Westview special studies on Latin America and the Caribbean
Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 LATIN AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES' NATIONAL INTEREST; Background; The Debate over U.S. Interests; Toward a Better Definition of the U.S. Interest in Latin America; The Special Relationship; A Negative Approach to Security: What We Would Prevent; A Positive Approach to Security: What We Would Promote; The Need for Hemispheric Unity; The Need for Economic Growth and Prosperity; The Need for Stable Regional Politics; The Impossibility of Disengagement; Looking Ahead
2 LATIN AMERICA'S EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ROLELatin America's Position in the World Economy; Forecasts of Economic Power Base; Constraints on Economic Development; Latin America's Economic Linkages to the International Community; Trade Relations; Summary; Latin America and Critical Raw Material Supplies; Critical Materials Dependence: The Problem; Levels of Dependence on Imported Raw Materials; Linkages Through Investment and Lending; Export Credits; Private Investment; International Bank Lending; Note; 3 THE CARIBBEAN BASIN: FOCUS OF IMMEDIATE CONCERNS
Economic Power Base and Economic Linkages in the Caribbean BasinPrincipal Economic Linkages; Economic Growth Potential in the Caribbean Basin; Prospects for Stability in the Caribbean Basin; Potential Political Leaders in the Caribbean Basin; United States-Caribbean Relations; Cuba: Difficult Neighbor; Cuba's Extrahemispheric Activities; Cuba's Role in Latin America; Constraints of Dependence on the Soviet Union and Economic Options; The Soviet Role in the Caribbean; Prospects for United States-Cuba Relations; Notes; 4 MEXICO: THE PROMISE OF OIL; Introduction
Mexico's Role in the International EconomyU. S.-Mexican Trade and Protectionism; U.S. Investment and Mexican Nationalism; U.S. Investment and Financial Interests in Mexico; Mexican Nationalism and Control of Foreign Investment; Energy Issues; U.S. Interests in Mexican Oil and Natural Gas; Nuclear Energy; Mexican Immigration and Border Issues; Mexican Foreign Policy and Hemispheric Security; Mexican Political Stability and Constraints on Mexico's Growth; Population Growth; Income Inequalities; Capital-Intensive Versus Labor-Intensive Growth; Foreign Debt; Oil and Development; Conclusions; Notes
5 BRAZIL: EMERGING POWERBrazil's Foreign Policy Perspectives; Brazil's Role in the International Economy; Background of Brazilian Economic Growth and Diversification; Expansion of Exports; Reduction of Imports; Diversification of Trading Partners; Balance of Trade Dilemma; Foreign Investment and Lending to Brazil; The Dilemmas of Size and Expectations; Constraints on Brazil's Future Growth; Energy Dependence; Population Growth; Political Stability and Political Opening: Brazil's Transition from Authoritarianism; Distencao and Abertura; Constitutional Reforms; Amnesty; Political Party Reforms
