Examining the causes of the acute Latin American debt crisis that began in mid-1982, North American analysts have typically focused on deficiencies in the debtor countries' economic policies and on shocks from the world economy. Much less emphasis has been placed on the role of the region's...

This paper points out the current situation of debtors and creditors and evaluates some of the difficult issues concerning the international management of Latin America's payment problems. It is concluded that, in the absence of new credits, debtors in the region will opt for unilateral limits...