trade expansion, diversification, and integration in the current world market by evaluating the region's past performance in these areas. Part I provides a detailed macroeconomic overview of the region from the 1960s to the present. Part II focuses on the performance and structure of trade and its contribution to the industrialization process. Part III discusses industrialization and integration issues. And Part IV focuses on recent economic adjustments and structural forms within the region and examines how these have impacted trade and monetary and development policies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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