Can Latin America Compete?

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Introduction: Can Latin America Compete?

   • John Price, Jerry Haar

   Pages 1-25

3. The Macroeconomic Environment of Competitiveness

   • Claudio M. Loser

   Pages 27-43

4. Coveting Human Capital: Is Latin American Education Competitive?

   • Jeffrey M. Puryear, Tamara Ortega Goodspeed

   Pages 45-62

5. Competitive Capital Markets: Brazil’s Capital Markets Finally Maturing

   • John H. Welch

   Pages 63-77

6. Consumer and Small Business Credit: Building Blocks of the Middle Class

   • Jan Smith, Tricia Juhn, Christopher Humphrey

   Pages 79-97

7. Closing the Technology Gap

   • Peter T. Knight, Rosane A. Marques

   Pages 99-119

8. Fostering Innovation: Technological Innovation in Urban Clusters

   • Scott Tiffin, Isabel Bortagaray

   Pages 121-141

9. Not All Infrastructure Is Created Equally: Learning from the Best Practices and Stunning Failures of Latin American Water Infrastructure

   • Lee M. Tablewski

   Pages 143-161

10. Logistics: The Software That Drives an Economy

    • John Price

    Pages 163-174

11. Legal Reform: Some Emerging Paradoxes of Latin America’s Legal and Judicial Reform Movement

    • Linn Hammergren

    Pages 175-196

12. Property, the Rule of Law, and Development in the Americas

    • Peter F. Schaefer, P. Clayton Schaefer

    Pages 197-213

13. Tax Reform: Tax Policy, Reform, and Competitiveness in Latin America

    • Mauricio Carrizosa

    Pages 215-237

14. Labor Reform: Undercompetitive Economies and Unprotected Workforce

    • Christopher Sabatini

    Pages 239-251

15. Regulatory Reform: Increasing Competitiveness through Regulatory and Investment Climate Improvements in Latin America; the Case of Mexico

    • José Luis Guasch, Benjamin Herzberg

    Pages 253-269

16. Public Safety: The Cost of Living Dangerously

    • John Price

    Pages 271-293

17. Conclusion: Lessons Learned and Looking Forward

    • Jerry Haar, John Price

    Pages 295-302

18. Back Matter

    Pages 303-309

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Can Latin America compete? Many argue that the macroeconomic and trade reforms of the 1990s merely put a handsome coat of paint over education, labour, judicial, and administrative reforms that remain incomplete. This book identifies ten factors that most influence the competitiveness of Latin American nations and will shape their economic futures.

• consumer
• development
• globalization
• macroeconomics
• reforms
• tax reform
• technology

"[The authors] have editedwhat is clearly the most extensive, detailed and useful book oncompetitiveness in Latin America. The book features an impressive roster of experts that analyze the key areas where Latin America needs to improve its competitiveness - ranging from education and labor markets to property rights, legal reform and security." - Latin Business Chronicle

" . . .a skillful contribution to the ongoing debate over how to achieve competitiveness and how countries in the region can face the challenges presented by globalization." - Luis Alberto Moreno, president, Inter-American Development Bank

"A state-of-the-artvolume on the forces and factors shaping Latin America's competitiveness. Academics, business people, and policymakers will find this brilliant work indispensable." - Stephen Flowers, President, UPS International, Americas Region

"This is an important book for those who track the region s performance. Using case studies, the authors cogently illustrate many of the issues that weaken the region s competitiveness." - Roberto Newell G., CEO, Mexican Competitiveness Institute (IMCO)

"...a tour de force on Latin America's competitive environment. Analytically brilliant and cogently written, this volume is must reading for those interested in globalization's impact on the Western Hemisphere." - Susan Segal, President and CEO, Council of the Americas

"Can Latin America Compete? offers thoughtful analyses on the problems of the region and provides valuable insights for every company that conducts business in Latin America." - Eugenio Beaufrand, Vice-President, Microsoft Corporation

"Private sector best practices and public-private partnerships are two key drivers of competitiveness. The book presents a state-of-art picture of the region on these topics and relevant suggestions on how to move forward." - José Fernando Mattos, CEO, Brazilian Competitiveness Movement (MBC)"Editors Haar and Price have compiled a well-researched collection that examines Latin America's response to globalization and factors critical to the region's ability to compete globally... This volume is cogently argued and offers useful facts and analyses... Recommended." - CHOICE

• College of Business Administration, Florida International University, USA

  Jerry Haar

• InfoAmericas, Miami, USA

  John Price

• InfoAmericas, Mexico City, USA

  John Price

• InfoAmericas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

  John Price

JERRY HAAR is Professor of Management and International Business and Associate Director of the Knight Ridder Center for Excellence in Management, College of Business Administration, Florida International University, USA.

JOHN PRICE is President of InfoAmericas, a leading Latin American business intelligence consultancy with offices in Miami, Sao Paulo and Mexico City.

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