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Title Does the investment climate matter? : microeconomic foundations of growth in Latin America / edited by Pablo Fajnzylber, J. Luis Guasch, and J. Humberto López
Published Washington, DC : World Bank ; Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 321 pages) : illustrations
Series Latin American development forum
Latin American development forum.
Contents Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Is Another Study of Economic Performance in Latin America and the Caribbean Needed?; Figure 1.1 Per Capita Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1963-2006; Figure 1.2 Per Capita Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, Taking into Account Deviations with Respect to Global Trends, 1963-2005; Figure 1.3 Per Capita Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, Taking into Account Deviations with Respect to Selected Country Groups, 1963-2005
Summary Although the Latin American region's growth rates are at a three decade high, they have been historically disappointing in relative terms, which cannot be dissociated from the microeconomic environment in which firms operate. Policy makers may need to complement their focus on macroeconomic stability with an increased emphasis on microeconomic reforms. By providing empirical evidence linking actual firm performance to shortcomings in Latin America's investment climate, the book discusses policies that could have a significant impact on firm productivity by improving the environment in which fi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Investments -- Latin America
Finance -- Latin America
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Microeconomics.
Inversiones -- América Latina
Desarrollo económico -- América Latina
Finance
Investments
Investition
Wirtschaftswachstum
Latin America
Lateinamerika
Form Electronic book
Author Fajnzylber, Pablo.
Guasch, J. Luis.
Lopez, J. Humberto.
LC no. 2008024114
ISBN 6611959688
9786611959685
1281959685
9781281959683