This article analyzes the historical patterns of foreign investment in Latin America and the recent Mexican financial crisis in order to examine the appropriate form of foreign investment in developing countries. It argues that these nations should increase foreign investment flows into their...

The global financial crisis of 2008 has ruptured the global economic order. The United States and Europe, the rulers of the order since World War II, have struggled to recover from the crisis. By contrast, most emerging and developing economies rebounded relatively quickly over the past year....

In September 1993, the World Bank created the Inspection Panel. At the time, it was hailed as an unprecedented effort to increase the Bank's accountability. Prior to the establishment of the Panel, the Bank had engaged in a number of projects that devastated local populations and caused...

Good governance has become a mantra of the movement seeking to make multilateral financial institutions more accountable to their stakeholders while improving institutional governance. Although much of the visible criticism has been directed at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, the...

TLCP's publication of the E-Book on International Finance and Development is the print version of an electronic handbook located at the University of Iowa Center of International Finance & Development. Written collaboratively by Professor Carrasco and eight students, the E-Book helps citizens...

International Economic Law, Globalization and Developing Countries explores the impact of globalization on the international legal system, with a special focus on the implications for developing countries.