JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

(Bimonthly)

Vol. 35  No.1  Feb.2013

Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of 2012 and Prospects for 2013

Zhang Hulling   3

Microfinance in Latin America: Credit Subjects, Goals and the Model

Chaff Yu, Qiao Lirong   7

Comparative Advantage, Competitive Advantage and Industrial Policy: A Study of Chilean Experiences

Jin Ping, Liu Yan   14

Strategic Opportunities in the Latin American Insurance Industry: An Analysis Based on the Diamond Model

Chen Bei   21

Peasant in Economic Modernization: An Analysis of the Puebla-Panama Plan in Mexico

Xu Wenli   27

Railway Construction in Peru in the 19th Century: Rise, Decline and Lessons

Ren Kejia   32

Pacific Alliance in Latin America and its Geographical Effect

He Shuangrong   37

Brazilian-Russian Relations: Characteristics and Challenges

Zhou Zhiwei   44

Venezuela's Entry into the Southern Common Market and its Significance

Zhao Chongyang    50

Peace Process in Columbia: Challenges and Prospect

Qian Erqiang     54

China's Digital Television Broadcasting Standard in Cuba: A New Path for Exporting China's Technical Standard    Heng Hong, He Lifeng, Song Jian     59

Latin America's Indigenous Communication in the Context of Globalization

Li Han     65

Translations

Emilio Zapata en e1 Pensamiento Latinoamericano

Adalberto Santana       69

Academic Activities

Seminar on the Situationof Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012

Wei Ran   77

Top Ten News in Latin America and the Caribbean 2012   49