Crisis financieras en países 'exitosos'

Prólogo Este libro es el resultado de un proyecto de investigación desarrollado por la CEPAL con el apoyo de la Fundación Ford. El texto incluye cinco artículos, enfocados al análisis de economías emergentes, generalmente calificadas como casos 'exitosos' en los informes de las instituciones financieras internacionales y en la prensa financiera, durante episodios iniciados con una oferta de fondos externos muy abundantes. Incluimos los casos de Chile, la República de Corea y México en sus años críticos de los noventa, ya Chile con su profunda crisis de los setenta, y los contras…

Trade and investment promotion between Asia-Pacific and Latin America: present position and future prospects

Abstract This document provides an overview of trade relations between Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and explores the possibilities for expanding the modalities of economic relations between the two regions. The analysis covers 12 countries in Asia and Oceania and 11 members of the Latin American Integration Association (LAIA). Interregional cooperation in trade and investment has been on the agendas of countries in both regions for some time. It is often expressed that the present economic relations between the two regions do not reflect the potential for interregional trade and inve…

Comparative analysis of regionalism in Latin America and Asia-Pacific

Abstract The growing participation of developing countries in multilateral trade liberalization, as well as the boom of free trade agreements that grant exclusive preferences to its members, are both closely related to what has been denominated as 'open regionalism'. Additionally, this regionalism is associated with a process of 'deep integration' that transcends free trade issues. The concepts of 'deep regionalism' and 'open regionalism' do not have a precise definition and rather refer to a range of strategic decisions which governments might resort to…

Impact of the Asian crisis on Latin America

Twenty-seventh session. Oranjestad, Aruba, 11 to 16 may 1998…

CEPAL Review no.56

Revista de la CEPAL no.56

Las monedas comunes y la creación de liquidez regional

Building Economic Resilience—Japan’s Evolving Approach to Engagement with Latin America

How is Japanese engagement with the region evolving to accommodate shifting global and regional conditions? What are the possibilities for enhanced Japan-Latin America cooperation on issues of shared concern, including food security, economic resilience, and the integrity of democratic institutions? In what sectors and countries has Japan’s involvement been most supportive of Latin America’s economic and political objectives to date, and can these examples be replicated in other parts of the region?…