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Foreign exchange black markets in Latin America

Author: Robert E Grosse; Clarice Pechman
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1994.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Examines how and why foreign exchange black (i.e., parallel) markets function, as well as their economic impact. Includes case studies for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, and Peru. Valuable contribution represents one of the few in-depth studies of this topic"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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Genre/Form: Case studies
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Grosse, Robert E.
Foreign exchange black markets in Latin America.
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1994
(OCoLC)646922505
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Robert E Grosse; Clarice Pechman
ISBN: 0275947580 9780275947583
OCLC Number: 29314848
Description: xiv, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents: 1. Introduction. Definition of Foreign Exchange Black Markets. Reasons for Their Existence. Institutional Characteristics of Forex Black Markets. Retail vs. Wholesale. Types of Users. Links to the Underground Economy. Classification of Countries. Main Questions to be Addressed in the Book --
2. Historical and Cultural/Institutional Context of Foreign Exchange Black Markets in Latin America. The Government as Impediment to International Business. The Underground Economy in Latin America. Foreign Exchange Black Markets from World War II to 1971. Foreign Exchange Black Markets During the 1970s and 1980s. The Cultural Imperative of Black Markets.
Responsibility: Robert E. Grosse with Clarice Pechman.

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"Examines how and why foreign exchange black (i.e., parallel) markets function, as well as their economic impact. Includes case studies for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, and Peru. Valuable contribution represents one of the few in-depth studies of this topic"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

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