Politics & Economics of Latin America, Volume 1

Contents: Political Determinants and Economic Effects of Bank Privatisation in Argentina; On Equity Issues in Education in the Anglophone Caribbean Countries; Poverty: Measures, Dimensions and some Strategies for Poverty Reduction in the Caribbean Countries; The Political Economies of Pinochet and Thatcher: A Comparison of the Chilean and British Free-Market Models; Andean Pact-US Relations: Evaluation and Prospects; Mercosur: Formation, Status, Trade Effects, Policy Challenges, and US Interests; Trade and the Americas: Issue Brief; Colombia: Conditions and US Policy Options; Ecuador's Brady Bond Default: Background and Implications; Chile: Political/Economic Situation and US Relations; Panama-US Relations: Continuing Policy Concerns; Mexico-U. S. Relations: Issues for the 105th Congress; Colombia: The Problem of Illegal narcotics and US Colombian Relations; Venezuela: Political/Economic Situation and US Relations; A Free Trade Area of the Americas: Toward Integrating Regional Trade Policies; Mexico: Chronology of Major Events, 1993-1997; Nicaragua: Changes Under the Chamorro Government and US Concerns.