Latin American Economic Development - Reyes, Javier A. (Taylor and Francis, 2014)
Cover; Latin American Economic Development; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Latin America and the world economy; Introduction; Latin America and the world; The economic output of Latin America; GDP per capita in Latin America; Latin America and international trade; Capital flows and Latin America; Latin America and world resources; Latin America and the world: a summary; Recurring themes in Latin American economic development; Major economic policy debates in Latin America; Key terms and concepts
Questions for review and discussionReferences and recommended readings; 2. Economic growth and Latin America; Introduction; Institutional basics; A basic model of economic growth; The Latin American labor market; Capital and Latin America; New growth theory; Growth accounting in Latin America; Institutions and growth in Latin America; Key concepts and terms; Questions for review and discussion; References and recommended readings; 3. Growth and the environment in Latin America; Introduction; Pollution as a negative externality; Pollution and environmental policy
Environmental issues in Latin AmericaThe environment and growth; Key concepts and terms; Questions for review and discussion; References and recommended readings; 4. Latin American economic history; Introduction; The colonial period; Independence and post-colonial turmoil; The Golden Age: 1870-1914; Wars and depression; Import substitution; The Lost Decade of the 1980s; Key concepts and terms; Questions for review and discussion; References and recommended readings; 5. Latin America and primary commodities; Introduction; Commodities in Latin America: a brief history
The microeconomics of commoditiesThe macroeconomics of commodities; Commodities and economic development; Commodities and Dutch disease; Key concepts and terms; Questions for review and discussion; References and recommended readings; 6. Import substitution in Latin America; Introduction; Structuralism, dependency theory, and ISI; How ISI worked; The results of ISI; Key concepts and terms; Questions for review and discussion; References and recommended readings; 7. Latin American trade policy; Introduction; Comparative advantage; Comparative advantage and ISI.
Comparative advantage, factor prices, and the distribution of incomeThe economic effects of tariffs and quotas; Latin American trade policy; Latin America and GATT/WTO; RTAs in Latin America; Key concepts and terms; Questions for review and discussion; References and recommended readings; 8. Exchange rate policy; Introduction; The balance of payments; Flexible exchange rates; Fixed exchange rates; The real exchange rate; Managed exchange rates; Key concepts and terms; Questions for review and discussion; References and recommended readings; 9. Financing current account deficits; Introduction