Since the late 1980s, almost all Latin American countries have undergone a series of far-reaching economic reforms, particularly in the areas of financial and capital account liberalization and trade. This book provides a comparative and analytical framework for assessing the impact of these...

With less than 10 years to go, much still remains to be done in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The present study analyzes the feasibility of reaching the goals in 18 countries in Latin American and Caribbean. The analysis is based on a comparative economy-wide model...

This book assesses financing strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean, in pursuance of the United Nations' millennium development goals (MDGs) and their achievement in 2015. It looks at how to make public policies more conducive to support sustained growth and reduce the still widespread...