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A comprehensive balanced portrait of the factors affecting economic development in Latin America, first published in 2003.
Author : V. Bulmer-Thomas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 19,1 MB
Release : 2003-08-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521532747
A comprehensive balanced portrait of the factors affecting economic development in Latin America, first published in 2003.
Author : Luis Bértola
Publisher : Oxford University Press (UK)
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 12,54 MB
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199662142
A comprehensive and accessible overview of the economic history of Latin America over the two centuries since Independence. It considers its principal problems and the main policy trends and covers external trade, economic growth, and inequality.
Author : Thomas C. Wright
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 44,81 MB
Release : 2022-08-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1538166232
This book offers an innovative, thematic approach to the history of Latin America since independence. It traces continuity and change in colonial legacies that became central political issues following independence: authoritarian governance; a rigid social hierarchy based on race, color, and gender; the powerful Roman Catholic Church; economic dependency; and the large landed estate. Generally, liberals have sought to modify or abolish these legacies in the interest of what they consider progress, while conservatives have attempted to preserve them as much as possible as bastions of their power and privilege. Examining the evolution of these colonial legacies across two centuries reveals the processes that formed the political systems, economies, societies, and religious institutions that characterize Latin America today.
Author : Rosemary Thorp
Publisher : IDB
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 35,82 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781886938359
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.
Author : Alexander Dawson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2014-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1135010374
What is Latin America, after all? While histories of the "other" Americas often link disparate histories through revolutionary or tragic narratives, Latin America since Independence begins with the assumption that our efforts to imagine a common past for nearly thirty countries are deeply problematic. Without losing sight of chronology or regional trends, this text offers glimpses of the Latin American past through carefully selected stories. Each chapter introduces students to a specific historical issue, which in turn raises questions about the history of the Americas as a whole. Key themes include: Race and Citizenship Inequality and Economic Development Politics and Rights Social and Cultural Movements Globalization Violence and Civil Society The short, thematic chapters are bolstered by the inclusion of relevant primary documents – many translated for the first time – including advertisements and posters, song lyrics, political speeches, government documents, and more. Each chapter also includes timelines highlighting important dates and suggestions for further reading. Richly informative and highly readable, Latin America since Independence provides compelling accounts of this region’s past and present. This second edition brings the story up to the present, with revised chapters, new primary documents and images, and a new ‘At A Glance’ feature that uses a selection of maps and tables to illuminate key issues like the economy, the environment, and demographics. For additional information and classroom resources please visit the Latin America since Independence companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/dawson.
Author : Beatriz Armendariz
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 41,8 MB
Release : 2017-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0262337878
Analysis of Latin America's economy focusing on development, covering the colonial roots of inequality, boom and bust cycles, labor markets, and fiscal and monetary policy. Latin America is richly endowed with natural resources, fertile land, and vibrant cultures. Yet the region remains much poorer than its neighbors to the north. Most Latin American countries have not achieved standards of living and stable institutions comparable to those found in developed countries, have experienced repeated boom-bust cycles, and remain heavily reliant on primary commodities. This book studies the historical roots of Latin America's contemporary economic and social development, focusing on poverty and income inequality dating back to colonial times. It addresses today's legacies of the market-friendly reforms that took hold in the 1980s and 1990s by examining successful stabilizations and homemade monetary and fiscal institutional reforms. It offers a detailed analysis of trade and financial liberalization, twenty–first century-growth, and the decline in poverty and income inequality. Finally, the book offers an overall analysis of inclusive growth policies for development—including gender issues and the informal sector—and the challenges that lie ahead for the region, with special attention to pressing demands by the vibrant and vocal middle class, youth unemployment, and indigenous populations.
Author : V. Bulmer-Thomas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 44,30 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521812894
An indispensable reference work for anyone interested in Latin America's economic development.
Author : V. Bulmer-Thomas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 35,80 MB
Release : 2012-10-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521145600
Examines the economic history of the Caribbean, and is the first analysis to span the whole region.
Author : Leslie Bethell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 18,28 MB
Release : 1991-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1316583562
Mexico Since Independence brings together six chapters from Volumes III, V and VII of the Cambridge History of Latin America to provide in a single volume an economic, social and political history of Mexico since independence from Spain in 1821. This, it is hoped, will be useful for both teachers and students of Latin American history. Each chapter is accompanied by a bibliographical essay.
Author : Patrice M. Franko
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 16,32 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780742553538
Provides the basic economic tools for students to understand the problems in the countries of Latin America. This third edition analyzes challenges to the neoliberal model of development and highlights macroeconomic changes in the region. It explores the contradictions of growth, and focuses on factors of competitiveness.