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• catalog abstract ""The book examines why able economic managers in Mexico, on the basis of contemporaneous information in their possession, made the decisions they did, and with such disastrous consequences. The major conclusion is that decision-making was heavily influenced by the cultural milieu in Mexico, which involved secrecy of key data and unwillingness to entertain dissenting opinions, whether from Mexicans or outsiders."--BOOK JACKET.".
• catalog contributor b11940134.
• catalog coverage "Mexico Economic conditions 1994-".
• catalog coverage "Mexico Economic policy 1994-".
• catalog created "c2000.".
• catalog date "2000".
• catalog date "c2000.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
• catalog description ""The book examines why able economic managers in Mexico, on the basis of contemporaneous information in their possession, made the decisions they did, and with such disastrous consequences. The major conclusion is that decision-making was heavily influenced by the cultural milieu in Mexico, which involved secrecy of key data and unwillingness to entertain dissenting opinions, whether from Mexicans or outsiders."--BOOK JACKET.".
• catalog description "1. The Cultural Setting -- The impact of history -- 2. Antecedents to the Decisions of 1994 -- The breakdown of the import-substitution model -- Salinas' first five years -- The commercial banks -- Assessing the pre-1994 policy failures -- 3. The First Quarter of 1994 -- The mood of policy-makers as 1994 opened -- The political-economic interplay -- Colosio's assassination -- 4. The Second Quarter of 1994 -- Actions of the Bank of Mexico -- The development banks and fiscal policy -- The departure of Cordoba -- Tesobonos and foreign investors -- 5. The Third Quarter of 1994 -- Pre-election economic policy -- Post-election policy -- Expert views on the policy model -- Commercial bank fragility -- 6. The Fourth Quarter of 1994 and Beyond -- The public face of the authorities -- Behind the scenes -- The new administration -- "El Error de diciembre" (The Error of December) -- Mexico's immediate response -- 7. Back in Washington and New York -- Tracking events before the US and international rescue package -- The Mexican rescue package -- 8. The Aftermath -- The underlying policy principles -- Key elements of the adjustment program -- Strengths and weaknesses -- The NAFTA connection -- 9. To Bet a Nation -- The technical lessons -- The cultural explanation -- The disproportionate bet.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-202) and index.".
• catalog extent "xx, 212 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Financial decision-making in Mexico.".
• catalog identifier "0822941279".
• catalog isFormatOf "Financial decision-making in Mexico.".
• catalog isPartOf "Pitt Latin American series".
• catalog issued "2000".
• catalog issued "c2000.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press,".
• catalog relation "Financial decision-making in Mexico.".
• catalog spatial "Mexico Economic conditions 1994-".
• catalog spatial "Mexico Economic policy 1994-".
• catalog spatial "Mexico.".
• catalog subject "Financial crises Mexico.".
• catalog subject "HC135 .W438 2000".
• catalog subject "Monetary policy Mexico.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. The Cultural Setting -- The impact of history -- 2. Antecedents to the Decisions of 1994 -- The breakdown of the import-substitution model -- Salinas' first five years -- The commercial banks -- Assessing the pre-1994 policy failures -- 3. The First Quarter of 1994 -- The mood of policy-makers as 1994 opened -- The political-economic interplay -- Colosio's assassination -- 4. The Second Quarter of 1994 -- Actions of the Bank of Mexico -- The development banks and fiscal policy -- The departure of Cordoba -- Tesobonos and foreign investors -- 5. The Third Quarter of 1994 -- Pre-election economic policy -- Post-election policy -- Expert views on the policy model -- Commercial bank fragility -- 6. The Fourth Quarter of 1994 and Beyond -- The public face of the authorities -- Behind the scenes -- The new administration -- "El Error de diciembre" (The Error of December) -- Mexico's immediate response -- 7. Back in Washington and New York -- Tracking events before the US and international rescue package -- The Mexican rescue package -- 8. The Aftermath -- The underlying policy principles -- Key elements of the adjustment program -- Strengths and weaknesses -- The NAFTA connection -- 9. To Bet a Nation -- The technical lessons -- The cultural explanation -- The disproportionate bet.".
• catalog title "Financial decision-making in Mexico : to bet a nation / Sidney Weintraub.".
• catalog type "text".