Annotated listing of new books.

The article focuses on the book "Money and Markets in the Americas: New Challenges for Hemispheric Integration," edited by James A. Dorn and Roberto Salinas-León. Papers in the book focus on whether common markets require common currencies; economic forces versus monetary institutions; whether a North American currency area is feasible; the political economy of monetary arrangements for North America; a historical perspective on stability and stabilization in Mexico; the Mexican devaluation; Mexico's march from stability to stagflation and other relevant topics.