Family business in Latin America

Business Elites and Democracy in Latin America :

The discussion focuses on three themes. One is the divergence between positions of business associations and concerns of individual entrepreneurs regarding several determinants of investment. Another issue is under what conditions economic growth can be achieved under democracy; why market reforms have generated little private investment in many cases, and which government policies and politica...

BUSINESS ELITES AND DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA : Reflections on the

The discussion focuses on three themes. One is the divergence between positions of business associations and concerns of individual entrepreneurs regarding several determinants of investment. Another issue is under what conditions economic growth can be achieved under democracy; why market reforms have generated little private investment in many cases, and which government policies and politica...

The Strange Business of Memory: Relic Forgery in Latin America

This essay surveys assorted cases of relic forgery from colonial and modern Latin America, to argue that such forgeries are a) particularly widespread in the region; b) part of a quite formalized sector of the region’s informal economies; and c) commodities produced by a wide range of elite and non-elite actors. To explain why this should be it suggests a very schematic typology of relic forger...

Competitiveness and New Technologies in Latin America OBSTACLES TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND THE SIZE OF FIRMS IN LATIN AMERICA

C Co om mp pe et ti it ti iv ve en ne es ss s a an nd d N Ne ew w T Te ec ch hn no ol lo og gi ie es s i in n L La at ti in n A Am me er ri ic ca a Abstract * Business development in Latin America faces great difficulties. Businessmen assign an alarming importance to the problem of lack of financing. Major outstanding problems also include excessive taxes and regulation, policy instability and,...

Socio-Emotional Development in Latin America: Family and Peer relations