The debt crisis of 1982 caused serious economic disruptions in most developing countries. Reform, Recovery, and Growth explains why some of these countries have recovered from the debt crisis, while more than a decade later others continue to stagnate. Among the questions addressed are: What are...

The article examines a previous contribution to the problems of economic dualism by Vera Lutz, which represents a new and independent approach. The author first moves some criticisms to Lutz' diagnosis of dualism, trying to show that the emphasis laid by her on the wage level as a cause of...