Silent Revolution The Rise and Crisis of Market Economics in Latin America- 2nd Edition

Name: Silent Revolution The Rise and Crisis of Market Economics in Latin America- 2nd Edition
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ISBN: 9781583670910

ISBN-10: 1583670912

ISBN-13: 9781583670910

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Duncan Green

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Superb. Combining unassailable analysis with a thorough grasp of economic and political trends, Duncan Green convincingly argues that the region is headed for even greater tragedy unless people move toward more equitable and ecologically sustainable models of economic development.-Walden Bello, founder of Focus on the Global SouthThe first edition of Green'sSilent Revolution, published in 1995, described the imposition of neoliberal economic models in Latin America, the role of the IMF and World Bank in enforcing them, and their consequences. In this second, revised edition, Green extends his analysis into the present, showing how the current economic meltdown in Latin America was prepared…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Publication date: 4/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 9.00" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



State vs. Market: The Rise and Fall of Import Substitution



Poverty Brokers: The IMF and World Bank



The Lost Decade: Latin America 1982-1991



Silent Revolution: Latin America 1991-2003



Export or Die: Export-Led Growth and Regional Trade



Silences of the Revolution: The Human and Environmental Costs of Adjustment



For and Against: The Politics of Neoliberalism



Other Paths: The Search for Alternatives



Conclusions



Country-by-Country Guide to the Latin American and Caribbean Economies, 1982-2002



Comparison of Import Substitution, Neo-Structuralism, and Neoliberalism


Glossary


Further Reading


Notes


Index