Latin America's quest for globalisation
Subtitle: the role of Spanish firms
By: eddited by Félix E. Martín and Pablo Toral.
Contributors: Martín, Félix E.; Toral, Pablo.
Series: The international political economy of new regionalisms series
Publisher: Ashgate Pub. Co.; Ashgate
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
Subjects: Investments, Spanish -- Latin America.; Corporations, Spanish -- Latin America.; International business enterprises -- Spain.; International business enterprises -- Latin America.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Félix E. Martín and Pablo Toral; title: Spanish direct investment in Latin America, 1960-2002 / Juan José Durán; title: The advantage of Spanish firms in Latin America, 1990-2002 / Pablo Toral; title: The transformation of the Spanish economy and FDI in Latin America. Towards a new theoretical framework / Sebastián Royo; title: Spanish foreign policy in Latin America / Javier Maestro; title: The foreign conquest of Latin American banking:; title: What's happening and why? / James R. Barth, Triphon Phumiwasana and Glenn Yago; title: Big Spanish banks in Brazil: anything different in their asset and credit allocation? / Harry M. Makler and Walter L. Ness, Jr; title: Spanish banks in Latin America: do they need each other? / Álvaro Calderón; title: Spanish telecoms in Latin America: Telefónica / Fernando Gallardo; title: Stakeholder impact of Telefónica's Latin American investments / Michael Periu; title: The prospects of Spanish investment in the Latin American energy sector: will the reconquest unravel?; title: Gustavo de las Casas; title: Challenges for Spanish investments in the Latin American energy industry / Carlos Seiglie; title: The socio-political dimension of Spanish direct investment in Latin America / Félix E. Martín; title: The Latin American image of Spain in the aftermath of recent investments /Joaquín Roy; title: Conclusions: challenges and opportunities of foreign investments in Latin America / Maria-Angels Oliva and Luis A. Rivera-Batiz.