This volume examines issues of economic interest faced by Latin America economies in the late Twentieth-century. The fifteen chapters deal with macroeconomic problems, financial crises, the development of trade and trade agreements and labour issues. Of particular interest are the chapters...

The taxation of non-renewable resources in Latin America : introduction and overview -- The effects of commodity taxation on sector performance -- Towards efficient taxation of minerals : the case of copper in Chile -- Two sectors, two approaches : resource taxation in Peru -- Not all fields are...

The taxation of non-renewable resources in Latin America : introduction and overview -- The effects of commodity taxation on sector performance -- Towards efficient taxation of minerals : the case of copper in Chile -- Two sectors, two approaches : resource taxation in Peru -- Not all fields are...

This research agenda outlines pertinent issues needed to produce an informed assessment of the strategies and policies LAC and international organizations should adopt with respect to climate change. The report makes three contributions: i) identifying actions that could be valuable but have not...