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Reforming Latin America's Economies

After Market Fundamentalism

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  • © 2005

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  1. Ricardo Ffrench-Davis
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Reforming the Reforms: Why and How

    1. Reforming the Reforms: Why and How

      • Ricardo Ffrench-Davis
      Pages 1-24

  3. From Financieristic to Real Macroeconomics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. Macroeconomic Policies for Development

      • Ricardo Ffrench-Davis
      Pages 27-56

    3. Growth, Productive Investment and the Macroeconomic Environment

      • Ricardo Ffrench-Davis
      Pages 57-84

  4. Trade for Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Trade Liberalization Strategies and Growth

      • Ricardo Ffrench-Davis
      Pages 87-114

    3. Export Dynamism in Latin America: Why has it been Insufficient for GDP Dynamism?

      • Ricardo Ffrench-Davis
      Pages 115-134

  5. Financial Reforms for Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Taming Financial Shocks: How to Manage Boom and Bust

      • Ricardo Ffrench-Davis
      Pages 137-168

    3. The Latin American and Asian Financial Crises: Contagion of Causes and Costs

      • Ricardo Ffrench-Davis
      Pages 169-195

    4. Policy Lessons for this Decade

      • Ricardo Ffrench-Davis
      Pages 196-210

  6. A Case of Real Macroeconomics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
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    2. A Macroeconomics-for-Growth in the Democratic Transition in Chile

      • Ricardo Ffrench-Davis
      Pages 213-239

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 240-258
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About this book

Provides a comprehensive analysis of why reforms in Latin America have failed in achieving growth and equity. The book focuses on three strategic areas of reforms of the Washington Consensus: Macroeconomics, Trade and Finance.

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'Ricardo Ffrench-Davis has long been at the forefront of Washington Consensus-skeptics. This book is essential reading for economists interested in building a sensible economic framework in Latin America.' - Dani Rodrik, Professor of International Political Economy, John F.Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA

About the author

RICARDO FFRENCH-DAVIS is Principal Advisor of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Professor of Economics at the University of Chile; Co-Directs with Joseph Stiglitz and Deepak Nayyar the 'Macroeconomic Task Force' of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (University of Columbia) launched by Joseph Stiglitz. Ffrench-Davis was Chief Economist of the Central bank of Chile and Director of the Centre for Economic Research on Latin America (CIEPLAN). He has published 19 books and some 120 technical articles.

Ricardo Ffrench-Davis was awarded the Chilean National Prize of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2005.

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