1 The authors gratefully acknowledge the comments of Ricardo Hausmann, Carmen Pagés and Miguel Székely , and the valuable assistance of Mauricio Olivera in furnishing the labor statistics.

Poemas de Ricardo Aleixo

Ricardo Silva Romero, Río Muerto

A proposal presented to the IADB by Ricardo P. C. Leal, lead researcher, as a reply to the " Corporate Governance in Latin American and the Caribbean " call for

A A iv Deseo expresar mi más sincero agradecimiento a mi profesor patrocinante Sr. Ricardo Sánchez, especialmente por su motivación y paciencia.

1 The authors gratefully acknowledge the comments of Ricardo Hausmann, Carmen Pagés and Miguel Székely , and the valuable assistance of Mauricio Olivera in furnishing the labor statistics.