Recovery or Relapse in the Global Economy: Comparative Perspectives on Restructuring in Central America

by Alvin Magid, Jolyne Melmed-Sanjak, Carlos E. Santiago

Overview

Although political developments in Central America over the last decade have been profound, the region continues to exhibit sluggish economic growth in some countries and complete stagnation in others. To alleviate these economic problems, demands for authoritarian regimes and imposed solutions are likely—according to the authors of this work. Examined are: 1) the role of the State in economic revitalization and growth in Central America; 2) the impact of structural adjustment policies on the agricultural sector; 3) the prospects for expansion of the cooperative sector in the current political climate; 4) the persistence of external debt, its impact on domestic policy, and possible approaches to alleviating the debt burden; 5) the role of multinational corporations and foreign direct investment in economic restructuring; and 6) the prospects for regional economic and political integration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275946050
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/30/1993
Series:	Studies in Historiography; 2
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1480L (what's this?)

About the Author

JOLYNE MELMED-SANJAK is Assistant Professor with joint appointments in the Department of Economics and Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at State University of New York, Albany.

CARLOS E. SANTIAGO is Chair of the Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Associate Professor of Economics at State University of New York, Albany. He is the author of Labor in the Puerto Rican Economy (Praeger, 1992).

ALVIN MAGID is Professor of Political Science at the Graduate School of Public Affairs, and Faculty Associate in the Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies at State University of New York, Albany.

Table of Contents

Perspectives on Central American Development and Change
Economics and Politics in Central American Development: An Overview by Jolyne Melmed-Sanjak, Alvin Magid, and Carlos E. Santiago
Costa Rica in the 1980's: A Balance of Social Development by José Luis Vega Carballo
Themes in the Restructuring of the Political Economy
External Debt, Structural Adjustment, and the Labor Market by Carlos E. Santiago
The Dynamics of Agrarian Policy in United States History: Implications for Contemporary Central America by Jolyne Melmed-Sanjak
Structural Adjustment and Honduran Agriculture: Some Considerations by Hugo Noé Pino
Industrial Democracy and Reindustrialization: Cross-Cultural Perspectives by Alvin Magid
The Future of Cooperativism in Central America: Elements for Discussion by Marielos Rojas Viquez
The Future Role of Multi-National Enterprise and Foreign Direct Investment by Walter Goldstein
Political Integration: A Central American Option by Carlos A. Astiz
Recovery or Relapse: Reflections on Central America in the New World Order
Central-American External Debt in the Context of Economic Globalization by Jorge González del Valle
Central America in the Global Economy by Alvaro de la Ossa
Understanding Economic Integration: Its Role and Reason in Central America by Dante Ramirez
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A dozen papers, six by US and six by Central American scholars, from a November 1991 conference at the University of Costa Rica, explore issues relating to the political economy of Central America: economic development and social change, restructuring, and the region's place in the New World Order. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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