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Macroeconomic volatility : the policy lessons from Latin America /

The recent recovery in Latin America has been impressive but also raises the question whether this represents a fundamental break with the region's history of boom-bust cycles. The paper traces how this history of macroeconomic volatility and financial crisis over the past century has adversely...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Singh, Anoop (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, IMF Institute, 2006.
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/06/166.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The recent recovery in Latin America has been impressive but also raises the question whether this represents a fundamental break with the region's history of boom-bust cycles. The paper traces how this history of macroeconomic volatility and financial crisis over the past century has adversely impacted on growth and other development indicators, and the role played by policy instability. The paper then concludes that recent policies in the region offer encouragement that these vulnerabilities are being addressed, but notes that an important agenda still remains to be addressed.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (29 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1283514680
9781283514682
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9781452766287
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ISSN:2227-8885 ;