Latin America's quest for globalization : the role of Spanish firms /

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Imprint:Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.
Description:xxv, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:The international political economy of new regionalisms series
International political economy of new regionalisms series.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5850256
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Other authors / contributors:Martín, Félix E.
Toral, Pablo.
ISBN:0754643425 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The role of Spanish firms in Latin America's structural reforms: 1989-2005
  • Spanish direct investment in Latin America, 1960-2002
  • The advantage of Spanish firms in Latin America, 1990-2002
  • The transformation of the Spanish economy and FDI in Latin America: towards a new theoretical framework
  • Spanish foreign policy in Latin America
  • The foreign conquest of Latin American banking: what's happening and why?
  • Big Spanish banks in Brazil: anything different in their asset and credit allocation?
  • Spanish banks in Latin America: do they need each other?
  • Spanish telecoms in Latin America: Telefonica
  • Stakeholder impact of Telefonica's Latin American investments
  • The prospects of Spanish investment in the Latin American energy sector: will the reconquest unravel?
  • Challenges for Spanish investments in the Latin American energy industry
  • The socio-political dimension of Spanish direct investment in Latin America
  • The Latin American image of Spain in the aftermath of recent investments
  • Conclusions: challenges and opportunities of foreign investments in Latin America
  • Index