Contents

pp v-vi

Contributors

pp vii-viii

Preface

pp ix-x

1 - The Political Setting: ‘Business as Usual’ or a New Departure?

pp 1-14

Part One - The Global Perspective

pp 15-16

2 - Latin America's Financial Crisis: Causes and Cures

pp 17-37

3 - A Comparison of Macroeconomic Strategies in South America

pp 38-47

4 - Latin American and East Asian NICs: Development Strategies Compared

pp 48-66

Part Two - Case Studies

pp 67-68

5 - Brazil's Foreign Debt: The National Debate

pp 69-80

6 - Mexico: Learning to Live with the Crisis

pp 81-97

7 - The Rise and Fall of the Chilean Economic Miracle

pp 98-119

8 - Venezuela: The Oil Boom and the Debt Crisis

pp 120-129

9 - World Recession and Central American Depression: Lessons from the 1930s for the 1980s

pp 130-151

10 - Conclusion

pp 152-156

Index

pp 157-162