This article contains a theoretical and policy analysis of the financial constraints on economic development in developing countries. Following a Keynesian interpretation, it concludes that financial policies are needed to relieve these constraints, given the natural tendency of financial systems to operate in ways that are dysfunctional to economic development. It then proposes three lines of policy that take account of the special characteristics of developing countries: resource allocation policies targeted at segments of strategic importance for economic and financial development; policies…
En este artículo se analizan las restricciones financieras del desenvolvimiento económico en los países en desarrollo desde los puntos de vista teórico y normativo. A partir de una interpretación keynesiana, se deduce la necesidad de políticas de financiamiento que alivien esas restricciones, ante la natural propensión del sistema financiero a actuar de manera poco funcional para el desarrollo económico. Luego se proponen tres líneas de política, teniendo en cuenta las características específicas de los países en desarrollo: políticas de asignación de recursos, focalizadas en los segmentos est…
For six years, the global economy has been driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policies of easy money. Liquidity has flowed from developed to developing economies, financing infrastructure and corporate investment and allowing consumers to indulge in credit-fuelled retail spending. Thus the effective ending of the Fed’s third round of asset purchases (QE3) at the end of October represents both a watershed and the beginning of a new stage in the world economy. The end of asset-purchases comes at a challenging time for emerging markets, with China’s economy slowing, the Euro zone struggling to …
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