Latin American Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Historical Perspective

This special issue seeks to appreciate the long-term study of SMEs as key players in Latin American economies, with contributions on six countries: Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile. is a representative sample subcontinent’s diversity when it comes economy size, population, inequality index. The articles presented spot topics SMEs. introduction focus three central issues that arise from those articles: role public policies SME emergence development, strategies pursued by these firms adapt environment changes, links between informality creation.