Can Latin America Compete Confronting the Challenges of Globalization [Hardcover]

Can Latin America compete? Many argue that the macroeconomic and trade reforms of the 1990s merely put a handsome coat of paint over education, labour, judicial, and administrative reforms that remain incomplete. This book identifies ten factors that most influence the competitiveness of Latin American nations and will shape their economic futures.Introduction: Can Latin America Compete?; J.Price?& J.Haar The Macroeconomic Environment of Competitiveness; C.Loser? Coveting Human Capital; J.Puryear?& T.Ortega Goodspeed Competitive Capital Markets; J.Welch Consumer and Small Business Credit; J.Smith; T.Juhn,?& C.Humphrey Closing the Technology Gap; P.Knight?& R.Marques Fostering Innovation; I.Bortagaray?& S.Tiffin? Return on Infrastructure Investment;?L.Tablewski Logistics and Transport Services; J.Price Legal Reform; L.Hammergren Property, the Rule of Law, and Development in the Americas; P.Schaefer?& C.Schaefer Tax Reform; M.Carrizosa Labor Reform; C.Sabatini Regulatory Reform; L.Guasch?& B.Herzberg? Public Safety; J.Price Lessons Learned and Looking Forward; J.Price?& J.Haar

[The authors] have editedwhat is clearly the most extensive, detailed and useful book oncompetitiveness in Latin America. The book features an impressive roster of experts that analyze the key areas where Latin America needs to improve its competitiveness - ranging from education and labor markets to property rights, legal reform and security. - Latin Business Chronicle

. . .a skillful contribution to the ongoing debate over how to achieve competitiveness and how countries in the region can face the challenges presented by globalization. - Luis Alberto Moreno, president, Inter-American Development Bank

A state-of-the-artvolume on the forces and factors shaping Latin America's competitiveness. Academics, business people, and policymakers will find this brilliant work indispensable. - Stephen Flowers, President, UPSlC%