Can Latin America Compete? Confronting the Challenges of Globalization

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.