The Global Economic Crisis in Latin America Impacts and
Responses Edited by Michael Cohen Published May 31st 2012 by
Routledge – 208 pages When the 2008 housing market bubble burst
in the United States, a financial crisis rippled from the epi-
center in the United States across borders into economies both
near and far, causing persistent social and economic detriment
in many countries. The Global Economic Crisis in Latin America:
Impacts and Responses is an examination of the impacts and
responses in the diverse Latin American region through the lens
of three countries: Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. 1.
Introduction Michael Cohen, Mitch Cook and Tanushree Dutta
Isaacman Part 1: Setting the Global Context 2. How Has Latin
America Fared During the Global Financial Crisis? Jose Antonio
Ocampo 3. The Global Economic Crisis: What does it mean for the
Developming World? Deepak Nayyar Part 2: Argentina, Brazi, and
Mexico 4. Argentina and the International Economic Crisis:
Unconventional Resilience 5. The Mexican Econ