ABSTRACT

The book aims at offering a comparative, multi-perspective analysis of the different, at times parallel, at times with varying degrees of interdependence, macroeconomic and structural adjustments in the two continents against the backdrop of important processes of regional integration. Its reading offers a multifaceted appreciation of the reality emerging from the mixing up of longer run tendencies deepened by the brute force of the financial and then industrial crisis.

part I|74 pages

The two continents' macroeconomic scenarios

chapter 1|17 pages

Growth under strain in the European Union

A long-run perspective

chapter 2|15 pages

Regional integration and growth

An empirical assessment for Latin American countries

chapter 4|12 pages

Aggregate threshold effects in the generation of human capital

The cases of Latin America and Europe

part II|117 pages

Sectors, technologies and trade

chapter 6|14 pages

Latin American exports to the European Union

Opportunities for Latin American development 1

chapter 8|16 pages

Economic integration and mobility versus persistence of technological specialization patterns

Some evidence from the European Union and Latin American experiences

chapter 9|13 pages

Latin America

Relative performance, structural change and technological capabilities in historical perspective 1

chapter 10|16 pages

Brazil's economy – 1971–2008

Growth pattern and structural change

chapter 11|17 pages

An eventful evolution

The Argentine growth experience 1950–2010

chapter 12|14 pages

The Mexican economy in 1960–2010

From import substitution and state-led industrialization to export-led slow growth

part III|72 pages

Third millennium industries

chapter 13|14 pages

Audiovisual industries and their growth prospects

EU and Latin America

chapter 14|14 pages

Software and information services

Transnational corporations' strategies in Latin America and Europe 1

chapter 15|13 pages

New roles for the agribusiness sectors

Technological trajectories and institutional settings

chapter 16|17 pages

Tourism and growth

Stories of two continents

chapter 17|12 pages

Oil and gas industry

Capability building experiences