Economic and Financial Developments in Latin America

List of Figures, Tables and Appendices Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction; S.Motamen-Samadian Convertibility Law and its Role in Argentina's Economy; S.Motamen-Samadian International Prudential Regulation and the Prevention of Banking Crises in Latin America; A.Minda & S.Truquin From Financial Repression to Financial Regression: The Limits of the 'Tyrannical Auctioneer' and Monetary Policy; E.Ortiz Inflation Targeting and Exchange Rate Risk in Emerging Economies Subject to Structural Inflation; G.Mántey Credible Commitments and the Relevance of State Capacity: Mexico's Foreign Direct Investment under the NAFTA; A.A.Gonzalez The Determinants of the Disappearance of Mexican Banks; C.Hernandez-Rodriguez Corporate Foreign Vulnerability, Corporate Financial Policies and the Exchange Rate Regime: Evidence from Brazil; J.L.Rossi Junior Index