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- Description
- xi, 198 p. : ill.; 28 cm.
- Summary
- Central America has made substantial progress in recent years in moving economic reforms forward and deepening regional and global integration. As result of these efforts, the region has experienced higher growth, increased capital inflows, and some reductions in poverty rates, but Central America remains vulnerable to adverse shocks and continues to face widespread poverty. While today Central America is in better condition to face such shocks, the current turmoil in global financial markets and U.S. growth slowdown could put at risk the hard-won gains of recent years. Faced with these challenges, the authorities are monitoring developments closely and are taking precautionary measures, but they also need to continue implementing productivity-enhancing reforms and measures aimed at reducing income inequality and poverty.--Publisher's description.
- Subject
- Note
- At head of title: Western Hemisphere Department.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also issued electronically via the World Wide Web; PDF reader required.
- Contents
- Introduction and overview / Dominique Desruelle and Alfred Schipke -- Moving forward with economic integration and cooperation / Dominique Desruelle and Alfred Schipke -- Central America's regional trends and U.S. cycles / Shaun K. Roache -- Equity and fiscal policy : income distribution effects of taxation and social spending / Rodrigo Cubero and Ivanna Vladkova Hollar -- Central American Customs Union and challenges for tax and customs administration / Andrea Lemgruber-Viol -- Financial sector development : equity and private debt markets / Hemant Shah, ... [et al.].
- ISBN
- LCCN
- 2009278228
- OCLC
- 319584920
- Title
Central America : economic progress and reforms / Dominique Desruelle and Alfred Schipke, editors.
- Imprint
Washington, DC : International Monetary Fund, c2008.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
- Additional Formats
Also issued electronically via the World Wide Web; PDF reader required.
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Desruelle, Dominique.
Schipke, Alfred, 1959-
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Department.