This Publication Analyzes economic developments in Latin America in 1981. It examines the evolution of the economy in each of the countries in the region : economic growth, employment and unemployment , the external sector , prices and wages.

Features : 1 ) the major trends in the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean in 1984 ; 2) economic developments by countries in the region examining economic growth , production , employment and unemployment , prices and wages , the external sector, and monetary and fiscal policies; and 3 ) the evolution of the economy and economic policy in Uruguay in the period 1981-1984 .