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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452147703321

Autore

Torre Augusto de la

Titolo

Emerging capital markets and globalization [[electronic resource] ] : the Latin American experience / / Augusto de la Torre and Sergio L. Schmukler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Palo Alto, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-64354-4

9786610643547

0-8213-6544-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Latin American development forum

Altri autori (Persone)

SchmuklerSergio L

Disciplina

332/.0415098

Soggetti

Capital market - Latin America

Globalization - Economic aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A copublication of Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press, and the World Bank."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; 1 Whither Capital Market Development?; 2 Developments in Capital Markets; Figures; 3 Factors behind the Development and Internationalization of Capital Markets; Tables; 4 Whither the Reform Agenda?; Endnotes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Back in the early 1990's, economists and policy makers had high expectations about the prospects for domestic capital market development in emerging economies, particularly in Latin America. Unfortunately, they are now faced with disheartening results. Stock and bond markets remain illiquid and segmented. Debt is concentrated at the short end of the maturity spectrum and denominated in foreign currency, exposing countries to maturity and currency risk. Capital markets in Latin America look particularly underdeveloped when considering the many efforts undertaken to improve the macroeconomic envi