Puzzle of Latin American Economic Development

Name: Puzzle of Latin American Economic Development
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ISBN: 9780742524668

ISBN-10: 0742524663

ISBN-13: 9780742524668

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Patrice Franko

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Fully revised and updated, this text provides the basic economic tools for students to understand the problems facing the countries of Latin America. It analyzes challenges to the neoliberal model of development and highlights macroeconomic changes in the region.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/4/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.288



List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes


Preface


List of Abbreviations


Maps



Development in Latin America: Conceptualizing Economic Change in the Region



Historical Legacies: Patterns of Unequal and Unstable Growth



Import Substitution Industrialization: Looking Inward for the Source of Economic Growth



Latin America's Debt Crisis: The Limits of External Financing



Price Stabilization: A Critical Ingredient for Sustained Growth



The Role of the State: Defining a Desirable and Sustainable Level of State Activity



New International Capital Flows: The Benefits (and Hidden Costs) of Latin America's Return to Markets



Contemporary Trade Policy: Engine or Brakes for Growth?



International Industrial Competitiveness: Improving the Quality of Labor, Technology, and Infrastructure



Agricultural Policy: Sowing the Seeds of Equitable, Sustainable Growth in Latin America



Poverty and Inequality: Addressing the Social Deficit in Latin America



Health Policy: Investing in People's Futures



Education Policy: The Source of Equitable, Sustainable Growth



Environmental Challenges: Internalizing the Costs of Development



Lessons Learned: Cycles in Latin American Development



A Sampling of Institutional Actors in Latin American Economic Policy


Glossary


Bibliography


Index


About the Author