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With dynamic growth in China and India, recovery in Europe and Japan, and notable gains in U.S. productivity, the question arises: Can Latin America compete? Many argue that macroeconomic and trade reforms achieved in the 1990s merely put a handsome coat of paint over education, labor, judicial, and administrative reforms that remain incomplete. This book identifies and analyzes ten factors that most influence the competitiveness of Latin American nations and will shape their economic futures. In their frank and direct assessment--pulling no punches--the authors also present viable courses of action that Latin America can take to increase its ability to compete in the global economy.

Jerry Haar is Associate Dean and Professor of Management and International Business in the College of Business Administration, Florida International University.

John Price is President of InfoAmericas, a market intelligence and strategic consulting firm with a specialty practice in Latin American markets.

List of Figures and Tables	p. ix
Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Notes on Contributors	p. xix
Introduction: Can Latin America Compete?	p. 1
The Macroeconomic Environment of Competitiveness	p. 27
Coveting Human Capital: Is Latin American Education Competitive?	p. 45
Competitive Capital Markets: Brazil's Capital Markets Finally Maturing	p. 63
Consumer and Small Business Credit: Building Blocks of the Middle Class	p. 79
Closing the Technology Gap	p. 99
Fostering Innovation: Technological Innovation in Urban Clusters	p. 121
Not All Infrastructure Is Created Equally: Learning from the Best Practices and Stunning Failures of Latin American Water Infrastructure	p. 143
Logistics: The Software That Drives an Economy	p. 163
Legal Reform: Some Emerging Paradoxes of Latin America's Legal and Judicial Reform Movement	p. 175
Property, the Rule of Law, and Development in the Americas	p. 197
Tax Reform: Tax Policy, Reform, and Competitiveness in Latin America	p. 215
Labor Reform: Undercompetitive Economies and Unprotected Workforce	p. 239
Regulatory Reform: Increasing Competitiveness through Regulatory and Investment Climate Improvements in Latin America; the Case of Mexico	p. 253
Public Safety: The Cost of Living Dangerously	p. 271
Conclusion: Lessons Learned and Looking Forward	p. 295
Index	p. 303
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