Latin Lessons How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering

Name: Latin Lessons How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering
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ISBN: 9780470481912

ISBN-10: 0470481919

ISBN-13: 9780470481912

Edition: 2012

Authors: Hal Weitzman

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The mistakes the U.S. has made in Latin Americaand the high price it will pay for themWashington has long told Latin American countries how to run their economies: bring in multinationals, eliminate the social safety net, keep government debt low, court U.S. politicians, and sign free trade agreements. In the past decade, many leadersHugo Chavez among the most visiblehave rejected that, and those countries are now growing while the U.S. is falling apart. Combining sharp wit and great storytelling with trenchant analysis, Hal Weitzman explains why Latin America has turned against its powerful northern neighbor and why the region′s newfound economic success will hurt the U.S.Reveals how…

Book details

List price: $33.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 2/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.30" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English



Preface



How the South Was Lost



Earthquake in the Andes



Atahualpa's Ghost



Resource Nationalism



Trading Oil, Drugs, and Insults



Meet the Street



Evo, Evo Presidente!



"For God and Money"



Power to the People



Hugonomics



The Curious Death of the Panama Hat



A Different Vision


Acknowledgments


Select Bibliography


Index