This third volume of the series of International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) examines the political economy of a number of Latin American countries in the aftermath of the introduction of liberalization policies in this part of the world, concentrating on recent economic performance.

MARIO DAMILL CEDES, Argentina LUIZ FERNANDO DE PAULA University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil FERNANDO FERRARI Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil RICARDO FFRENCH-DAVIS University of Chile, Chile ROBERTO FRENKEL CEDES, Argentina FRANCESCA IANNINI SOAS, University of London, UK DANILO IGLIORI University of Cambridge, UK; University of Sao Paulo, Brazil GUILLAUME LONG University of London, UK CAROLINA PAGLIACCI Central Bank of Venezuela, Venezuela JORGE PORTILLO Central Bank of Venezuela, Venezuela ALFREDO SAAD-FILHO SOAS, University of London, UK