Recovery or Relapse in the Global Economy: Comparative Perspectives on Restructuring in Central America (Studies in Historiography; 2) - Hardcover

Carlos E. Santiago; Alvin Magid; Jolyne Melmed-Sanjak

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0275946053 ISBN 13: 9780275946050

Publisher: Praeger (UK), 1993

Synopsis

Although political developments in Central America over the last decade have been profound, the region continues to exhibit sluggish economic growth in some countries and complete stagnation in others. To alleviate these economic problems, demands for authoritarian regimes and imposed solutions are likely--according to the authors of this work. Examined are: 1) the role of the State in economic revitalization and growth in Central America; 2) the impact of structural adjustment policies on the agricultural sector; 3) the prospects for expansion of the cooperative sector in the current political climate; 4) the persistence of external debt, its impact on domestic policy, and possible approaches to alleviating the debt burden; 5) the role of multinational corporations and foreign direct investment in economic restructuring; and 6) the prospects for regional economic and political integration.

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About the Author

CARLOS E. SANTIAGO is Associate Professor of Economics and Chairman of the Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the State University of New York at Albany. He has published extensively in such journals as Economic Development and Cultural Change, the Journal of Labor Economics, the Journal of Development Economics, and World Development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Praeger (UK)
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0275946053
• ISBN 13: 9780275946050
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256