Why are growth rates in Latin America so disappointing? This book reviews the results of an ambitious research project to determine the binding constraints to growth, that is, the barrier whose removal would yield the greatest benefit in terms of growth. Included are case studies from seven...

Why are growth rates in Latin America so disappointing? This book reviews the results of an ambitious research project to determine the binding constraints to growth, that is, the barrier whose removal would yield the greatest benefit in terms of growth. Included are case studies from seven...

Although since 1974, under pressure of the new trends in the world economy, public financing began gradually to lose its relative importance for Latin American countries, there seems to persist an obvious demand for bodies such as the Inter-American Development Bank. In the author's view, the...