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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154566103321

Titolo

Latin America's quest for globalization : the role of Spanish firms / / edited by Felix E. Martin, Pablo Toral

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-351-92308-0

1-138-25907-1

1-315-25078-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations, charts, tables

Collana

The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series

Altri autori (Persone)

MartinFelix E

ToralPablo

Disciplina

338.8/894608

Soggetti

Investments, Spanish - Latin America

Corporations, Spanish - Latin America

International business enterprises - Spain

International business enterprises - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2005 by Ashgate.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Spanish direct investment in Latin America, 1960-2002 / Juan Jose Duran -- 2. The advantage of Spanish firms in Latin America, 1990-2002 / Pablo Toral -- 3. The transformation of the Spanish economy and FDI in Latin America : towards a new theoretical framework / Sebastian Royo -- 4. Spanish foreign policy in Latin America / Javier Maestro -- 5. The foreign conquest of Latin American banking : what's happening and why? / James R. Barth, Triphon Phumiwasana and Glenn Yago -- 6. Big Spanish banks in Brazil : anything different in their asset and credit allocation? / Harry M. Makler and Walter L. Ness, Jr. -- 7. Spanish banks in Latin America : do they need each other? / Alvaro Calderon -- 8. Spanish telecoms in Latin America : telefonica / Fernando Gallardo -- 9. Stakeholder impact of telefonica's Latin American investments / Michael Periu, Jr. -- 10. The prospects of Spanish investment in the Latin American energy sector : will the reconquest unravel? / Gustavo de las Casas -- 11. Challenges for Spanish investments in the Latin American energy industry / Carlos



Seiglie -- 12. The socio-political dimension of Spanish direct investment in Latin America / Felix E. Martin -- 13. The Latin American image of Spain in the aftermath of recent investments / Joaquin Roy -- 14. Conclusions : challenges and opportunities of foreign investments in Latin America / Maria-Angels Oliva and Luis A. Rivera-Batiz.