Economic liberalization, distribution, and poverty: Latin America in the 1990s

Abstract

Part 1 Balance of payments liberalization in Latin America - effects on growth, distribution and poverty, Lance Taylor and Rob Vos: assessing the impact of the policy reforms cross-country comparisons summary of country experiences results from model simulations conclusions. Part 2 Labour market adjustment, poverty and inequality during liberalization, Enrique Ganuza et al: the microstimulations methodology effects of labour market adjustment on inequality and poverty conclusions. Part 3 Argentina - macroeconomic behaviour, employment and income distribution in the 1990s, Roberto Frenkel and Martin Gonzalez Rozada: stylized features of macroeconomics dynamics urban employment trends an aggregate model of the labour market anatomy of the decline in employment employment, productivity and opening of manufacturing industry income distribution effects of changes in the employment and remuneration structure. Part 4 Brazil - economic opening and income distribution, Ricardo Paes de Barros and Carlos Henrique Corseuil: economic opening and macroeconomic and labour market trends modelling the impact of balance-of-payments liberalization simulation results conclusions. Part 5 Chile - trade liberalization, employment and inequality, Jose de Gregorio et al: economic reforms and trade liberalization trade opening and macroeconomic effects trade opening and microeconomic effects conclusions. Part 6 Colombia - structural change, labour market adjustment and income distribution in the 1990s, Jose Antonio Ocampo et al: the reforms macroeconomic trends the labour market effects of the labour market in income distribution conclusions. Part 7 Ecuador - economic liberalization, adjustment and poverty, 1988-99, Rob Vos: the stop-go process of stabilization and opening of the economy economic performance -liberalization with little structural adjustment? wages, distribution and poverty simulating the effects of macro-adjustment and trade liberalization on poverty and inequality concluding remarks. Part 8 El Salvador - balance-of-payments liberalization, remittances, employment and poverty, Alexander Segovia and Jeanette Larde: the macroeconomic functioning of Salvadorian economy economic opening, massive inflow of foreign resources and balance-of-payments adjustment inequality, poverty and labour market adjustment in the 1990s effects of liberalization on inequality and poverty conclusions. Part 9 Mexico - trade liberalization, growth, inequality and poverty, Jaime Ros and Cesar Bouillon: liberalization of the balance of payments macroeconomic performance during the boom and collapse of capital flows trade liberalization, labour market and wage inequality labour market, inequality and poverty conclusions. Part 10 Peru - stabilization, liberalization and inequality, Juan Jopse Diaz et al: structural reforms and macroeconomic conditions changes in aggregate demand and in the production structure evolution of the labour market before