From 1974-1986 the Brazilian inflation rate showed a tendency to grow as opposed to the declining tendency observed in the 1964-1973 period. The causes of this ressurgence of inflation, its impact and the policies used to control it are analysed using the approaches of the "classical orthodox...

This paper reviews the principal neo-liberal policy measures implemented in Latin America in the last decade and their impact on equity. It first emphasizes the difficulty of separating the repercussions of liberalization measures from the necessary fiscal adjustments of the 1980s, and their...

This article focuses on the contradictory position of the United States in its economic policies towards Latin America. By pressuring the region to maintain its debt service, the US government left Latin American countries with little choice but to produce large trade surpluses, as voluntary...