Latin America's Quest for Globalisation: The Role of Spanish Firms Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Introduction. The role of Spanish firms in Latin America's structural reforms : 1989-2005	1
1	Spanish direct investment in Latin America, 1960-2002	10
2	The advantage of Spanish firms in Latin America, 1990-2002	31
3	The transformation of the Spanish economy and FDI in Latin America. Towards a new theoretical framework	58
4	Spanish foreign policy in Latin America	86
5	The foreign conquest of Latin American banking : what's happening and why?	109
6	Big Spanish banks in Brazil : anything different in their asset and credit allocation?	135
7	Spanish banks in Latin America : do they need each other?	165
8	Spanish telecoms in Latin America : telefonica	186
9	Stakeholder impact of telefonica's latin American investments	205
10	The prospects of Spanish investment in the Latin American energy sector : will the reconquest unravel?	228
11	Challenges for Spanish investments in the Latin American energy industry	253
12	The socio-political dimension of Spanish direct investment in Latin America	262
13	The Latin American image of Spain in the aftermath of recent investments	287
14	Conclusions : challenges and opportunities of foreign investments in Latin America	306