Latin America Development under Chinese Investment Hegemony

Social Investment in Latin America

Theorizing Under development : Latin America and Romania , 1860 - 1950

T he relationship between shifts in the world market and ideas on economic development in Latin America contrasted sharply with that in Romania before the First World War. In the latter country, market failure, social upheaval, and access to the continuing Russian debate led to new theoretical responses, in both Marxist and non-Marxist discourses; in Latin America, the perceived success of the ...

Liquidity and firm investment: Evidence for Latin America☆

Article history: Received 5 March 2012 Received in revised form 7 October 2012 Accepted 13 October 2012 Available online 22 October 2012 This paper explores the relationship between firms' investment and stock market liquidity. Using a panel of Latin American firms, I find evidence that a higher trading volume and a higher industry-adjusted trading volume are associated with higher firm investm...

Foreign Direct Investment and Poverty in Latin America

Most Latin American countries crafted market-friendly reforms during the 1990s. In particular, the political discourse often stressed the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a key component of the quest for development and particularly the fight against poverty. However, the precise link between FDI and poverty has been neglected by the literature, at least by that with an empirica...

Employment and Social Investment Funds in Latin America