Description
The Global Economic Crisis in Latin America
Impacts and Responses
Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy Series
Coordinator: Cohen Michael
Language: EnglishSubjects for The Global Economic Crisis in Latin America:
Keywords
Global Crisis; Latin America; Michael Cohen; Modern World Economy; North American Free Trade Agreement; Gdp Growth; Waste Pickers; Counter-cyclical Policies; Countercyclical Policy; Countercyclical Macroeconomic Policies; ECLAC Data; Federal Reserve; UN; Gdp Growth Rate; International Financial Crisis; Competitive Real Exchange Rate; Brazilian Government; Capital Account Liberalization; Real Gdp; Industrial Outworkers; Fiscal Responsibility Legislation; CPB Netherlands Bureau; Inter-governmental Transfers; Total Local Revenue; Fiscal Federal Systems; International Commodity Prices; Special Credit Facilities; Domestic Resilience; Public Finance Systems
Publication date: 07-2014
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 05-2012
240 p. · 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
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When the 2008 housing market bubble burst in the United States, a financial crisis rippled from the epi-center in the United States across borders into economies both near and far, causing persistent social and economic detriment in many countries. The Global Economic Crisis in Latin America: Impacts and Responses is an examination of the impacts and responses in the diverse Latin American region through the lens of three countries: Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina.
1. Introduction Michael Cohen, Mitch Cook and Tanushree Dutta Isaacman Part 1: Setting the Global Context 2. How Has Latin America Fared During the Global Financial Crisis? Jose Antonio Ocampo 3. The Global Economic Crisis: What does it mean for the Developming World? Deepak Nayyar Part 2: Argentina, Brazi, and Mexico 4. Argentina and the International Economic Crisis: Unconventional Resilience 5. The Mexican Economy and the International Financial Crisis Juan Carolox, Moreno-Brid and Ramón Padilla-Pérz 5. Brazilian Economic Policy and the 200-2009 Crisis Nelson Barbosa 6. The Mexican Economy and the International Financial Crisis Juan Carolos Moreno-Brid and Ramón Padilla-Pérez Part 3: Cross-Cutting Issues 7. Global Recession and the Informal Economy: Evidence from Latin America and Beyond Martha Alter Chen 8. The City in the Global Crisis: Understanding Impacts and Strengthening the Performance of Stimulus Packages Michael Cohen 9. Municipal Finance and State Performance in the Crisis: The Experience of Brazil and Mexico Mitchell Cook 10. Conclusion, A Criticial Juncturre: Expermentation & Recovery Michael Cohen, Tamushree Dutta Isaacman and Mitchell Cook
Michael Cohen is Professor of International Affairs and Director of the International Affairs Program at the New School University, USA.