Exchange rate politics in Latin America / Carol Wise, Riordan Roett, editors.

Other author Wise, Carol.
Other author Roett, Riordan, 1938-
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2000.
Descriptionvii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Foreign exchange rates--Government policy. --Latin America. --Case studies.
Foreign exchange rates--Political aspects. --Latin America. --Case studies.

Contents Introduction : debates, performance, and the politics of policy choice / Carol Wise -- Exchange rate regimes and policies : an overview / W. Max Corden -- The Mexican Peso crash : causes, consequences, and comeback / Timothy Kessler -- Brazil's currency crisis : the shift from an exchange rate anchor to a flexible regime / Eliana Cardoso -- Argentina's currency board : the ties that bind? / Carol Wise -- Reform-lagging states and the question of devaluation : Venezuela's response to the exogenous shocks of 1997-98 / Javier Corrales -- The politics of exchange rate management in the 1990s / Riordan Roett.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00010111
ISBN0815794878 (pbk.)