International Migration in the Age of Globalization

Cambridge University Press.

 

The book combining theory, historical background and empirical evidence examines the relationship between international migration and development and its impact for source and destination countries as well as for the global economy. The book engages in important global debates on migration in the age of globalization and includes chapters on the relationship between global capital and global labor markets since the late 19^th century to the early 21 century, on the relation between migration and growth and inequality, migration from and to Latin America, on the international mobility of talent . This new book will be an important reference in the literature on a migration, a very important and complex topic of the 21st century

Las Termitas del estado.

Los ensayos recogidos en Las termitas del Estado, abordan el tema de la corrupción estatal, reconociendo también la incidencia del problema en el sector privado.

Los economistas Andrés Solimano, y Vito Tanzi, y el cientista político, Felipe del Solar, desarrollan un riguroso análisis de este fenómeno examinando, uno a uno, los factores que contribuyen a la existencia de este flagelo que afecta a la mayoría de los países latinoamericanos y al mundo en general. El favoritismo, el clientelismo, el nepotismo, las privatizaciones sin transparencia y la politización excesiva de la administración pública, son algunas de las causales que se estudian en este libro. Asimismo, no se deja de lado el rol de los valores, la ética y la cultura, en la explicación de este fenómeno, y también se aborda el impacto de la corrupción sobre la calidad de la inversión pública, el ritmo del crecimiento económico, la distribución del ingreso y la legitimidad de las instituciones públicas. En el presente volumen el tema de la transparencia aparece como un elemento central en la lucha contra la corrupción, usando como sus principales herramientas el acceso a la información pública y la legislación a nivel nacional e internacional, señalando también el rol de las organizaciones no gubernamentales y de la prensa libre, independiente y responsable en la identificación de estas prácticas. Un libro esencial para entender los inesperados caminos de la corrupción y las claves para combatirla. Leer mas … »

Migraciones en América Latina. Booms, Crisis y Desarrollo, Andrés Solimano (coordinador), Fondo de Cultura Económica, Agosto 2008.

Este libro es el resultado de un riguroso análisis que logra colocar al trasluz uno de los fenómenos más complejos de las últimas décadas en el continente latinoamericano: los flujos migratorios de carácter internacional.
Para lograr el objetivo, el economista Andrés Solimano reunió a un grupo de expertos que se hizo cargo de los casos de Argentina (Roxana Maurizio), Chile (Andrés Solimano y Víctor Tokman), Colombia (Mauricio Cárdenas y Carolina Mejía), Ecuador (Gustavo Arteta y Daniela Oleas), y República Dominicana (Jaime Aristy). Para cada uno de ellos, fueron investigados los mercados laborales, los factores macroeconómicos y demográficos, el impacto de la inestabilidad política, los elementos sociales y culturales, y el problema de las remesas internacionales de dinero y su efecto en el desarrollo.
La presente obra se constituye en uno de los estudios más relevantes y actualizados en su género otorgando al lector un cuadro vasto y preciso sobre un tema que hoy por hoy no puede ni debe dejar ajeno a nadie inmerso en el escenario global.

The International Mobility of Talent Types, Causes, and Development Impact, edited by Andrés Solimano, Oxford University Press, February 2008.

Entrepreneurs, technical experts, professionals, international students, writers, and artists are among the most highly mobile people in the global economy today. These talented elite often originate from developing countries and migrate to industrial economies. Many return home with new ideas, experiences, and capital useful for national development, whilst others remain to produce quality goods and services that are useful everywhere in the global economy.The economic potential of globalization is ultimately dependent on the international mobility of highly talented individuals that transfer knowledge, new technologies, ideas, business capacities, and other creative capabilities. Developing countries and advanced economies may both gain from this mobility if it is effectively and smartly managed. This volume, with original contributions from outstanding international experts in the subject, provides a novel analysis of the main determinants and development impact of talent mobility in the global economy.

La Mesa Coja. Prosperidad y Desigualdad en el Chile Democrático, by Andrés Solimano and Molly Pollack, Colección CIGLOB, 2006.

Chile is seen with admiration for its economic model by the international financial press. Even though there are achievements in growth and higher stability, a growing concern has risen for the persistence of economic inequality, the concentration of property and wealth, and the unsolved macro volatility.
This concise book cleverly examines the deficits and challenges of the Chilean model with rigorous analysis, empirical information and realism, proposing alternative paths to compatibilize economic prosperity with social equity and democratic deepening.

Vanishing Growth in Latin America. The Late Twentieth Century Experience, edited by Andrés Solimano, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006.

Economic growth in Latin America and the rise of material welfare has lagged behind that of more dynamic areas of the world economy. In a region prone to policy experiments, the policies of the Washington Consensus applied since the 1990s failed to bring sustained growth to most of Latin America. In this book is analyzed the last 40 years in order to determine the role of economic reforms, external conditions, factor accumulation, income inequality, political instability and productivity in explaining GDP increases. The book also looks at cycles of growth, identifying periods of rapid growth and contrasting them with periods of stagnation and collapse.

Political Crises, Social Conflict and Economic Development. The Political Economy of the Andean Region, edited by Andrés Solimano, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005.

This book analyse the impact of political crises and social conflict on economic performance in the Andean region of Latin America. The blend of theory and cause studies is also relevant for understanding other complex societies in the developing world and transition economies. The book provides illuminating insights on how to understand, and survive, the complicated interactions between volatile politics, unstable democracies, violence, social inequality and uneven economic performance. Recent political economy theories are combined with valuable quantitative and qualitative information on presidential crises, breakdowns of democracy, constitutional reforms, quality of institutions, and social inequality and exclusion to understand actual country realities.