Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction The Emergence of Free Trade in Latin America On American Businessmen in Latin America The Face of Latin America in Perspective The Mexican Meltdown in Perspective The Persistence of Poverty in Latin America Strategies for Turbulent Markets in the Age of Free Trade The Periphery Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay The Core Countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru The Caribbean Basin Nations: Belize, Caribbean Basin Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela Epilogue Appendix I: Newsletters/Journals Appendix II: U.S. Trade Promotion Organizations and Resource Foundations Appendix III: U.S. Government Resources Appendix IV: Regional Trading Blocs Appendix V: Development Banks Appendix VI: American Chamber of Commerce Office in Latin America Appendix VII: Latin American Banks with New York Offices Appendix VIII: Trade Organizations in the United States Appendix IX: U.S. Trade Promotion Organizations Appendix X: Inter-American Development Bank Offices in Latin America Appendix XI: Foreign Chambers of Commerce in the United States Appendix XII: Central American Trade Organizations Appendix XIII: Mexican Trade Offices in the United States Appendix XIV: Mexican Trade Organizations Selected Bibliography

About the Author

LOUIS E.V. NEVAER is Director of Political Analysis at International Credit Monitor, a consulting firm specializing in political risk assessment, located in Coral Gables, Florida./e He has consulted worldwide to governments, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. Among his various journal publications and five previous Quorum books is Strategies for Business in Mexico (1995), a timely and authoritative account of the recent Mexican meltdown.

Reviews

?This important addition to the international business management literature will definitely prove valuable for professionals seeking business opportunities in Latin America....The format is similar for each area and country covered: background, economic model, political and market conditions, and quick facts. Moreover, Nevaer presents material on culture; differences such as notion of self, nature of civility, philosophical worldview, and role of modernity are discussed.?-Choice

"This important addition to the international business management literature will definitely prove valuable for professionals seeking business opportunities in Latin America....The format is similar for each area and country covered: background, economic model, political and market conditions, and quick facts. Moreover, Nevaer presents material on culture; differences such as notion of self, nature of civility, philosophical worldview, and role of modernity are discussed."-Choice