"This edited volume constitutes the first available comprehensive business history of Latin America available in English. It offers a unique synthesis of the development of capitalism in Latin America that takes into consideration the complexities of each country, while simultaneously...

"This paper estimates the inefficiency of Peruvian electricity distribution companies to determine if the expected results from the 90’s reform were met. To do this, we used data for 19 distribution companies for the period 2000 – 2008 using a Cost Stochastic Frontier approach and estimating...

"This paper analyzes the relative importance of short term financial constraints vis a vis skills and other background factors affecting schooling decisions when explaining access to higher education in Peru. We focus on college access disparities between rich and poor households. We use a novel...

"Improvements in health conditions of the population are shown in a better quality of life, in individual welfare, and also in the development of the society. The economic growth in the past decades (5% average in the last 15 years; BCRP) allowed important advances in the Peruvian health sector....

Purpose – This paper aims to present a conceptual model that highlights the complexities associated with foreign banks wishing to operate with the Indonesian marketplace. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is conceptual in nature and draws upon the marketing literature and theory to...