The “new regionalism” and the Free Trade Area of the Americas: a less benevolent view / Roberto Bouzas .-- The State, the markets and development financing / Rogério Studart .-- Systemic governance and development in Latin America / Christian von Haldenwang .-- The monetary pendulum in Mexico / David Ibarra .-- Brazilian fiscal institutions: the Cardoso reforms, 1995-2002 / Fabio Giambiagi and Marcio Ronci .-- Local economic development and territorial competitiveness in Latin America / Iván Silva Lira .-- Dimensions of poverty and gender policies / Irma Arriagada .-- Mortgage loans and access to housing for low-income households in Latin America / Gerardo M. Gonzales Arrieta .--- Spatial segregation, employment and poverty in Montevideo / Rubén Kaztman and Alejandro Retamoso .-- Intergenerational social mobility in urban Mexico / Fernando Cortés and Agustín Escobar Latapí.