Financial liberalization and economic performance Brazil at the crossroads

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Introduction -- Costs and benefits of capital account liberalization for developing countries: theoretical and empirical evaluation -- Financial liberalization and economic policy in Brazil in 1990-2009 -- Recent changes in capital controls and foreign exchange rules in Brazil -- The debate on capital account convertibility and capital controls in Brazil -- Financial liberalization, economic performane and macroeconomic stability in Brazil: an empirical evaluation -- The internationalization of banks: evolution, characteristics and recent trends -- Foreign banks entry in Latin America: dterminants and strategies -- Banking consolidation after the real plan : determinants and impacts -- Foreign bank entry, mergers and acquisitions and banking efficiency: an empirical assessment -- Summary and conclusion.