LEADER 04033nam 22006734a 450 001 9910956241503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780815798293 010 $a0815798296 035 $a(CKB)1000000000003495 035 $a(OCoLC)70742408 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10026290 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000280080 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11221856 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280080 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10268615 035 $a(PQKB)11461104 035 $a(OCoLC)1132221328 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse74981 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3004358 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10026290 035 $a(OCoLC)923615280 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3004358 035 $a(Perlego)961816 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000003495 100 $a20000307d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGrowth, employment, and equity $ethe impact of the economic reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean /$fBarbara Stallings, Wilson Peres 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press $c[Santiago, Chile] $cUnited Nations, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (269 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780815780878 311 08$a0815780877 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-231) and index. 327 $aFront Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- A New Approach to Analyzing Reforms: Macro-Micro Linkages -- The International Context: Trade and Capital Flows -- Structural Reforms and Public Policies -- Investment, Productivity, and Growth: Recovery and Modest Advances -- Employment and Equity: Continuing Challenges -- Heterogeneity in Responses of Sectors and Firms -- A Policy Agenda for the Next Decade -- References -- Addional Project Publications -- Index -- Back Cover. 330 $aA Brookings Institution Press and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) publication In the last ten to fifteen years, the Latin American and Caribbean region has undergone the most significant transformation of economic policy since World War II. Through a series of structural reforms, an increasing number of countries have moved from closed, state-dominated economies to ones that are more market oriented and open to the rest of the world. Policymakers expected that these changes, in conjunction with lower rates of inflation and increased spending in the social area, would speed up economic growth, increase productivity, and lead to the creation of more jobs and greater equality. Have those expectations been fulfilled? Analyzing the impact of the reforms in nine countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru), this study provides a detailed picture of progress to date. At the overall regional level, the book suggests, the reforms have had a surprisingly small impact: a small positive impact on investment and growth, and a small negative impact on employment and income distribution. But at the country, sectoral, and microeconomic levels, it finds evidence of strong effects, with some units doing very well and others falling behind. 606 $aFree enterprise$zLatin America 606 $aFree enterprise$zCaribbean Area 607 $aLatin America$xEconomic policy 607 $aCaribbean Area$xEconomic policy 607 $aLatin America$xEconomic conditions$y1982- 607 $aCaribbean Area$xEconomic conditions$y1945- 615 0$aFree enterprise 615 0$aFree enterprise 676 $a338.98 700 $aStallings$b Barbara$0119274 701 $aPeres$b Wilson$01814358 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956241503321 996 $aGrowth, employment, and equity$94368210 997 $aUNINA