Foreign debt and Latin American economic development [papers presented at a Conference on Latin American External Debt and Econom. Growth held on February 23rd - 25th, 1982 at Miami, Florida

Foreign Debt and Latin American Economic Development focuses on the constructive discussion of views held by investigators and experts on the dynamic interaction between economic growth and external debt in Latin America. The selection first offers information on a background paper on the external debt and development in Latin America and a perspective on the external debt of Latin America. The text then elaborates on external financing and debt of the Latin American countries and Latin American external debt and economic growth. Topics include debt rescheduling, external debt and development, and flow of external financial resources. The manuscript takes a look at the economic growth and external debt of Jamaica and Commonwealth Caribbean. Discussions focus on external debt and economic growth, trends in external debt, structure and functioning of the Jamaican economy, and debt policy in the 1970's and 1980's. The book also ponders on the external debt and economic growth of Mexico, external debt situation of Haiti, Venezuela's foreign public debt, and foreign debt and economic development of Costa Rica. The selection is a dependable source of data for readers interested in the interaction between economic progress and external debt in Latin America. Content: Pergamon Titles of Related Interest, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv CONTRIBUTORS, Page v LIST OF TABLES, Pages x-xiii PREFACE, Page xiv, A.J., J.S.C., R.P.H. EXTERNAL DEBT AND DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA: A BACKGROUND PAPER, Pages 1-35, Antonio Jorge, Jorge Salazar-Carrilło A PERSPECTIVE ON THE EXTERNAL DEBT OF LATIN AMERICA, Pages 37-39, Robert Z. Aliber EXTERNAL FINANCING AND DEBT OF THE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, Pages 41-54, Raymond Beauvoir LATIN AMERICAN EXTERNAL DEBT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE ROLE OF DEBT RESCHEDULING, Pages 55-60, Dr. Irving, S. Friedman LATIN AMERICAN DEBT: MORE RESCHEDULING?, Pages 61-76, Rene P. Higonnet HOW TO BORROW REASONABLY, Pages 77-84, Yves Maroni LDC CREDIT RISK AND BANK REGULATION, Pages 85-88, Henry C. Wallich ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EXTERNAL DEBT OF JAMAICA, Pages 89-108, Richard L. Bernal EXTERNAL DEBT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN, Pages 109-112, Compton Bourne THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTERNAL DEBT: AN ASSESSMENT OF ITS EVOLUTION OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, Pages 113-116, Luis A. Canela-Bueno PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EXTERNAL INDEBTEDNESS IN CENTRAL AMERICA, Pages 117-124, Enrique Delgado GROWTH AND DEBT: ISSUES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE BRAZILIAN ECONOMY IN THE EIGHTIES, Pages 125-137, Robert Fendt Jr. EXTERNAL DEBT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: MEXICO, Pages 139-153, Manuel Gollas THE EXTERNAL DEBT SITUATION OF HAITI, Pages 155-161, Paul R. Latortue VENEZUELA'S FOREIGN PUBLIC DEBT, Pages 163-168, Pedro A. Palma LATIN AMERICAN EXTERNAL DEBT IN THE EIGHTIES: A CASE STUDY OF BRAZIL, Pages 169-174, Thomas J. Trebat FOREIGN DEBT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THE CASE OF COSTA RICA, Pages 175-183, Juan Manuel Villasuso Edited By Antonio Jorge, Jorge Salazar-carrillo, Rene P. Higonnet. Papers Presented At A Conference On Latin American External Debt And Economic Growth Held On February 23rd To 25th, 1982 At Miami, Florida, Organized By The Department Of Economics And The International Banking Center Of Florida International University. Includes Bibliographies.