The political economy of macroeconomic policy reform in Latin America
Subtitle: the distributive and institutional context
By: Eduardo Wiesner.
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781847205797
Subjects: Economic development -- Latin America; Economics -- Latin America; Latin America -- Economic conditions -- 21st century; Latin America -- Economic policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-267) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Overview : the current status and prospects of the reform process; title: The political economy of macroeconomic policy making in Latin America; title: Argentina : blinded by hindsight - the economics and politics of learning; title: Brazil : the market enhancing role of political economy factors; title: Chile : the right mix of polices and institutions; title: Colombia : fairness perception and the political tolerance for macroeconomic policy reform; title: Costa Rica : the effectiveness of political economy compromise; title: Peru : from macroeconomic volatility to credibility building.