This book examines the causes of the economic and political crisis in Argentina in 2001 and
the process of strong economic recovery. It poses the question of how a country which …

Given the trend of increasing imbalance in the economic development of administrative-
territorial units and ensuring their innovative development, the issue of upgrading the …

This article examines the relationship between information and communication technologies
(ICTs) and regional integration as a pathway to socioeconomic development in Africa and …

This thesis examines the contribution of the bottom-up approach towards local economic
development (LED) in Mexico. It applies a combination of methodologies to assess if the …

This paper provides a first attempt to estimate services trade costs directly from trade data. It
builds on two recent papers, the first by Helpman, Melitz and Rubinstein (2008)(HMR), and …

ElMER CO SUR es un acuerdo de integracion entre cuatro paises muy distintos entre si,
tanto por su dimension economica como por el grado de desarrollo. Brasil, el principal …

Resumen y filiaciones: Frente a un escenario global marcado por el proteccionismo y los
interrogantes que generan los acuerdos comerciales tradicionales para el bienestar de los …

In the last two decades, Latin American countries undertook significant structural reforms
with the objective of facilitating economic growth, development and poverty reduction. Trade …

This paper examines the relationship between information and communication technologies
(ICTs) and regional integration as a pathway to socio-economic development in Africa and …

Tiebout's “voting with the feet” proposition directs attention to the role of local authorities in
delivering public services, and the implications of their decisions in people's choice of place …