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Political situation in Panama, El Salvador, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, and Chile; policy agenda of the Clinton administration; 7 articles.

This paper reviews the Latin American experience with the implementation of 1993 SNAand the updating of the national accounts' base year. It also makes a preliminary assessment of the possible estimation biases in nominal GDP estimates stemming from the use of outdated national accounts base years, downwards biases with household final consumption estimates, and an overestimation of gross fixed capital formation in construction activities

"Reprint 1924" ; Some of the obstacles to North American trade in Brazil, by J. C. Branner.--American intervention in Central America, by P.M. Brown.--The Dominican conventionand its lessons, by J.H. Hollander.--In justice to the United States: a settlement with Colombia, by E. Harding.--The relations of the United States with the Latin-American republics, by L. Grahame.--The mind of the Latin-American nations, by D. Montt.--Higher education in Latin America, by E.E. Brandon.--The universities and American international relations, by G.W. Nasmyth.--Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, by J. Moneta.--The physical basis of the Argentine nation, by B. Willis.--The adaptability of the white man to tropical America, by E. Huntington. ; The Monroe doctrine, by G.F. Tucker.--The modern meaning of the Monroe doctrine, by J.M.; Callahan.--The Monroe doctrine, by A.B. Hart.--The development of our Latin-American trade, by J.H. Hammond.--Advantages of making the Canal Zone a free city and free port, by W.D. Boyce.--Some economic facts and conclusions about South America, by S.O. Martin.--The probable effect of the opening of the Panama canal on our economic relations with the people of the west coast of South America, by S.O. Martin.--The probable effect of the opening of the Panama canal on our economic relations with the people of the west coast of South America, by H. Bingham. ; Introduction, by G. H. Blakeslee.--Contrasts in the development of nationality in the Anglo- and Latin-American, by F. A. Pezet.--Pan-American possibilities, by J. Barrett.--A glance at Latin-American civilization, by F. J. Yanes.--The Mexican situation from a Mexican point of view, by L. Cabrera.--The fundamental causes of the present situation in Mexico, by N. O. Winter.--The Mexican situation, by S. W. Reynolds.--Democracy on trial, by J. Howland.--The present situation in Mexico as shaned by past events, by L. C. Wells.--The present day phase of the Monroe doctrine, by F.E. Chadwick.--The Monroe doctrine from a South American viewpoint, by C.H. Sherrill.--Should we abandon the Monroe doctrine? by H. Bingham. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Increasingly dominant role played by urban centers in Latin America; processes of urbanization and associated changes in its political economy in the twentieth century; 6 articles.

The media's role as a mechanism of control throughout Latin America has become increasingly sophisticated. This book provides a comprehensive and critical overview of some of the important media systems in Latin America. It approaches the subject with a country-by-country analysis, exploring the relevant aspects of the media in each society.