An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Latin America
An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Latin America

Author: E. Cardenas

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-13

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 0230595685

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In the 1990s, 'protection', 'import substitution' and 'intervention' have become dirty words, part of the 'leyenda negra' of Latin America development in the postwar period. This book attempts a fresh look at the controversial years between the end of the Second World War and the point when, at varying dates in different countries, a discontinuity occurs in which the postwar 'style of development' ceased to play a central role in the economic evolution of the region. The analysis is based on seven case studies covering eleven countries.

Progress, Poverty and Exclusion
Progress, Poverty and Exclusion

Author: Rosemary Thorp

Publisher: IDB

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9781886938359

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A comprehensive Statistical Appendix provides regional and country-by-country data in such areas as GDP, manufacturing, sector productivity, prices, trade, income distribution and living standards."--BOOK JACKET.

An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Latin America
An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Latin America

Author: E. Cardenas

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2000-11-09

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0230599656

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This book explores the impact on Latin America of the extraordinary transformation of the international economy that took place in the half century or so that preceded the world depression of the 1930s. The authors show how the response varied in terms of both growth and distribution, shaped by varying preconditions, and by natural resources and geography. The interplay of economic developments with political and social structures had profound and varied effects on policy-making and on institutions that were of great significance for later decades.

The Economic Development of Latin America in the Twentieth Century
The Economic Development of Latin America in the Twentieth Century

Author: André A. Hofman

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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Hofman, a researcher with the Chile-based Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, uses growth accounting methods and previously unavailable long-term series data to assess the economic performance of the region during the century from a comparative and historical perspective. In particular he compares Latin American economies to those of advanced capitalist economies, to newly industrialized economies, and to Spain and Portugal because of the historical ties. He looks at the reasons for the poor or negative growth during the 1980s and the apparent recovery in the 1990s and at such problems as debt, income inequality, high inflation, cyclical instability, and political and policy instability. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR